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Show President Asks Greater Powers. President Roosevelt, in a message transmitting to congress on Friday the first annual report of tho Pnnnma cn nal commission, together with a Icttet from Secretary Tnft relating to Panama Pan-ama nflhlrs, recommends that ho bt given general discretion, ns tho president presi-dent is chnrged with tho responsibility of constructing tho cnnnl. Tho bonret of canal commissioners, ho says should be reduced to five, or prefcrabl three, members, whoso duties, powort and sain-, 's should be assigned by the preiblo t. |