inspect and label meat products. Roosevelts concern with the destruction of the forest, prairies, streams, and wilderness led to putting the government in charge of the regulation of the environment with the start of the US Forest Service. Not only was Roosevelt a strong leader in the US, but he was also one of the most aggressive advocates of an overseas empire. Along with men such as Senator Henry Lodge, Admiral Alfred Mahan, and Brooks Adams, Roosevelt pushed for expansion. He not only wanted to free Cuba and the Philippines from Spanish rule and annexing Hawaii, he wanted to assert American military around the world. He also believed that the Protestants Anglo-American culture should be spread abroad. Roosevelt summarized his views with this quote, "Speak softly and carry a big stick, you will go far". In wanting to build a canal across the Isthmus of Panama, Roosevelts attempt to lease the ground was unsuccessful. He then came up with a new strategy: take over Panama. On November 3, 1903 it happened, and only for ten-million dollars. The positive effect of the canal was that it gave the US a tremendous strategic and commercial advantage. The negative effect of the canal was that the newly exposed areas needed to be policed. Roosevelt called for "proper policing of the world". Roosevelt was concerned that Europe might try to take it if the US didnt. To prevent this proclaimed what came to be known as the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. The Document said that "Chronic wrongdoing, or an importance which results in a general loosening of the ties of civilized society, the exercise of an international police power". Roosevelt also used this to justify armed intervention in the internal affairs of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Mexico. Another thing that Roosevelt did that proved him strong not only in America but over seas was that he mediated a settlement of the Russia-Japanese War at Portsmouth, New Hampshire...
