The Panama scandals also known as "Panama Canal Scandal" was a corruption affair in France in the late 19th century, linked to the building of the Panama Canal. 1,000,000 Franks were lost when the government took bribes not to tell the public that the Panama Canal company was in huge financial trouble. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... A canal tug making its way down to the Caribbean end of the canal waits to be joined by a ship in the uppermost chamber of the Gatun Locks. ...

Politicians accused of involvement included Alfred Joseph Naquet. One hundred and four legislators were found to have been involved in the corruption, and Jean Jaurès was commissioned by the French parliament to conduct an enquiry into the matter, completed in 1893 ^[1]. Alfred Joseph Naquet (1834-1916), French chemist and politician, was born at Carpentras (Vaucluse), on the 6th of October 1834. ... Jean Jaurès Jean Léon Jaurès—full name Auguste-Marie-Joseph-Jean-Léon Jaurès—(September 3, 1859 – July 31, 1914) was a French Socialist leader. ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

The role of two Jewish speculators in the affair enabled Edouard Drumont, an anti-Semite, to exploit the matter. The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... Speculation is the buying, holding, and selling of stocks, commodities, futures, currencies, collectibles, real estate, or any valuable thing to profit from fluctuations in its price as opposed to buying it for use or for income - dividends, rent etc. ... Édouard Drumont (1844-1917) was a French antisemite and proto-fascist. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

References

1. ^  On the Panama Scandal, speech by Jean Jaurès, 1893 (at Marxists.org Internet Archive)

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