Sacre bleu!
Sacre bleu!. Illustration shows a Frenchman standing outside the US Treasury building, he is holding in one hand a newspaper that states Colombia Rejects Canal Treaty and in the other hand a paper labeled 40, 000, 000 for France if Treaty is Ratified. It appears that he was about to cash-in a promissory note for $40 million, only to discover at the last moment that it is worthless. Date 1903 September 9. Sacre bleu!. Illustration shows a Frenchman standing outside the US Treasury building, he is holding in one hand a newspaper that states Colombia Rejects Canal Treaty and in the other hand a paper labeled 40, 000, 000 for France if Treaty is Ratified. It appears that he was about to cash-in a promissory note for $40 million, only to discover at the last moment that it is worthless. Date 1903 September 9
