The United States intention to bring in settlers as well as the railroad had been an established policy for years, as was plainly stated in newspapers and governmental reports of the time.
अनेक वर्षांच्या परकीय राजवटीमुळे ब्रिटिशांची धोरणे ही पिळवणुकीसमान होती असे सुरुवातीच्या भारतीय नेत्यांचे व धोरणकर्त्यांचे विचार होते.