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And finally they secured that diplomatic novelty, a treaty in which the acutest senatorial critics have not found a peg on which inadmissible claims against the country may be hung.
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Whitelaw Reid
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Reid describes the unique nature of a treaty that has not been criticized by senators for potential claims against the country.
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