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The construction put upon the Treaty by the British Commissioners ... will never be submitted to by this country....
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “The construction put upon the Treaty by the British Commissioners ... will never be submitted to by this country....”
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Beveridge emphasizes the unyielding stance of the United States regarding treaty interpretations by British Commissioners.
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