On the record
The only criticisms made upon the Administration for the terms of the Hay-Herran treaty were for having granted too much to Colombia, not for failure to grant enough.
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Roosevelt notes that criticisms of his administration regarding the Hay-Herran treaty focused on being too generous to Colombia rather than being too harsh.
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