The repeated wars on a small scale that have occurred since that time, and the complications and expense caused by the tripartite protectorate of the islands, furnish another example of the folly of the United States in extending its property rights to lands in a far distant sea.
Sherman critiques U.S. foreign policy, highlighting the complications of extending property rights overseas.
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