The McKinley and Roosevelt Administrations, 1897-1909Macmillan, 1922 - 418 pages |
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... thing it is to assume tremendous responsibilities ! " 4 And Cleve- 1 Stanwood , ii . 386 . ' Noyes , Amer . Finance ... things as they were and had successfully resisted the effort of the refining monopoly to secure more . " Taussig ...
... thing it is to assume tremendous responsibilities ! " 4 And Cleve- 1 Stanwood , ii . 386 . ' Noyes , Amer . Finance ... things as they were and had successfully resisted the effort of the refining monopoly to secure more . " Taussig ...
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... things might be happening any day . I don't envy the public man who should have to look back on an unnecessary war as in any part the work of his hands ; and to rush into it for mere wantonness , as many seem inclined to , is such un ...
... things might be happening any day . I don't envy the public man who should have to look back on an unnecessary war as in any part the work of his hands ; and to rush into it for mere wantonness , as many seem inclined to , is such un ...
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... thing in Spain that is always the same - they never an- swer letters " ? 3 Senator Lodge of course knew all about Lowell's mis- sion to Spain , and he might have read before the Spanish War his impressions of the people to whom he was ...
... thing in Spain that is always the same - they never an- swer letters " ? 3 Senator Lodge of course knew all about Lowell's mis- sion to Spain , and he might have read before the Spanish War his impressions of the people to whom he was ...
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... thing left to our government is to do nothing and keep its mouth shut ; or interfere to stop the horrors in Cuba on the ground of humanity or the damage resulting to Ameri- can interests . " 2 The pressure upon the President in 1898 to ...
... thing left to our government is to do nothing and keep its mouth shut ; or interfere to stop the horrors in Cuba on the ground of humanity or the damage resulting to Ameri- can interests . " 2 The pressure upon the President in 1898 to ...
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... things as we see them now . The Spanish ministry feared that a contest with the United States would be hopeless . Whatever might happen at first they appreciated that America had the " sinews of war . " The unanimous passage by the ...
... things as we see them now . The Spanish ministry feared that a contest with the United States would be hopeless . Whatever might happen at first they appreciated that America had the " sinews of war . " The unanimous passage by the ...
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Page 66 - Second. That it is the duty of the United States to demand, and the Government of the United States does hereby demand, that the Government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the Island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Page 174 - A system which provides a mutual exchange of commodities is manifestly essential to the continued and healthful growth of our export trade. We must "not repose in fancied security that we can forever sell everything and buy little or nothing.
Page 107 - I walked the floor of the White House night after night until midnight ; and I am not ashamed to tell you, gentlemen, that I went down on my knees and prayed Almighty God for light and guidance more than one night.
Page 199 - ... for the happiness, peace, and prosperity of the people of the Philippine Islands, and the measures adopted should be made to conform to their customs, their habits, and even their prejudices, to the fullest extent consistent with the accomplishment of the indispensible requisites of just and effective government.
Page 98 - The United States will occupy and hold the city, bay and harbor of Manila, pending the conclusion of a treaty of peace which shall determine the control, disposition and government of the Philippines.
Page 195 - Lee's army, or on some minor and purely military matter. He instructs me to say that you are not to decide, discuss, or confer upon any political question.
Page 180 - United •States may exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty, and for discharging the obligations with respect to Cuba imposed by the treaty of Paris on the United States, now to be assumed and undertaken by the government of Cuba.
Page 65 - Maine, by whatever exterior cause, is a patent and impressive proof of a state of things in Cuba that is intolerable. That condition is thus shown to be such that the Spanish Government...
Page 15 - ... the existing gold standard must be preserved. All our silver and paper currency must be maintained at parity with gold, and we favor all measures designed to maintain inviolably the obligations of the United States and all our money, whether coin or paper, at the present standard, the standard of the most enlightened nations of the earth.
Page 200 - Government of the United States to give protection for property and life, civil and religious freedom, and wise, firm, and unselfish guidance in the paths of peace and prosperity to all the people of the Philippine Islands. I charge this commission to labor for the full performance of this obligation, which concerns the honor and conscience of their country, in the firm hope that through their...