| Thomas Guthrie Marquis - 1907 - 512 pages
...name of humanity, in the name of civilisation, in behalf of endangered American interests, which gives us the right and the duty to speak and to act, the war in Cuba must stop." He had here taken high grounds ; there was in his message no cry of " Remember the ' Maine.' " Two... | |
| Horace Garvin Platt - 1908 - 300 pages
...extinguished by present methods. The only hope of relief and repose from a condition which can not longer be endured is the enforced pacification of...duty to speak and to act, the war in Cuba must stop." Then came the blowing up of the Maine, and the killing of two hundred and fifty-six American seamen... | |
| Horace Garvin Platt - 1908 - 296 pages
...varying seasons, but it has not been and it is plain that it can not be extinguished by present methods. The only hope of relief and repose from a condition which can not longer be endured is the enforced pacification of Cuba. In the name of humanity, in the name of... | |
| Henry Addington Bruce - 1909 - 298 pages
...patient McKinley's patience became exhausted. On April n he sent his significant message to Congress — "In the name of humanity, in the name of civilization,...duty to speak and to act, the war in Cuba must stop." Before the month was out the first gun in the conflict with Spain had been fired and an epoch-making... | |
| William Jewett Tucker - 1909 - 376 pages
...imperative and still nearer duty : and in his recent message he declared with a stronger emphasis, "In the name of humanity, in the name of civilization,...endangered American interests which give us the right to speak and to act, the war in Cuba must stop." The American people thus stand committed to a most... | |
| Albert Gardner Robinson - 1910 - 380 pages
...varying seasons, but it has not been and it is plain it cannot be extinguished by present methods. The only hope of relief and repose from a condition...duty to speak and to act, the war in Cuba must stop. 4 'In view of these facts and of these considerations, I ask the Congress to authorize and empower... | |
| Woodrow Wilson - 1910 - 436 pages
...It merely and war. alluded to the latest communication from the Spanish government, and requested, "in the name of humanity, in the name of civilization,...which give us the right and the duty to speak and act," authority to use the army and navy in bringing peace to Cuba. Nine days later, the President... | |
| Wilbur Fisk Gordy - 1911 - 592 pages
...success. WS SCHLEY. The Maine and the submarine mine. 412 declared, in a message sent to that body : " In the name of humanity, in the name of civilization,...duty to speak and to act, the war in Cuba must stop." Congress responded by passing a joint resolution to the following effect: (i) The Cubans are free and... | |
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