...could not feel safe in their persons or property in or around Cuba. The situation was intolerable. "In the name of humanity, in the name of civilization,...endangered American interests which give us the right and duty to speak and to act, the war in Cuba must stop."68 McRinley concluded the address by asking the...

...failed. On April 11, he asked Congress for the authority to use military force in Cuba against Spain. "In the name of humanity, in the name of civilization,...duty to speak and to act, the war in Cuba must stop," he said. On April 24, 1898, Spain declared war on the United States. The next day, McKinley asked Congress...

...Spanish-American War is beyond the scope of this chapter. Suffice it to say that, in finally endorsing "the enforced pacification of Cuba ... in the name...civilization, in behalf of endangered American interests," McKinley freely admitted that "the commerce, trade, and business of our people" were his primary concern...