The Spanish-American war has recently ended. Money, resources, and troops have been lost. A big question that I have been asked by President William McKinely has been wandering around in my mind. Should the U.S Annex the Philippines? The Spanish-American war has lasted three months and we have lost many soldiers. Spent generous amounts of money and used up resources. This war was against Spain. The reason for the war was to win over the Philippines. And for the United States to become more of a world power. But the lingering question that has left many Americans wandering is: Should the U.S take over the Philippines? I think we should absolutely take over or annex the Philippines. my three supporting reasons are power, money, and resources.
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according to William McKinely’s speech, he states that “we could not give the Philippines back to Spain.” His reason for that is “it would be cowardly and dishonorable.” After we have just won over the Philippines from Spain, we cannot leave the Philippines by themselves. They are unfit for self-government and one of our rivals (France, Germany, or Japan) can easily take the Philippines from our hands. “It would be bad business and discreditable” argues McKinely. It would be bad business because we are freely giving up and handing over free resources, money, and workers. The Philippines will be a good contribution to America’s growing power and world empire. Ruling the Philippines and taking them under our laws will expand the U.S’s empire …show more content…
We have lost significant amounts of money during the war, what a better way of earning it back? Annexing the Philippines will give us more workers that we can exploit. The Filipinos will not know how to read or comprehend the Declaration of Independence, so we can pay the, as little as we want. Albert J. Beveridge once stated in his speech called “The March of The Flag” ; “shall we turn these peoples back to the reeking hands from which we have taken them? Shall we abandon them, with Germany, France, and Japan hungering for them?” If we give the Philippines back to Spain or let them be “bait” for the waiting predators; Germany, Japan, and France they will no longer be with the U.S. There is no worth to fight back for the Filipino people, but it would be a help to keep them. Money is key for maintaining a powerful, rich
according to William McKinely’s speech, he states that “we could not give the Philippines back to Spain.” His reason for that is “it would be cowardly and dishonorable.” After we have just won over the Philippines from Spain, we cannot leave the Philippines by themselves. They are unfit for self-government and one of our rivals (France, Germany, or Japan) can easily take the Philippines from our hands. “It would be bad business and discreditable” argues McKinely. It would be bad business because we are freely giving up and handing over free resources, money, and workers. The Philippines will be a good contribution to America’s growing power and world empire. Ruling the Philippines and taking them under our laws will expand the U.S’s empire …show more content…
We have lost significant amounts of money during the war, what a better way of earning it back? Annexing the Philippines will give us more workers that we can exploit. The Filipinos will not know how to read or comprehend the Declaration of Independence, so we can pay the, as little as we want. Albert J. Beveridge once stated in his speech called “The March of The Flag” ; “shall we turn these peoples back to the reeking hands from which we have taken them? Shall we abandon them, with Germany, France, and Japan hungering for them?” If we give the Philippines back to Spain or let them be “bait” for the waiting predators; Germany, Japan, and France they will no longer be with the U.S. There is no worth to fight back for the Filipino people, but it would be a help to keep them. Money is key for maintaining a powerful, rich