LAD #22

LAD #22

President William McKinley

     President McKinley made it clear in his address that the war between Cuba and Spain should be ended as soon as possible. He found that the constant fighting between cuba and Spain may cause danger to America's trade, investment in the country, capital, and the mindset of American's. McKinley asked congress to end the war any way possible whether it be a neutral intervention to propose a rational compromise or completely support one side, just as long as a forceful annexation is avoided. In weighing these options McKinely knows that by picking one side would just cause more drama and a neutral intervention is the more preferable way to go. A neutral intervention can be executed in 4 steps. The first and second steps would be for the US to recognize its relation with the conflict as both close in proximity and politics. The third step is that the call to protection must be legitimized by any injuries on the country. For example, trade or US bloodshed, etc. Lastly the Us is called in to end the hostilities when the US is in jeopardy. It is the United States responsibility to pacify cuba because they are so intertwined in both political and social spheres. How ever everything is ultimately left up to congress.