LAD #28

Cuba is extremely close to the American boarder, only about 90 miles. In 1895 Cubans revolted against their mother Spain, and after three years the United States grew weary of the war. In 1898 President McKinley asked congress to consider the situation McKinley in his State of the Union address brought the issues with Cuba up, to start discussions of what to do. He talked about how it is not safe for the U.S. being a close as it is. But also that it was effecting trade with other countries. McKinley only saw two options in this situation, one was to compromise between the two, and the other was to ally with one of the countries. But McKinley truly wanted to intervene with the war, and support the Cubans. They had been through hardships, and needed help, but not to forget that doing this would also benefit the U.S. being able to trade freely once again. And then he played the marder card describing the wreck of the good old Maine, not knowing it was an accidental explosion from the ship itself. It was ended with him saying that it is our nation's principles to help them, and regardless of what happened we were in it for the right reasons. But he could obviously could not make the soul decision it was up to Congress.