LAD #22

LAD #22 - McKinley's War Message
        The main point of McKinley's message was regarding the Cuba vs. Spain war in which America was currently neutral. His main concern is the effect of the war on the American people and all the issues that have occurred because of it. Cuba itself was a necessary asset to the trading market for America and therefore caused problems on an economic scale as well. There were many brutal fighting practices during the war and the American people were becoming agitated. McKinley states that he wants the war to end as quickly as possible and says America has a right and a duty to protect its men and it also feels it owes those rights to Cuba as well. He therefore wanted to intervene to make peace, and he puts the decision into Congresses hands. His philosophy is that something must be done because things arnt getting any better.