This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 Excerpt: ...of Havana, Cuba; but you children must not suppose that the disaster to the Maine was what brought about war. Everybody suspects that the blowing up of this vessel, in which hundreds of American sailors lost their lives, was done by the Spaniards who then owned Cuba and who were angry with us for sending our warship ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 Excerpt: ...of Havana, Cuba; but you children must not suppose that the disaster to the Maine was what brought about war. Everybody suspects that the blowing up of this vessel, in which hundreds of American sailors lost their lives, was done by the Spaniards who then owned Cuba and who were angry with us for sending our warship there, and it is doubtless true that the disaster hastened the opening of the war; but the principal causes were the cruel treatment and suffering to which Spain subjected the Cuban people, and the obstacles that were laid in the way of our commerce with Cuba. Thousands of Cubans were thrown into prison, thousands were shot and murdered in other ways, tens of thousands were starved to death after the Spanish soldiers had burned and destroyed the crops of the island. "The whole world was startled at the horrible cruelties practiced on the almost helpless people, whose only offense was that they desired freedom. Several nations urged Spain to deal more easily with the land, but it remained for this country to warn Spain that if she did not do better we would step in and help the Cubans to secure their rights. You must not suppose that we were meddling in the affairs of other lands without just cause. It is not right to fight without good cause, but when there is good cause it is wrong not to fight. If a big boy walking along the street should see another big boy beating a delicate little fellow over the head with a heavy club, it would be perfectly right for the first big boy to knock the cruel scamp down with a blow of his fist. "Uncle Sam was the big boy who found a little sufferer in the hands of a cruel bully. Uncle Sam cried 'Hands off!' but the Spaniard only renewed his cruelty. Then Uncle Sam knocked the Spaniard down. "Early...
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