[ President William McKinley ]
President William McKinley's message is to Congress, asking for permission to enter into a war against the Spanish to aid the Cuban independence effort. McKinley briefly explained the background of the war, the past three years that had negatively impacted American trade and the hostilities that had taken a toll on the Cubans. McKinley believed that the United States could create peace between Cuba and Spain by using neutral intervention, because he considered it immoral and unjust for the United States to ignore bloodshed occurring "right at our door," saying as well that America had a duty to help Cuba, and also that the war was harming not only Cuba, but the United States itself. The danger posed to the United States was especially apparent in the destruction of the U.S.S. Maine, and McKinley believed that Congress had to consider allowing intervention in the war in order to achieve a compromise and a stabilized Cuban government.
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