Marti's Argument For The Annexation Of The United States?

The United States decided to interfere in the affairs of other nations because of the increasing competition between their global adversaries and itself was steadily increasing, and due to the fact that the US was on the edge of world power had something to prove that they were a nation with which to be reckoned. Additionally, as Albert Beveridge state in the march of the flag, “... it is ours to set the world its example of power… it is ours to execute a fate that is greater than our small intentions” (pg 4). It was also due to the rapid growth of industrialisation and a want to have a greater access to the worldwide trade markets due the economic downturns that America was facing that it took up arms on the quest to expand their
The first attack that he refutes is the debate of the annexation of his home country, Cuba. He begins his argument against the first attack by juxtaposing the two different opinions of Cubans about the annexation. Martí then goes on to say that those who oppose the appropriation of Cuba greatly outway those that are for America taking over. In Martí’s letter he writes, “They admire this nation, the greatest ever built by liberty, but they dislike the evil conditions that, like worms in the heart, have begun in this mighty republic their work of destruction.” (pg.1). He believed that while Cubans had the utmost respect for America, the United States was trying to annex Cuba with an ulterior motive, out of greed and desire for more land rather than out of the kindness of their hearts. Martí indicated that Cubans who had fought in war or those that had built a home throughout hostile conditions would rather not have any attachments to the U.S. The second attack he invalidates is the Manufacturer of Philadelphia's false depiction of Cubans as “effeminate”, “helpless”, and “idle” (pg 2). He defends Cubans by writing that, “ fought against the climate; mastered the language; lived by their honest labor, some in affluence, a few in wealth...they never feared competition as to intelligence or diligence...” (pg 2). He also articulated that some
Maine*- One of America’s first battleships, the U.S.S Maine, was sent to Havana harbour in Cuba. As a sign of goodwill, the United States sent the U.S.S Maine to monitor the situation of pro-spanish allies rioting against the autonomy program. On February 9, a letter was published in America written by the Spanish minister to the United States describing McKinley as “weak” and also revealed that Spain was negotiating for time with Washington. Six days later on February 15, the U.S.S Maine exploded. The American people presumed that it was the Spanish caused the explosion in some form or fashion and called for a declaration of war. The explosion was significant because it eventually lead to the Spanish-American