Paul Cooney
AP American
Mr. DeCarlo
3 January 2007

LAD 18-William McKinley’s War Message

William McKinley’s war message to Congress opened with a statement regarding his duty to inform them on the state of the Union form time to time. He made some major statements for intervening with Cuba, including the facts that the United States’ trade has suffered, investments in the nation by American citizens in Cuba had vanished, and moral of the citizens was such that it affected the national legislature. McKinley’s four major points for U.S intervention were: to end the declining condition of the Cuba, to offer the Cuba citizens our protection, to stop the strain on America’s commerce, and finally to end the “menace to our [the United States and its citizens] peace.” Then the President brought in the situation of the Maine, which was destroyed (under investigation) by the Spanish. He concluded with a statement of how it is the United States’ responsibility to help Cuba and its citizens, urging Congress to declare war on the Spanish.