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Following the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in 1898, pro-war arguments in the American press led public opinion to favor engaging in the Spanish-American War--or so goes the popular version of events. Yet there was a substantial anti-imperialist segment of the public that tried to halt the advance towards conflict.Drawing on contemporary sources, the author analyzes the anti-war arguments that preceded the Spanish-American War and continued during the war in the Philippines. News articles, letters to editors, opinion pieces and the yellow journalism of the day show how anti-war groups ultimately failed to stop a war with Spain.
Charles Quince is a librarian at the Albright Memorial Library in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Table of ContentsPreface1. In the Shadow of the Past: The Development of Expansionist and Anti-Expansionist Sentiments2. A Group of Many Shades: The Anti-Anti-Imperialists3. The Cuban Rebellion and American Politics, 1895–18964. A Critical Dilemma in Spanish-American Relations5. Sliding Toward War6. Naval Capabilities7. Land Warfare8. The Sentiments of the European Press9. Voices of Concern: The Business Community and the Spanish-American War10. A War Without Benefits11. A Shift in Public Opinion12. Dissent, Alleged War Crimes and the Philippines WarConclusionSuggested ReadingsChapter NotesBibliographyIndex
