Resistance to the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars

<p> Following the sinking of the USS <I>Maine</I> 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.</p><p> 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.</p>