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America shouldn't be sitting here, standing here and doing nothing while everyone else gets treated horribly. "How long shall the United States sit idle and indifferent within sound and hearing of rapine and murder?" It makes us feel bad knowing all of this is happening and we're not doing anything to help when we obviously could.
He's saying we shouldn't give them back to Spain, we shouldn't turn them over to Germany or France, we shouldn't leave them to themselves, we have to help them because without us, they'll never be the same.
Yellow Journalism was a topic to sell more newpapers in the early 1900's. Even though it was very effective, it exaggerated the truth quite a bit. An example is a header that brought in America and innocent women, in order to grab our attention. "How long shall women passengers on vessels flying the American flag be so unlawfully seized and stripped and searched by brutal Spanish officers, in violation of the laws of nations and of the honor of the United States." This made us angry thinking Americans (especially women) were being brought into this.
The United States became deeply involved in Puerto Rico. After the Spanish-American war, it instituted a military gov. that began to develop Puerto Rico's infrastructure. Even though the United States established civilian gov. led by an American governor, the island still remained an American possession. Over time, Puerto Rico became more integrated into the U.S. economy. At first, American investors poured money into sugar production, which became the island's main economic activity. The sugar industry produced great wealth for a small minority but left most Puerto Ricans in poverty.
