Project Gutenberg 2008-07-15 Public domain in the USA. 72 Reid, Whitelaw 1837 1912 00003553 Problems of Expansion As Considered in Papers and Addresses Produced by Audrey Longhurst and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Problems of Expansion" by Whitelaw Reid is a collection of political essays and addresses written in the late 19th century. The work predominantly discusses the implications of America's territorial gains following the Spanish-American War, notably focusing on Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. Reid articulates the responsibilities and challenges associated with American expansionism, emphasizing the moral and strategic obligations of the United States in maintaining control over these newly acquired territories. The opening of the book provides a broad context for the discussions to follow, reflecting on the national debate surrounding the acquisition of territories from Spain. It introduces concerns about the future governance of these lands, the ethical considerations of American intervention, and the constitutional implications of potential statehood for the inhabitants of these territories. Reid poses fundamental questions about the responsibilities the United States has toward the people of the acquired lands and insists on a national duty to establish a civilized and just government in the regions from which Spain has been expelled. His arguments set the stage for a thorough examination of America's evolving role as a global power in the wake of the war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- Colonial question JV Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 396509 394333 2024-09-11T08:02:57.057949 2023-09-11T11:11:06.214279 text/html text/html 391242 2021-01-03T20:50:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 135493 2021-01-03T20:50:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 190197 2024-09-11T08:03:03.306875 application/epub+zip 196741 2024-09-11T08:02:58.656899 application/epub+zip 196741 2024-09-11T08:02:57.736918 application/epub+zip 362160 2024-09-11T08:03:07.081891 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355525 2024-09-11T08:03:02.673964 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373613 2022-08-12T06:39:59.697618 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377816 377727 2024-09-11T08:02:56.354908 2023-09-11T11:11:05.651370 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 377732 2021-01-03T20:50:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 138789 2021-01-03T20:50:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 377750 2021-01-03T20:50:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 138754 2021-01-03T20:50:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19921 2024-09-11T08:03:07.224911 application/rdf+xml 13604 2024-09-11T08:02:58.093905 image/jpeg 3493 2024-09-11T08:02:57.914896 image/jpeg 186442 2024-09-11T08:02:57.091907 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia