The main field of the volume is the Spanish War of 1898 and its consequences on the spirit and policy of the American people; but it also includes the great administrative and economic questions which have pressed for a solution. The first four chapters are wholly devoted to the preliminaries of intervention in Cuba, the war with Spain and the following Peace of Paris; with a fifth chapter on the Philippine insurrection. The perplexing questions as to the status of the new dependencies is treated in chapter VIII (which includes Porto Rico), and in chapter IX, on the progress of government in the Philippines. Another phase of the outcome of the Spanish War is the history of the Republic of Cuba (chapter X). On the other side of the world the possession of the Philippines brought the United States into new relations with the Orient, and into the Chinese Boxer movement of 1900. The latest phases of the silver agitation are the currency standard bill of 1900 described, and the election of 1904. Five other questions of foreign policy: the Alaskan Boundary, Panama Canal International Arbitration, the Monroe Doctrine, and the collection of public debts in Latin America, are the subjects of chapters XIV-XVI. The volume closes with a study of the immigration problem, and of the economic problems of the time, particularly the regulation of corporations.
Contents: Intervention in Cuba (1895-1898). First Period of the Spanish War (April-May 1898). Second Period of the Spanish War (June-August 1898), Peace Negotiations (1898-1899). The Philippine Insurrection (1898-1902). American Diplomacy in the Orient (1897-1905). Free Silver Versus Imperialism (1900). The Status of Dependencies (1898-1901). Civil Government in the Philippines (1898-1907). The Republic of Cuba (1899-1907). The Alaskan Boundary (1898-1903). The Panama Canal (1898-1907). The Election of 1904 (1901-1904). International Arbitration (1899-1907). The Monroe Doctrine and World Politics (1895-1902). The Forcible Collection of Public Debts (1901-1907). Immigration (1880-1907). Economic Tendencies (1895-1907).
Contents: Intervention in Cuba (1895-1898). First Period of the Spanish War (April-May 1898). Second Period of the Spanish War (June-August 1898), Peace Negotiations (1898-1899). The Philippine Insurrection (1898-1902). American Diplomacy in the Orient (1897-1905). Free Silver Versus Imperialism (1900). The Status of Dependencies (1898-1901). Civil Government in the Philippines (1898-1907). The Republic of Cuba (1899-1907). The Alaskan Boundary (1898-1903). The Panama Canal (1898-1907). The Election of 1904 (1901-1904). International Arbitration (1899-1907). The Monroe Doctrine and World Politics (1895-1902). The Forcible Collection of Public Debts (1901-1907). Immigration (1880-1907). Economic Tendencies (1895-1907).
