... the native government of Cuba had set oat. after Spain fell, to extend its rule over all the i-lands in the Gulf and the Caribbean Sea, the same situ ition would have existed as was present in the East. Would the United Staten have been in leaving the ...

... depended on the strength of her navy. In order to control the Isthmian Canal the United States must be naval master of the Caribbean Sea and must have a ter more powerful fleet than she bed today. The United Statue would be foolish if they closed their eyes ...