... because the U.S. was trying to constitutionalize lands and people out of its jurisdiction. He felt that people's rights were being sacrificed for cash flow. In reference to dealing with the Filipino problem, he proposed that the U.S. merely aid rather than control. The U.S. was able to help Cuba stabilize a government while protecting them with the Monroe Doctrine. Bryan felt that the same ... govern itself, they could not do it because they were not capable or competent enough. With these facts in mind the U.S. also said that with keeping the islands they could culture and teach the Fi...

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