...militia of the several States to such extent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions into effect. Fourth. That the United States hereby disclaims any...government and control of the island to its people. Approved, April 20, 1898. (The Joint Resolution was passed at 1:30 AM on 19 April 1989; Pub. Res. No....

...that authorized the President to evict the Spanish. The resolution asserted, in the Teller amendment, that "the United States hereby disclaims any disposition...jurisdiction, or control over said island except for pacification thereof, and asserts its determination, when that is accomplished, to leave the government...

...an amendment, known as the Teller Amendment after the Colorado senator who proposed it, that denied "any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island [Cuba] except for the pacification thereof."7 Fighting commenced a week later. US military strategists...

...Article IV, the Teller Amendment, specified that the United States "hereby disclaims any disposition of intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island except for pacification thereof, and asserts it determination, when that is accomplished, to leave the government...

...militias of the several states to such extent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions into effect; Fourth, that the United States hereby disclaims any...government and control of the island to its people" (Congress 1898:4062). 9. Senate conferees sacrificed the Turpie-Foraker amendment when it became clear...

...ideological and economic purpose. The assertion 'that the United States hereby disclaims any disposition to exercise sovereignty. jurisdiction. or control...government and control of the island to its people' enhanced Washington's reputation as a new type of Great Power. but prevented equal economic exchange...

...World War I, the principles of humanitarian intervention as reflected in state practice, were maniand asserts its determination when that is accomplished...government and control of the island to its people". Ibid, at 23. This statement hints at the altruistic naturc regarding motives for undertaking the action...

...militia of the several States, to such extent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions into effect. Fourth. That the United States hereby disclaims any...government and control of the Island to its people. © CTlR Publications, University of Denver, 2004, All Rights Reserved • www.du.edu/ctir Teaching...

...supporters of an independent Cuba, he was obliged to accept the terms of the Teller Amendment, which stated that the United States 'hereby disclaims any disposition...sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island [Cuba] except for pacif1cation thereof, and asserts its determination, when that is accomplished, to...

...purchase or seizure, but Congress had inserted a clause in its war authorization (the Teller Amendment): “That the United States hereby disclaims any disposition...exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over the said Island except for the pacification thereof, and asserts its determination, when that is accomplished,...