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To withdraw from the agreement and abandon the islands to Germany and Great Britain would not be compatible with our interests in the archipelago.
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gutenberg.orgWilliam McKinley: “To withdraw from the agreement and abandon the islands to Germany and Great Britain would not be compatible with our…”
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McKinley argues against abandoning Samoa to other powers, asserting it would conflict with U.S. interests in the region.
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