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William McKinley: Against this abuse of the rights of war I have felt constrained on repeated occasions to enter the firm and earnest…

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Against this abuse of the rights of war I have felt constrained on repeated occasions to enter the firm and earnest protest of this Government.
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William McKinley
Republican · Ohio

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McKinley states his government's firm protest against the abuse of wartime rights by Spain.

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