1899 political cartoon by winsor mccay. Uncle sam (representing the united states), gets entangled with rope around a tree labeled "imperialism" while trying to subdue a bucking colt or mule labeled "philippines". A figure representing spain, bearing a sack labeled "$20,000…" walks off over the horizon. Reference to the united states taking control of the philippines from spain at end of the spanish american war and the subsequent philippine-american war. The terms of the treaty of paris of 1898 included a payment of $20 million from the united states to spain. Date: 1899.
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