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 * Andrew Carnegie Blue Curry **


 * Occupation: ** Andrew Carnegie was a Business Magnate that gained his wealth from the steel industry. Carnegie has the ideal rag to riches story. Carnegie started off ranking up at small jobs until he was able to establish the Carnegie steel company. He then merged his steel company with others until it become a monopoly of steel production. After gaining amazing wealth from his steel ventures, Carnegie devoted most of his to philanthropy. He donated millions of dollars to build schools, libraries, and gave to important causes.


 * Position: ** Carnegie was clearly an anti-imperialist. Carnegie even attempted to influence President McKinely to withdraw the troops. After that attempt, Carnegie impressed fellow anti-imperialists and was elected as the Vice-President of the Anti-Imperialist League. To sum things up, Carnegie once wrote to a friend that was supporting the annexation of the Philippines, “It is a matter of congratulation … that you have about finished your work of civilizing the Fillipinos. It is thought that about 8000 of them have been completely civilized and sent to Heaven. I hope you like it.” Clearly, Carnegie was far more worried about the human element of the annexation.


 * Reasons for Involvement: ** Inspired as a young boy by great Scotland heroes, Carnegie developed strong opinions about the importance of people and their own freedom. So, Carnegie quickly became a philanthropist. As a philanthropist, Carnegie spent most of his time and money on caring for those who were less-endowed with education, money, or even freedom. So, when Carnegie learned we wanted to annex people that wanted nothing to do with our country, he felt he had a responsibility to help. After the U.S. bought the Philippines for twenty-million dollars, Carnegie offered the same amount to the Philippine people to buy their freedom back. Carnegie’s wealth immediately gave him a voice in this annex issue. Carnegie was angry that the U.S. was forcing the Philippines to be annexed. Carnegie argued that the fundamental democratic principle was being denied to the Philippine people (Andrew Carnegie). He felt every person deserved to have freedom and the right to pursue their own interests.

Winslow, Erving. "Carnegie's Anti-Imperialism." The New York Times 1 Oct. 1900. Print.
 * References: **

"Andrew Carnegie." Wikipedia. 6 Feb. 2012. Web. 08 Feb. 2012. .

Woods Jr., Thomas E. "The Anti-Imperialist League and the Battle Against Empire." Ludwig Von Mises Institute. 15 Dec. 2006. Web. 08 Feb. 2012. .