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=Ernest Crosby- Anti-Imperialist=

The President of the Anti-Imperialist League of New York, and satirical poetry author, Ernest Crosby dedicated his life the pushing for anti-imperialism. A lawyer by trade, he founded the Anti-Imperialist League of New York in 1900 and then was vice-president of the National Anti-Imperialist League until his death in 1907.
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Ernest Crosby believed imperialism would turn the United States into a monster empire that would give up its constitutional beliefs in order to follow the greed of "Manifest Destiny." With imperialism, America would to "civilize" the Philippines when in reality it would only bring upon the Filipinos hardships and nuisances that Americans face such as taxes and rent. The actions of American soldiers, burdened down by whiskey, would be horrendous and monstrous. Such acts would include the gleeful killing of Filipinos on the islands. Under the guise of helping to improve the lifestyle of the Filipinos, American imperialism of the Philippines would deny the cherished right of self-rule to them. Doing such will surely destroy the relationship between the Philippines and America. For these reasons Ernest Crosby was anti-imperialist and against the annexation of the Philippines.
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As the President of the Anti-Imperialist League of New York, it was his duty to inform the United States as well as the Philippines from the ramifications of imperialism. Also, as a writer of satirical political poetry, Crosby saw the negatives that imperialization would bring to the Philippines, and also the possible dangers of getting invested in Asian affairs that would accompany such imperialism. In his poems, he wrote using the imperialist views against themselves, to show the flawed logic of imperialism in the Philippines. His most famous poem was a parody of Rudyard Kipling's, __The White Man's Burden__, called, __The //Real// White Man's Burden__, demonstrates how our culture would strip away the life of the Filipinos. Crosby was also a strong believer in peace, meaning that he did not wish for conflict in the Philippines, which he believed correctly would arise if imperialism occurred.
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__**References:**__ Grover Cleveland- Former President and fellow anti-imperialist. Andrew Carnegie W.E.B. Dubois


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Crosby, Ernest. "America's History in the Making — Resource Archive." //Learner.org//. Annenberg Foundation, 15 Apr. 1899. Web. 8 Nov. 2011. .

Crosby, Ernest. "Swords and plowshares." //Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free Books, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine//. Funk and Wagnalls, n.d. Web. 8 Nov. 2011. .

Cullinane, Patrick. "Anti-Imperialism and Liberty by M. Patrick Cullinane." //Anti-Imperialism and Liberty, by M. Patrick Cullinane//. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Nov. 2011. .

"Ernest Howard Crosby@Everything2.com." //Everything2//. N.p., 23 Jan. 2003. Web. 8 Nov. 2011. .

Ernest Howard Crosby, Transcript of "The Real White Man's Burden," //Cleveland Gazette// 16, no. 37 (April 15, 1899), 2.