Editing Andrew Carnegie (section)

===Anti-imperialism===
In the aftermath of the [[Spanish–American War]], the United States seemed poised to annex [[Republic of Cuba (1902–1959)|Cuba]], [[Guam]], [[Puerto Rico]] and the [[Insular Government of the Philippine Islands|Philippines]]. Carnegie strongly opposed the idea of American colonies. He opposed the annexation of the Philippines almost to the point of supporting [[William Jennings Bryan]] against McKinley in 1900. In 1898, Carnegie tried to arrange independence for the Philippines. As the conclusion of the Spanish–American War neared, the United States purchased the Philippines from Spain for $20 million. To counter what he perceived as [[American imperialism]], Carnegie personally offered $20 million to the Philippines so that the [[Filipinos|Filipino people]] could purchase their independence from the United States.<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carnegie/timeline/timeline2.html Andrew Carnegie timeline of events] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124171215/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carnegie/timeline/timeline2.html |date=November 24, 2016 }} PBS.</ref> However, nothing came of the offer. In 1898 Carnegie joined the [[American Anti-Imperialist League]], in opposition to the U.S. annexation of the Philippines. Its membership included former presidents of the United States [[Grover Cleveland]] and [[Benjamin Harrison]] and literary figures such as [[Mark Twain]].<ref>Hirschfeld, Katherine. ''Health, Politics and Revolution in Cuba'', p. 117, Transaction Publishers, 2008 {{ISBN|978-1-4128-0863-7}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Porter, Robert Percival |title=Industrial Cuba: Being a Study of Present Commercial and Industrial Conditions, with Suggestions as to the Opportunities Presented in the Island for American Capital, Enterprise, and Labour|url=https://archive.org/details/industrialcubab00portgoog|year=1899|publisher=G.P. Putnam's Sons|page=[https://archive.org/details/industrialcubab00portgoog/page/n75 43]}}</ref>