Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Roosevelt akagara nhaka nyika yakaparadzaniswa negakava pamusoro penzvimbo dzakawanikwa muHondo yeSpain neAmerica. Roosevelt aidavira kuti Cuba inofanira kukurumidza kupiwa rusununguko uye kuti Puerto Rico inofanira kuramba iri nzvimbo yakazvimiririra pasi pemitemo yeForaker Act. Aida kuti mauto eU.S. arambe ari muPhilippines kuti agadzire hurumende yakagadzikana, yorusununguko, kunyange mukutarisana ne
kupandukira kwaitungamirirwa naEmilio Aguinaldo. Roosevelt aitya kuti kubviswa nokukurumidza kweUnited States kwaizotungamirira kusagadzikana muPhilippines kana kupindira kwesimba guru rakadai seGermany kana kuti Japan.