William Randolph Hearst historically has been widely charged with Fanning the
been widely charged with Fanning the
been widely charged with Fanning the flames of the spanish-american war due
flames of the spanish-american war due
flames of the spanish-american war due to a desire to sell newspapers hi I’m
to a desire to sell newspapers hi I’m
to a desire to sell newspapers hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be considering why this may be a
considering why this may be a
considering why this may be a misconception generally it’s believed
misconception generally it’s believed
misconception generally it’s believed that Hearst won in America to fight
that Hearst won in America to fight
that Hearst won in America to fight Spain over Cuba because he wanted to
Spain over Cuba because he wanted to
Spain over Cuba because he wanted to sell newspapers he just had no higher
sell newspapers he just had no higher
sell newspapers he just had no higher purpose than running up the circulation
purpose than running up the circulation
purpose than running up the circulation making more money that’s that’s the
making more money that’s that’s the
making more money that’s that’s the story as its told what was going on at
story as its told what was going on at
story as its told what was going on at the time Spain was in possession of Cuba
the time Spain was in possession of Cuba
the time Spain was in possession of Cuba and Spain had money problems so it was
and Spain had money problems so it was
and Spain had money problems so it was squeezings colony in Cuba for all it was
squeezings colony in Cuba for all it was
squeezings colony in Cuba for all it was worth and trying to get more money out
worth and trying to get more money out
worth and trying to get more money out of sugarcane everything else that was
of sugarcane everything else that was
of sugarcane everything else that was going on there Cuban people rebelled
going on there Cuban people rebelled
going on there Cuban people rebelled against Spain they didn’t want to be
against Spain they didn’t want to be
against Spain they didn’t want to be squeezed Hearst looked at this and said
squeezed Hearst looked at this and said
squeezed Hearst looked at this and said you know America was born in a
you know America was born in a
you know America was born in a revolution against the British Empire
revolution against the British Empire
revolution against the British Empire when the British Empire starts squeezing
when the British Empire starts squeezing
when the British Empire starts squeezing the colonies in the u.s. we sympathize
the colonies in the u.s. we sympathize
the colonies in the u.s. we sympathize philosophically politically with the
philosophically politically with the
philosophically politically with the Cuban people so he was supporting them
Cuban people so he was supporting them
Cuban people so he was supporting them from the start
from the start
from the start Spain starts losing its fight to put
Spain starts losing its fight to put
Spain starts losing its fight to put down the rebellion in Cuba and starts
down the rebellion in Cuba and starts
down the rebellion in Cuba and starts resorting to harsher and harsher
resorting to harsher and harsher
resorting to harsher and harsher measures to try and put it down
measures to try and put it down
measures to try and put it down including rounding up all of the
including rounding up all of the
including rounding up all of the civilians in the countryside and putting
civilians in the countryside and putting
civilians in the countryside and putting him in effectively into concentration
him in effectively into concentration
him in effectively into concentration camps four hundred thousand people on an
camps four hundred thousand people on an
camps four hundred thousand people on an island at one point six million and they
island at one point six million and they
island at one point six million and they begin dying by the tens of thousands and
begin dying by the tens of thousands and
begin dying by the tens of thousands and eventually the hundreds of thousands of
eventually the hundreds of thousands of
eventually the hundreds of thousands of disease and starvation this really
disease and starvation this really
disease and starvation this really outraged Hearst and he wanted America to
outraged Hearst and he wanted America to
outraged Hearst and he wanted America to step in and do something Hearst just
step in and do something Hearst just
step in and do something Hearst just kept beating the drum beating the drum
kept beating the drum beating the drum
kept beating the drum beating the drum on behalf of the Cuban people in
on behalf of the Cuban people in
on behalf of the Cuban people in eventually Washington did step in
eventually Washington did step in
eventually Washington did step in diplomatically and when Spain wouldn’t
diplomatically and when Spain wouldn’t
diplomatically and when Spain wouldn’t move they stepped in militarily and
move they stepped in militarily and
move they stepped in militarily and cleared Spain out of Cuba I think is one
cleared Spain out of Cuba I think is one
cleared Spain out of Cuba I think is one of the most heroic things that a
of the most heroic things that a
of the most heroic things that a newspapers ever done was to to encourage
newspapers ever done was to to encourage
newspapers ever done was to to encourage the government to step in on behalf of
the government to step in on behalf of
the government to step in on behalf of the poor Cuban people who were just
the poor Cuban people who were just
the poor Cuban people who were just devastated by the effects of this
devastated by the effects of this
devastated by the effects of this rebellion and Spain’s efforts to put it
rebellion and Spain’s efforts to put it
rebellion and Spain’s efforts to put it down and what about that infamous quote
down and what about that infamous quote
down and what about that infamous quote I know most people have heard yes well
I know most people have heard yes well
I know most people have heard yes well Hearst during the spanish-american war
Hearst during the spanish-american war
Hearst during the spanish-american war sends Frederick Remington the
sends Frederick Remington the
sends Frederick Remington the illustrator to Cuba to do some work
illustrator to Cuba to do some work
illustrator to Cuba to do some work Remington writes to Hearst at some point
Remington writes to Hearst at some point
Remington writes to Hearst at some point purportedly why
purportedly why
purportedly why I’m saying there’s nothing going on here
I’m saying there’s nothing going on here
I’m saying there’s nothing going on here I wanted to come home and Hearst is
I wanted to come home and Hearst is
I wanted to come home and Hearst is alleged to have said you furnished the
alleged to have said you furnished the
alleged to have said you furnished the pictures and I’ll furnish the war
pictures and I’ll furnish the war
pictures and I’ll furnish the war nobody’s ever found this telegram we’re
nobody’s ever found this telegram we’re
nobody’s ever found this telegram we’re not sure it ever existed and if it did
not sure it ever existed and if it did
not sure it ever existed and if it did exist it probably didn’t mean what
exist it probably didn’t mean what
exist it probably didn’t mean what people have taken it to mean that Hearst
people have taken it to mean that Hearst
people have taken it to mean that Hearst thought he could just whip up a war in
thought he could just whip up a war in
thought he could just whip up a war in six weeks Hearst was a lot ruder than
six weeks Hearst was a lot ruder than
six weeks Hearst was a lot ruder than that in that particular time he’s
that in that particular time he’s
that in that particular time he’s alleged to have sent it they were a long
alleged to have sent it they were a long
alleged to have sent it they were a long ways Washington from intervening a lots
ways Washington from intervening a lots
ways Washington from intervening a lots been made out of it because people have
been made out of it because people have
been made out of it because people have this sort of outsized picture of a
this sort of outsized picture of a
this sort of outsized picture of a Hearst is this big cynical monster with
Hearst is this big cynical monster with
Hearst is this big cynical monster with amazing influence and power who could do
amazing influence and power who could do
amazing influence and power who could do something so outrageous is just start a
something so outrageous is just start a
something so outrageous is just start a war in order to that his illustrators
war in order to that his illustrators
war in order to that his illustrators time schedule but it’s part of the
time schedule but it’s part of the
time schedule but it’s part of the legend of Hearst and part of why we’re
legend of Hearst and part of why we’re
legend of Hearst and part of why we’re fascinated by him but it didn’t really
fascinated by him but it didn’t really
fascinated by him but it didn’t really happen
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