"United States" . . "Cuba" . . . . . . . "Biography"@en . . . "Examines the factors that motivated Secretary of State Hamilton Fish's solitary stand opposing American military intervention in the Cuban rebellion against Spain that began in 1868. Describes his staunch defense of his antiwar policy and discusses his proposal to give Cuba the financial backing it would need to buy its freedom from Spain, thus avoiding further violence."@en . . . "Hamilton Fish"@en . . . . . . . . "History"@en . . . . . . . "1868 - 1878" . . . .