Question

based on Beveridge's argument , which concern best reflects anti-imperialist criticism that he attempts to rebut

Answer 1

He is rebutting the anti‑imperialist charge that annexing and ruling the Philippines would be a betrayal of American principles — i.e., that imperialism is morally hypocritical because it denies subject peoples self‑government. Beveridge answers that the Filipinos are not yet fit for self‑rule and that the United States has a duty (and a right) to uplift, civilize, and Christianize them while securing markets and strategic interests. In short, he tries to show imperial rule is benevolent and necessary, not an immoral abandonment of American ideals.