Despite President McKinley's proclamation of "benevolent assimilation" of the Philippines as a U.S. Territory, American treatment of Philippine soldiers and civilians was far from benevolent.
尽管麦金莱总统宣布“仁慈地同化”菲律宾为美国领土，但美国对待菲律宾士兵和平民的态度却远非仁慈。