Spanish-American War

The issue with this political cartoon is that Uncle Sam is cutting a tree down that has someone on it. The message is that America won the Spanish American War. The cartoonist used labeling because the tree has writing on it showing that the Spanish Colonies is coming down. Symbolism because  Uncle Sam, who represents America , is the one that is taking the Spanish Colonies down. The cartoonist supported the American Imperialism because Uncle Sam is cutting down the Spanish tree.