Read the excerpt below to answer the question. Mr. President, the times call for (honesty). The Philippines are ours forever, "territory belonging to the United States," as the Constitution calls them. And just beyond the Philippines are China's [unlimited] markets. We will not retreat from either. We will not repudiate our duty in the archipelago. We will not abandon our opportunity in the Orient (Asia). -Senator Albert J. Beveridge to the U.S. Senate on January 9, 1900 Based on this speech, what conclusion can be inferred about the views of American imperialists in 1900?

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