The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-02

WOulu serve rs n nucleuS-lt WuuiV baNp
that extraordinary cost OF q first start.
Up to this time. however. Spain has
known no need OF q war footing be-
yohd that above given, which, In de-
tall. 10 AZ follows: ~. a.
Infantry ..............-.....
Cavalry ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lLloo
Artillery .......,.............. l2lO6
Engineers ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. u,v:I
StaI observation-disclosures. ll,tiV
Hospital Corps .................. 4s3
Total ..................... ieS,si-
While this Is the war footing OF Spain,
yet provision has been made by which.
In an extraordinary emergency. i,os3,-
575 men could be >put in the feld. This
vast number, In q country having but
1900, 900 population, Is phenomenal in
the annals OF warfare. 1t Is not con-
jectural, however, but Is based on care
ful estimates made By Spain as to her
utmost resources In case OF need. It
coatemplates the establishment OF mil
itary depots In every Spanish district,
and making II the centre OF regiment
al organization OF recruits and reserve.
With these forces 10 draw from,
Spa!n's first cost would DO in arming
and eQuipplng those in addition to the
force now In Cuba and the Philippines
and disposinS them In the army and
navy. What this cost would b. has
been roughly estimated by competent
authorities a, the outset at 1000 600, 900
pesetas. The basis for. the estimate Is
the cost OF the Cuban conflict TO the
present time. The war budget for
1856 was 14o,ooo.0oo pesetas regular
and 100000 pesetas extraordinary.
This has been mounting UP ever since.
until the cost OF the war up to this time
Is estimated at $3.50, 900, 900. or $4,000. 900
year. With the increases requisite
for conflict with the United States.
the cost would be more than double that
OF holding Cuba, and, by most con-
servatlye estimate, the total OF 1000
600, 900 pesetas. or 5000. ooo. 900, was made
by one well fitted for an intelligent
View OF the subject.
Many interesting details are deyel-
oped in the course Of the estimate for
maintaining the war for six months.
For instance. the item OF new guns
for the United States troops would be
O large element of cost during the first
stages OF the war. At present the
Krag-Jorgeasen gun is being put into
use as fast as II can be manufactured.
But there are not more than $4,000 OF
these guns available. There are some
100000 old Springfield rifles, but in q
war with Spain--her men handling one
OF the most deadly OF modern arms-the
United States would hardly expect to
place Springfield rifles In the hands Of
its soldiers. The new rife costs from
81 to $50. and to arm 100000 men the
| cost OF this one item OF rides would be
81. O00,0 900.
The estimate included ration allow
ance Of ten cents a day, which. for
zoo. 900 men. for six months. would be
another Si,O0o,ooo. Another detail in
reaching the total estimate for six
months was the cost of uniforms. two
suits at IS each being allowed. This,
for 100000 men, would be about $500. 900.
In the item OF ammunition, the estimate
contemplated two hundred rounds for
each man in six months. Five dollars
would about cover tho cost Of Ave hun
d.ed rounds. which, for 100000 men.
would be about 100000.
With the modern use OF machine
guns, every company OF infantry would
doubtless have gun OF this character.
They cost about $1,000 each, making an
other item OF about 100000. These
details of equipment arc almost infinite,
and with force OF 100000, the cost In
every. instance runs into the millions.
Aside from the first cost, there is the
additional, cost OF transporting vast
supplies OF food and clothing, after It is
once purchased.
The same scale OF elaborate expense
runs through all branches OF naval
equipment. limited. however, by the
fact that a navy cannot be expanded in
weeks or month";, as an army can be
formed. Although 4 war between the
United States and Spain would be es-
sentIally marine struggle, both CT the
parties would have much difficulty at
the outset in increasing the number OF
their ships. From the moment war was
declared every port In the world would
be closed against US In any effort TO buy
ships. While free to Buy OF the Arm
stronys or any other foreign firms at
the present time, these markets would
be closed to- US the moment hostilities
began.
Not only would foreign governments.
occupying the position OF neutrals. be
unable to aid US with ships. but It
would be impossible for US to buy OF
private parties without making the for
eign government. responsible, according
10 the rigid ruling OF the Alabama
award. The same restrictions would
be placed upon Spain, and only o.
forming alliances could the navies Of
either country be materially augment
ed at the outset. This, OF necessity.
would keep down the element OF naval
cost, for, being unable 10 buy boats. the
countries would have to do their fight
INK with such forces as they had, aug
mented by the merchant marine.
The arming OF merchant Ships would
be O costly operation for they would be
drawn from their regular service, and
the government would have to pay lib
orally for their use. At such times
war profits" are expected and exact
cd, and there would be no recourse
from It. And aside from the first cost
to the government OF taking these mer-
chant ships from the coastlng trnde,the
transatlantic. the trahspacitlc. the West
Indian, and the South American trade.
there would be the second cost Of
The Enemy Is Ours F.!
The grippe usually leaves tho SUI