The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-02

- Frank A. Vanderlip, assistant secre-
tary of the treasury, has written an
article for McClure's Magazine for
October in which he says: Sue
cess in modern warfare is largely a
matter of money" Summing up the cost
OF the war he says only $9S, 600, 900 was
paid out of the treasury during the con-
tinuance Of the war, $4,000 600 in March,
81, 100000 in April, 600 in May,
$23,0O0,00G in June, $35, 900, 900 in July,
and 100000 from Aug. l to Aug. y,
the date Of the protocol.
He says on March 9, when $50, 900, 900
was appropriated for national defense,
nothing in the way of money especial
ly intended for war purposes had been
provided. On that date the available
cash balance in the treasury was 1924
541, 637, Of which $168, 1863, 179 was gold.
The money appropriated by congress
was to be expended under the direction
Of the president, and he was hampered
by not a single restriction. The presi-
dent proceeded to distribute to the sew
eral executive departments such pOr-
tons Of the appropriation as he deemed
were required by the necessities of their
services. The allotments thus made
were as follows: Navy department,
$780, 973, 274.22; war department, $19,8l1,-
647.95; treasury department, sos, 900, and
state department, $53, 860.89; a total of
$40, 1913, 1885, leaving $106, 1854 unallot-
ted.
The number Of vessels in the navy
was more than doubled at cost of ST.
748,385. The auxiliary cruisers Harvard
and Yale cost the government $4,000 a
day. They were appraised at 81, 900, 600
each. The st. Louis and the St. Paul
were hired by the government at 81, $50
a day each, and their appraised value
was So, 900 each.
hn Nq hi. t.
S6S, 900, and it's mount $1S,50 An eight
inch gun costs $4,000 and it's mount
$500. Secretary Long says it would
cost st, 81 ,9S5 to completely ammunition
all the ships Of the navy, including the
five unfinished battleships. The cost
of ammunition for one battleship of the
kearsarge class is 1888, 1877. Admiral
Dewey carried 1000, 900 worth of am
nunition into Manila harbor. It cost
100000 to sink Cervera's fleet. The
Spanish vessels sunk in the two fights
were valued at $3.50 900. The collier
Merrimac, sunk by Lieut.. Hobson in
the attempt to blockade Santiago har-
Dor, cost $4,000.
Admiral Dewey's coal bin alone fo2.
the month Of April last was $S1, S72. 81
The act to provide ways and means
to meet war expenditures, approved
June IL, in addition to the increased
taxation provided, carries with it the
authority for an issue Of bonds, and
in pursuance Of that authority $780,
100000 Of twenty-year 3 per cent bonds
have been issued. At the present time
the money raised by this loan is in
the national treasury, and available,
as declared by the act, only for the
expenses of the war. If 1t should be
the pleasure of the government to re-
deem these bonds, in accordance with
their terms, at the expiration of ten
years, the interest to be paid thereon
will have amounted to $50, 0O0. 600: or
If 1t should be more convenient to per-
init them to run for the full period, the
interest paid will have amounted to
$12O 600, 900. Either of these amounts, as
the case may be, must be taken as n
part Of the cost Of the war. To this
must be added the expense Of floating
the loan, which amounted to something
less than 100000, or one-tenth of l per
cent.
Since 1890 the annual expenditure for
the army and navy has averaged not
quite $780, 900 q day, while the present
expenditure Is five times that sum. A
few examples will give a clearer appre-
citation OF this increased expenditure.
For the whole of the last fiscal year
congress appropriated for army sub
sistence $3.50, 900; for only six months
up to Dec. 81, 1898, congress has al
ready appropriated more than $29, 000,-
600 to cover the extraordinary expenses
of the war. The corresponding items
for transportation are: 81, 400 900 and
$50, 600 900; for clothing, S1.O5O.0 900 ana
$50, 0O0 coo; for horses. $4,000 and So
900, 000
The most significant item relative to
the cost of the war Is the total of ap-
preparations made by the Fifty-fifth
congress between March and July 1,
1893, amounting in all to 1851, 7SS 095.
This vast sum may be taken as the
entire direct treasury cost OF the war.
since it is the opinion among high Of
ficials Of the government that no other
appropriations will be necessary during
the current year.
The accounting officers Of the treas
ury are of the opinion that not more
than so per cent Of expenses actually
incurred up to the end of the war have
been brought to the attention OF the
department.
The government actually paid out an