Arizona silver belt., 1900-04-05
COST OF THE WAR.

COST OF THE WAR.
 Deducting the cost of the army and
 navy for 1897, which may be taken as a normal year, we have the increased cost for the year for these two services by reason of the war with Spain. It is S2O7, ,s7l 900.
 The insurrection in the Philippine islands began on the ratification of the treaty of peace with Spain, on the 9th day of February, 1899. The eX- cess of total expenditures for the re- maining months of the year over nor maj expenditures for these months was ss4, ,6l7, PCT, so we can assume that this sum, less S20,0O0,0O0 paid to Spain for the Philippines, or 4,617 ,267, was the cost of the war with the FilipinoS from the outbreak in February. 1899, to the end of the fiscal year, June 30, 1869.
 The cost of the army and navy in 1899, does not cover all the cost of the war. Under the head of national defense" the secretary of the treasury reported the expenditure of S222, ,93l by the state department and of S145,- O0s by the treasury department. Add ing the s20,000, ,0O0, the purchase price of the Philippine islands, and we find that the cost of the war with Spain alone for 1899 was Sl63, ,s7l, ,9l0.
 APPALLING EXPENSE.
 The total for the war with Spain, therefore, is as follows:
 Cost for fiscal year 1898. S95, l69, 3s9 Cost for 1899 ........ 163, 3,S7l, ,el0
 Total. .....,....... s259, ,341, 299
 Adding the cost of the war with the Filipinos for the year 1899, and We have grand total of expenditures for war for fourteen months, from April 9 1898, to June 30, 1899, of S323, ,95s, ,566.
 Since February, 1899, our increased expenditures have been made entirely for the carrying on of the war which MT. Mckinley is waging for the pur- pose of securing possession of the islands and people whom he purchased of Spain for the sum of S2O, ,0O0, GOO. As we have already seen. the sum of s6i,6l7.267 is to be charged to the &C., count of the war with the FilipinoS during the fiscal year lS99 We have as vet no account of the expenditures for the fiscal year 1900. but we have the appropriation, and We also have the deficiencies for which the Secretary of the Treasury asked of Congress at the present session.
 These deficiencies are interesting. i They indicate how little is told by the |. annual appropriation bills as to the i ultimate cost of some of the services | which the Government is undertaking. | For example the appropriation for the pay of the army for the fiscal year 1900 | was S29, l06, ST, but Congress is asked | for an additional sum of s15. .1SS. .s33, | making total of S44. 295, ,6s0, little |. under sos, ,000, GOO less than the pay of | the army for 1899. The estimate for 1901 is for ST. .19s. .07G. so that we are | not soon to have any relief from this !. burden.
 Congress appropriated S9, ,621 for | subsistence this year, and is asked for 5000, coo in addition. It appropriated | s7,3O0,000 for regular quartermaster supplies, and is asked for Sl,500, GOO | more. It appropriated 7,5OO,0 for transportation, and is told that S37,- 5000 will be necessary. The total | appropriations for the army for 1900 | amounted to SS0, ,490, l90, and there is d deficiency of s44,907,37l. According to this the army is to cost the country this year sl25, ,397, ,56l, of which, still | taking 1897 as the normal year. S90,- l29,9 ,997 is on account of the war in the Philippines.
 MAKES BIG ARMY NEG |
 ESSARY.
 That the army is expected hereafter to cost between S125, ,000, 0O0 and $780, GOO, GOO year Is evident from the esti- mates for 1901, which call for an ap- of SIPS, ITO, ,5S4. In making this calculation it must be borne in mind that the standing army desred by the government, and which will be insufficient if we are to retain our new is to be as large as the regular and volunteer forces of the establishment and will continue, to cost the country some 800, GOO, 900 year in excess of the sum expended annually for the military prior to the war with Spain.
 The total appropriation for the navy for 1900 was $40, ,923, ,7s3. In addition a deficiency appropriation was asked this year of S3,143, TAO, making total for the navy for 1900 of s44 ,O67, ,523, an excess over the normal of S9,505,977. To the appropriations for the army md navy for 1900 we mnst add about Sl ,250,000 increased expenditures, and