Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1900-02-01

The Aggregate Sum IL So Vast a. 70
BE Beyond the Ordinary Grasp.

BE Beyond the Ordinary Grasp.
We have recently heard that as far
as we have gone we have spent some
thing like six millions to bring Mr.
Kruger to his senses. II viii, there
fore, be interesting to look back TO
other items Of our war bills, dating
back to exactly three hundred years
ago.
II we take the paid bills OF the file
and add up the totals. we find that
during this period we have spent
about R1,400. 0O0, 900 In war. Cal
culating the population of the United
Kingdom at forty millions. we might
estimate that had the money been
saved. there would be a nice little
nest-egg Of cas- for every man. wom-
an and child of the population
Still, 1t Is well to remember, when
peace advocates point to the figures
with grief, that, on the whole, We
have made q very fair profit on our
war expenditure. for it has helped US
largely to gain an empire whose total
revenues would pay of the war bill
In less than six years. Indeed, one OF
the best investments we ever made
Is found In the heaviest item OF the
whole account. the 6 1881, 600, 900 spent
In smashing Napoleon. Ii this sum
had not been forthcoming, Answers
would, without doubt have been print
ed in the French language, and the
tri-color would now be waving over
the House Of Parliament.
The next largest item to the Well
ington account is the bill for the cam
paigns of the great Duke of Marlbor-
ough. which totals up to the compare
lively modest figure of 6 182,000,0 900,
while Ell, 100000 Is written of In
our profit and loss account as to the
price Of our little family quarrel, when
Cousin Jonathan left home and set up
In business for himself John Bull al
ways scratches his head rather doubt
fully over that leaf In his ledger.
1t Is three hundred years ago this
year since the Earl of Essex started
the account by four million pounds
worth of war against the Spaniards in
Ireland: while less than fifty years
after Cromwell followed him In the
same distressful country. wasting fifty.
seven good millions in slaughtering
some of the very best material In the
British army. He In his turn was fol-
lowed by William Ill. whose travel
ing expenses In Ireland and Holland
amounted to & 1913 100000.
Canada cost us about G 81, 900, 900
a fairly good bargain when compared
with the Crimean War, of which our
share was G $4,000, 900, out of a total
of f305, 000, 900. The terrible waste
IN this war laid rather In lives than in
money, for, out of 1880 men we rut
In the field, we lost 22,182. or 22h per
cent OF the total strength. Only-2.755
of these poor fellows were killed In
action, while of the 1920 wounded
only 1875 died of their wounds. There
were 17,847 died of disease. and 1t
may be safely assumed that. had our
troops been as well cared for as those
who are now engaged with the Beers.
the British army would have left the
Crimea richer by 1900 men.
Less unpleasant reading than our
own are the war bills OF our neigh
bcrs, though they naturally have in
volved many of our losses.
The worlds wars during the ninety
years ending in the year 1880 cost al
together f3.047 100000, together with
q loss OF 4.470,000 lives.
Next to the twenty-year war be
tween ourselves and France, which.
ending at Waterloo, cost altogether
Gl.25O, 100000 and 1000, 900 lives, the
fuOSL cOSlly SlTuBSiS WdS thdS DSsWSSAl
the Northern and Southern States OF
America, the price of which was
f740 900, 00e and 65G.0D0 lives.
The Franco russian war cost the
belllgerents 100000 and 10000
killed and wounded out Of the Lib.
600 men engaged. Altogether. S17,751
men were put out of action although
this total includes 446, 900 French pris-
oners.
The German hospital returns, how
ever showed great Improvement on
our Crimean record. for out OF their
$4,000 wounded only 1910. or Sh
per cert of the cases terminated IA
tally.
The last great war of the world,
that between Russia and Turkey, cost
altogether a190,000,000 and 100000
lives OF which Russia paid f133,000.-
00c and 10000 lives.-London An
swers.