Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-14
COST Of Filipino War.
Loss Of Life and Money in the Phil
ippinss Reaches Large
Sums.
Estimated That Over s175 900, 900
Have Been Spent Since the
Dewey Victory.
Over 1000 Have Lost Their Lives
in the Islands Miscellan.
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Washington, Aug. 14.-As nearly as
figures can express ii the cost 10 the
United States of the war in the Philip
pines has been sS1Se. 67S goo in cash and
at least 2.2S9 lives of American soldiers
The war with Spain ended aud that
With the Philippines began February L.
1925 This date can be used in calculate
ing the expenditure in money aitho it
was not until February A that hostili-
ties With .Aguinaldo and his followers
Really began and ii was not until Feb
r1ial'y 6 that the treaty OF peace With
Spain was ratified.
The total of deaths given is compiled
from a report made by the secretary
OF War in reply 10 a resolution passed
by the senate and from Gen. MacAr-
thur death anu usually lists sinee the
date covered BY that report, May "a,
1896, up 10 and including August IL. tt
is possible hat not all Of the deaths
have been reported but the possible
error IS small and 2,3394 is approximate
~ the correct total.
Ii is difficult To approximate the cost
Of the war in dollars and cents, for tits
inpos s!te t. determine lust What pro-
portion Of the increased military and
naval expenses of tbs government
should bs. charged TO that War Esti-
mates prepared by expert accountants
OF this. treasury department show that
the cost of the army and navy since
he beginning Of hostIlitiss in the Phil
ippines has been s164.75oola in excess
OF what + would have beSn 1 the same
average rate OF eN p.,ldirures had been
maintained that prevliiet! before the
war With Spain. This, however. has
not all bean due 10 the hos tlit Ties { n the
islands. r specially is this true as %
tils navy FOR i'll cannot be said that the
policy Of ship construction mas been
materially affected by the Philippine
situation and about as many ships
would HAY. beer kept il commission II
the PhiIippines had bsen abandoned. ri
IS doubtful If more than SI.on0.ago OF the
So, 0o4,Gno apnareslf increase ! n | he ma
val expenditures can properly be
charged dii'setlv % the Philippine war.
With the army the situation is some
sfat ait tent 1t is true that even if
the Philippines had been abandoned
open the ratifieation oi NJ treaty Of
- ace With +illatll here would still haze
ssls=n Increased! xp@Gses en- Accent Of
the military 9asaltatl9n Of s'nsass ana
Porto ficp ard th bringing home and
1iitisteiits ont IL ~, loops A hen seis'-
aiiFg in tNs. philippines would aaYe been
81 fera6se fem
On tl1e 9islat bard II tfis ts,iniaation
af me War Aafi si3ail there Was u,
aana Mas alitntisies st military 81 p
n3is d d ktaHS Rli0il i.as.a lseen
ai i{Sel5s sef taF Philippins 5ispsfa tons
alfg. wiiIeh 8aI5ils.t ,lef, ss.y 10 siargsd
tEe Fl34it2i3iIs ase,iii2' but Il Is
I5,:9i35 ble that all side W9uid bout
4 fslsyt lia atilee There are some Ems
oil fil itals xs,#ns whten eallil9t
Rllops!ly b la3s8i - ths PFliiilspinas
Jiltsa as:e Jlls increased eNpe1lsItaitss
tpt fti ififas5on- in the United rates
+ t1il ttls CREASED eNllsns@ dt,t. 81 rhes
s.laieslJ slsl.t: g sltrri IF the s,rtil-
arm III IN Are I'ilase ar. ssti-
maj appreSifaatela al Si5,009,as9
subtract tug som tae apparsl:t iii7
yFeas5fl Oh the army and nay So,
le9 ,0tja oii ce9llllt % ns'Sy cons tntse ton
ma aNaei w lsatlfsi tilrt ny the it,T., moi
airet duo @ the l'hiaprilles 9 nj SlS,-
I9p.oDe for N tllI * psIises !sot connected
With tfe operations III the Stands there
IS left sla9sT5,e, 991 As apisfp.illiaie lSs ne
cost 5i military and aagai operations
= M Stands.
As.aine - this tila S2q,0u90ao paid Y
spaintand charging u the Philippines
t tt9i ore. ON NO war loan nice Jtlllp L,