The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-15
Enormous CoSfG Philippine N2ar

Four hundred millions Of dollars and the
lives of nearly 1000 men-that Is the price
that the United States has had to pay
for war since May /. $685. This means
that there has been an expenditure in
money of S14, 100000 month. or upward Of
100000 cay Oddly enough, there will
be no reduction In the amount Of money
to be expended during the current year
for the army and navy. Tha cost Of
these two branches of the government
will continue to be about 100000 for every
day of the next twelve months.
Porto Rico has become United States
territory and Cuba is peaceful. The
Philippine islands, according to the Off
cial reports of Maj. Cen Elweu s. Otis.
are "under subsection Yet the last
act of the congress which has Just ad-
journed was to appropriate $179, 301, oil for
the army and navy. --
Vast figures these are, and cures, too,
which are certain to be much discussed
during the coming campaign for the pres
idency. The army was given by con-
gress $114, 600 Of the total, the navy
getting SOS, Csc, 600. The magnitude of
these appropriations becomes easy of re-
altzation when one recalls that the total
appropriations by congress for the year
araount to only $709, 729, 476. For war and
for maintaining the army and navy, there
fore, Uncle Sam has set aside more than
one-fourth of all the money he will have
! to pay out during the current year.
This appropriation of nearly $180000, 600
for the army and navy does not include
items of 5000, 600 for fortified tons and for
maintaining the military academies.
Neither has 1t any connection with the
pension appropriation, which amounts to
$145, 245, 000 To maintain all of the federal
postoffiees and conduct the enormous
business of the postal system $113.64S, 600
has been set aside, these figures demon
stratfng that this year Uncle Sam will
have to pay $4,000 coo more for the army
and navy than for the entire postal
I service.
Many efforts have been made to ascer-
/ tain the exact amount of money the war
against the Filipinos is now costing. None
of these efforts have been successful.
| Statistics from the war and navy de-
partments show how many men are en-
gagged in attempting to subjugate Aguin-
aldo's dusky warriors, but the records of
| both departments are SO kept that the
amounts of money being expended in the
! Philippines cannot be aScertained with
! satisfactory accuracy.
Diligent search through the records of
| the treasury department in Washington
| has failed to reveal the exact SITUATION.
No satisfactory account of the expendt-
| lures in the Philippines has been kept.
! The only definite statement obtainable is
! that of the Spanish war and the Filipino
war have cost the United States to date
| q total of $392. 100000.
| Some interesting light on operation Of
| the United States in the Philippines was
| brought out in the special report recently
sent to congress by Elihu Root, secretary
| of war. Secretary Root had been asked
| by the senate to give a statement of the
number of soldiers who have been killed
| or who have died. from wounds in the
| Philippine islands, the number who have
| been wounded In action, the number who
| have died from wounds or Illness, and
other matters tending to show the exact
situation in, the Philippines.
| Secretary Roots report. sent to the
senate on June 1. showed that the total
number of United States troops In the
island on April 30 last was 62,598 2.926 be-
| ing officers and 81 .272 enlisted men. The
secretary of war furnished the senate
| with these additional facts:
| CASUALTIES.
| In the Philippines during the war with
| Spain, June 80, 1898, TO Aug b. 1899
average strength, 10000
1 Enlisted
/ Officers. Men. Total
Killed. (no deaths from
w %0n5ed' .............. ID as 16 %
Totals ...... 49,. 10 III 1877
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