Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-09-13
FIRST COST or IMPERIALISM.

The Sacrifice OF Human Lie ana
Heavy and Unnecessary War Tax.
1t is interesting to place alongside
the account Of the pltiable condition Of
the Porto Rican people who marched
to San Juan and pleaded In vain for
bread the report issued at Washington
giving the cost Of the Philippine war.
The amount up to the present time Is
$3.50, 768000. That Is in money. That
can be estimated There Ia another
cost that no man can calculate In dol
lars and cents-the cost Of human
life. That finds expression In human
pain and grief. And a just God keeps
the record. The human statement Is
as follows:
Soldiers killed IN action. 63s
Deaths from wounds. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lg3
Deaths from other causes.....,............. l,e6s
Disabled 2,0l3
But besides this, besides the killed,
the wounded, the money and heart
ache, there Is yet to be reckoned into
the account our broken promises and
the stain upon our national honor.
These cost us something. II Is
proud record. On the one hand thou
sands Of STRIVING people who were
promised peace and plenty; on the
other, war wrecked provinces where
millions are being spent and TO no pnr-
pose. Soouer or later the people must
realize that McKinlcy's glittering
dream Of empire Is nothing but ghast
~ nightmare. Were We not squander
Ing our millions In the Philippines we
might have something wherewlth 20
aid the Porto Rlcaus. We gave Spain
s20,O00O00 for the privilege Of licking
the Filipuos S1SGGD0.0O0 worth. And
the fight sull goes on nj the rate of
three fourths Of a million daily.
Regarding the cost of the war II may
be said that n report made rs Secretary
Gage on the I'd Of August proves con
cluslvely that the administration has
been playing unfairly with the people
IN the matter Of the war taxes The
secretary Of the treasury says: "ThG
estimated cost OF the war with Spain,
including the Philippines. 90 June 30,
1900. IS MS follows Army 100000;
navy, $40 500 600; miscellaneous. In
Guiding interest on war loan md pay
mcnt 81 S2O.0o00O0 20 spain. $780, J0
coo Total. E}05ooO0o0. The depart.
mcnt ia unable 90 separate the ex
pcndturcs mndc for war purposes In
Cuba. Porto Rico and tie Philippines"
The total amouut collected from the
people under the special war revenue
act up to July l. 1850, ~ S3lO00O.t10.
The amount Of the Spanish war loan "a.
IN round numbers S2OoupoGU1 The
amount ~ gold ln The treasury x now
somewhat ~ excess - Sl3D9og0o0.
This ls the largest sum of gold over
accumulated Ia thc United states
treasury. and exceeds thc total OK.
pensos Of the war by S55OMOoO; and
this rs 10 gold alone. exclusive ~ the
hundreds ~ millions ~ silver and
paper money which las nlao uccum
ulatca IN The treasury Ihge n "a
readily seen that the regular revenues
Of the government during the past two
years would have been sufficient 90
carry on our wars in CHln ard the
Philippines entirely without the special
war TINS, which is thus shown 10 have
boon wholly needless lH the Grst place,
and q more thau graiultOgs burden
upon the people now Perhaps tho IN
justice and injury Inflicted hy tbia tax
win br mi,cr understood utna Il 81
stated that The treasury department
statements show that ihe amount col
lectod from ihe people fgom january
% July l. 1000 Us SlpLpDUao Aud
this, too, while thp enormous surplus
~ Si31ooopoo ln gold was being With.
drawn from active business nuA board
as In TIE treasury The only possible
explanation Of such HnanclcHnE ig that
Mark Hanna dcaiua ta have q tidy
sum on hand 60 speNd Uu slip sub.
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