The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-10-03
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wear ending June last we sent to the
| Islands s., ,6lO. .0O0, about three quarters
OF which was represented by army
supplies and private Purchases ma'le by
our soldiers and their families. When
we look for our manufactured goods, we
discover among the remainder OF the
exports 1925 worth Of agricultural i'm.
plements sent 10 Manila. Evidently
the arts of peace bad no part in tie
commerce. As our army OF occupation
now exceeds $4,000 men, and 10000
more have been ordered thilher. we
shall observe an apprecible increase in
the consumption Of canned beef, hay,
mules and war equipment.
All such subteriuges to deceive the
American people are unworthy the shal.
lowest political charlatan.
We are paying too dearly for this bau.
bic Of empire in the South Seas !!
Twenty-Five hundred decent American
citizens have been killed in action or
died from disease in that miserable coun-
try since February 4th; two thousand
more have been wounded, many Of
whom will not recover in that deadly
climate. Our expenditure of money for
this imperial pipe dream already eN.
ceeds $lS5, 100000! I'd like to ask how
many years Of this kind Of book keeping
on the debit side will he necessary to
show profit on our original go. 100000
investment?
| have grown very tired OF hearing
talk from people who are unaware Of the
utter absence of reliable information
about the Philippines. We don't even
know their area. The highest geograph-
ical experts cannot agree within 10000
square miles. One places it at 100000
square miles, and another positively
names 10000. don't care which is
right, because l know that Arizona has
ll3, 900 square miles, New Mexico, l22, 900,
aud that Alaskais credited with 5i9, 900.
Surely there is plenty Of room for growth
in these territories. Accepting. .ths high.
est guess, ,thePhilippine area is only one
quarter that Of Alaska Nobody knows
the population of the Philip
pines is seven or ten million. Countless
islands are unexplored. Many savage
tribes exist, about which Spain knew |
nothing, though she had been in occupa-
tion since 1865 The largest estimated |
number OF Europeans ever resident on /
the Islands, prior 10 our invasion. was
Is, 900, and this was after more than
.hree hundred years rule Of a European
nation. The Philippines are composed
)i nine large and | 200 to 1000 small is
ands. Nobody seems to know any more
lbont the number OF the small islands
han do |. Most OF them are only large
'ocks in the sea. After all, We haven't
acquired anything worth holding, and
ire retaining something neither profit.
lble nor useful to u.s. at a terrible loss of
ife and money. IL wac a great bargain
or Spain 10 throw off the burden OF 800
iears' Of warfare!
One word more about "the advantages
II Philippine commerce." Ourtotal ex.
,ort trade with the entire world in the
iscal year ending June 30th last, was
Il 1874 900, 900. OF this 81 $40, ,0U0 went
o the Philippine Islands, or one fifth Of
me per cent. Figuring the profit of
'xports at ten per cent, our commerce
vas benefited exactly 1864, 900 asa COM
sensation for our expenditure Of $lS5,
100, 900.
Seriously, it is the greatest farce OF
III modern history.
RICHARn CBnVgp