The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-02-21
ENORMOUS COST OF IMPERIALISM.
Federal Appropriations $500. 600. 200
More Than At the Beginning Of
Mckinley : Tern.

tltlFe cochran ni Missouri 10 day
made "A vigorous speech iu he house.
showing the enormous Expenditures
of the government for military pur-
pose. After stating that yhr ugsre
gate viii rrach <1~u.ooo. COS. Mr.
Cochran said.
is the NiearaGuan CANA 10 l.,
built? No, the bill providing for
that great waterway sleeps IN ia,
pigeou-hole OF tue senate committee
room. Are. the increased approprist
tlon> made necessary los any great
public WORKS commeu>ur.ttrIy ,ti,-
iicial TO the taxpayers No, H.
creased expenditures ia the pro>e,I..
ton OF war III tht. distant Orient With
conquest and booty a. the uudiS
gui>ed purpose of the hideau~ perior-
nance, account Tor the -tupeudou>
aggregate of taxation imposed upon
tn people.
Mr.. Chairman. declare that with
the solitary exception OF our war for
the liberation OF TULSA. all thu war~
OF the past l. years. and there havr
been many in various quarters OF TN
world. have been in,Jigated by av-
arlce and prosecuted for the purpose
Of robbery
Mr.. Cochran then directed atteu-
ton to the assault OF the Italians
upon Abyssiuia. which. happily. re-
suited in the defeat and discontinue
81 the freebooter~: TO Kitchener :
murderous campaign Oh the upper
Upper Nile. to the assassination oi
he Boer republics by Great Britain:
TO our ruthless war upon the Filipi-
nos. and vehemently denounced the
pretense that these bloody enter
prises were actuated 10y the spirit OF
Christianity or on account OF a de-
sire 10 promote the progress and
happiness OF the race He declared
that the seizure of Chinese ports by
Germany, Russia, France and Eng
land had occasicned in the Celestial
| Empire civil war. that nothing else
should have been expected, and that
| the land grabbing nations who thus
| despoiled the venerable Empire were
responsible for the civil war which
recently compelled the Western Pow
ers to send armed forces TO Pekin.
Mr. Cochran cited the quantities q
precious loot from Pekin which have
been exhibited IN private residence
in Washington, and, commenting on
this, he asked:
Are We at war with China? II sc
and these spoils are the Legitimate
trophies of the victors, to whom dc
they belong? To the gentleman who
displays them in his private resi-
dences or to the government?
China be III law n friendly Power anC
our troops were drawn thither by eX
igencieS arising out of civil war:
they went there TO protect our mia
i,ter and citizens against violenc
threatened by insurrectiOnary forces
then what shall we say of the Amer
lean soidiery guilty of plrndering tn
households OF the Chinese capitol?'
Mr. Co .hran declared that if tn
United States are to Join hands wit
land grabbing nations OF the OH
World. We must expect the decay c
morality and the sense of homo
which heretofore have formed III
nation : ideals. and exclaimed. "hO'
rapidly are We learning the lesson.
Mr. Richardson of Tennessee. I'll
minority leader. also commeute
upon the vast total OF appropria
; tiOns at this session of congress:
which. he said. would reach $500
900. 600.
Four wears ago. when Presider
Mckinley's administration begaI
the annual appropriations WEI
about $40, 600. 900 He coucede
that the appropriations would matt
rally increase every wear, but VIII,
;. he asked this prodigiOu= increa'
OF over $500. OGO.O0G2 The war ha
been over two years and could 10
. be charged with these increases. e
the increases were not confined :
the army and navy appropriate
bills There was an Increase IN eyer
one Of the appropriation bills
The house devoted nearly n
whole day 10 the -undry civil appr'
priatiou bill. fifteen % the I5+ page
az which were disposed OF.