The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-27

assured me that ' upon our Sfsvs qot 4a5 h f
Siqgl he trStlgu Tor months with extra force OF
clerks sitting and colang from the great mass OF its
records the jnnumcrabe items OF expenditure which were
regarded properly chargeabe to the account specified in
resolution the cost of the war in the Philip
and the result of its labors presented IN the total
now reported $l7o46s86 dollar, which considerably
less than the public and the senate no doubt was prepared
expect
really represents As showing has been made up from
reports and vouchers file in the department it
doubtless has regard only to the expenditures that have been
made by through that department he secretary 1t VIII
remarks that the present scale Of expense in the
islands will he greatly reduced when the number of soldiers
in the islands is reduced This reflection naturally
suggests that the expenditures which have been taken
consideration only mainly those relating to the army
drecha the total which is reported represents the cost
maintaining, transporting and employing the rather
than the cost Of war In this view it would OF
cude all such expenditures those for the organization
aud operation OF the civil government in all its
branches for the maintenance and movement OF war SINGS
transports ETC. except when service; for the
ruoon Of forts batteries barracks, hospitals ETC. for the
purposes OF permanent occupations for the construction and
maintenance of cable and telegraph lines which have
metCal well military for the transportation
maintenance and compensation of the various commissions
which have been the islands from this country
throughout the islands from Manila and for many other
peudures OF like general characteral closely incidental
perhaps to war OF conquest in foreign parts but still not
strictly to be included in the cost OF the itself
We may safely perhaps that such items the
$4oooooo paid for the islands and the five millions
that have been lost by the wrocng Of costly warshps and
OF pensions the host OF returned and disabled
veterans have been included in the showing Whether
they should be included question which may be
left to every citizen decide himself That however
If all the expenditures which have been made, directly in
directly by OF the and which would have
been made hut for the fact OF the charged the
cost OF the war the total would he considerably larger
than Mr. Roots reserved estimate there doubt
for a moment.
He places the total to date" noted, at $50
exactly The Washington correspondent OF the New York
Herald who IS particularly intelligent and we'll informed
and who has exceptional opportunities for obtaining an
horratve information at the capital reported his paper
long March 3d. 1901 that the expenditures in the
islands mp to that date On account OF military and naval
operations $725Soooo; and that the total cost Of
the islands to the United States up that date including
the $2ooooooo payment Spain expenditures on account
OF commissioners interest loan ETC. was Sao2sz;
600 II pain therefore that the later estimate of the sec
rotary OF IS not intended be accepted as an exhaust
I'VE one 1t represents the cost of the in the Philip.
pines, not the cost OF the the United States"