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Amazing ExaKReration.
That brings the accounts down to
April 30. 1902. Since that date the ex-
peuditures have probably been $1,000
600 year. At the outside figures the
total expenditures OF the United States
government since Admiral Dewey Ell.
tered the Bay of Manila with his fleet
have been under S225. coo. .Oo9. including
the $20,ooO.ooo paid to Spain under the
treaty, and every other charge, direc; or
indirect, that could possibly be construed
as connected with the acquisition and
retention of the Philippine archipelago.
civil. naval and military. II Judge
Parker should add to this total all the
money that has been spent since May l.
1888. for the support of the army and
navy. for the construction of ships. for
titcations and navy yards. and for the
pay Of the clerks in the War and Navy
Departments Mt Washington. he could
not pile up the figures as high as he
makes them in his speech.
His assertion that 100000 lives have
been sacrificed is even more absurd and
sensational, and il would not be true II
every man, soieier. sailor and civilian.
who has gone to the Philippine archi-
L..
had died and were buried there. The
total number of soldiers. regulars and
volunteers. that have served in the Phil
ippines at any time does not exceed
10000. l cannot get the exact figures
since the islands were turned over to
civil authorities. but between June go
1893, and July A. 1902. 4067 officers and
122.4O1 enlisted men were sent TO the
islands. OF these 2.1S5 officers and
41.s6I enlisted men were volunteers. and
1.SS2 officers and 74.534 were regulars
Total 1. Less Than $500.
"Of these the entire death list. in
Guiding those killed in battle. those who
died from wounds. disease. accidents,
homicide. suicide. drowning and all other
causes was 40 officers and 4.234 enlisted
men.
'The mortality for the year ending
June 30, 1903. was thirteen officers and
457 men, and for the year ending June
30, 1904, 1t was two officers and seventy
eight men, making the total number of
deaths in the army in the Philippine
Islands during the six years of American
occupation 1855 officers and 4.769 enlisted
men.
"The number of pensions applied for
ny soiuieIS VINO were engaged IN the
Spanish war in Cuba, Porto Rico and
the Philippines and by the families Of
those who died in battle or from wounds
and disease up to date is 6S. 1913. This
includes men, women and children.
Hence You will perceive that Judge
Parker has either been betrayed or is
guilty Of gross prevarication. Which
ever way you look at it everybody will
agree that such absurd and reckless
statements do not recommend the man
for President cf the United States.
Too Preposterous To Decay.
Judge Parker quotes some anony-
NOUS person who has been giving him
information about conditions in the is
lands. II he would name his informant
the public might judge OF the value Of
the statements, but he appears to vouch
for them, and may therefore be held re-
sponsible. Some Of them are infamous;
some Of them are ridiculous, and some
are too preposterous to deny. They are
quite ~ reckless ~ Judge Pafker's own
assertions 10 which have Just referred.
II would Be did1cult for anybody to
eseWd - many fslsekoods isto - sane