New-York tribune., 1904-10-19
4 PTFYFUL APOLOGY.

The New-York World" makes an attempt
at apology for Judge Parker's untrue statement
about the cost Of the Philippines 1t says:
IN the six years preceding the Spanish war
cur War and Navy departments spent S483. .60e,-
500 In the I'VE years and ten months from Sep
tember !. 1885, when the fighting with Spain
was all over and the Philippine troubles were be-
ginning, TO July !. 1SO4. those departments cost
US Sl.214, lOO, ,339-an increase of S0490 647.
Il IS open to Mr. Taft to say that we should
have squandered nearly much on military and
naval imitation II we had not been engaged in an
tmper1al venture in Asia II Is open TO others
90 say that we should not
That Is pitiful. 1t amounts TO confessing that
Judge Parker was guilty OF a monstrous ex.
sggeratiOn. but pleading that he should be ex-
eused because IL he adds enough other expenses
90 the Philippine outlay he can make IN the
sum he desires. 1t does not IN the least estab-
hsh the truth OF what Judge Parker said but
rather admits that it was untrue. Judge Par
Eer did not speak Of military and naval inha-
tiOn at home an indirect result of our ex-
perience In the Philippines. He charged an ex-
pendituTe OF S67OOOoO0O in the mere attempt
20 hold the Islands His words were: ''In the
attempt TO bolster up the option we have
wasted more than S65OOO0OOO OF the Deo-
'iple's money" in addition TO the original out.
lay OF S20,OOoOO0. Now II ttempt 10 hol.
s1eF up the option" means anything. II means
the work OF subduing insurrecton and estab-
nshing order In the Philippines, not e1pendi-
lures Cor Notifications In New-York Harbor or
soT the improvement Of navigation on the Mis-
sissippi River No such sum has been spent
directly or indirectly on the Philippines, and no
pretence that the spirit of imperialism" Is re-
sponsible for other expenditures can make
Judge Parker's statement anything but false
Even accepting The Worlds" gloss upon
Judge Parkeris figures. they are stiu untrue
Charge 10 the Philippines all the naval and
military outlay at home that even Democrats
can say would not have been INDUCED In II
we had not acquired the archipelago, and stilI
their cost would be far below the sum named
BY Judge Parker Several millions a year OF
fhe War Department expenditures which '"The
WoFld" says il is open TO people TO charge to
the Philippines, so to the Improvement OF riv-
ers AID harbOrs The Democratic platform de-
maDds such an Improvement, probably costing
from SlOO,OO0,OO0 10 S20O.OOOOO0, on the Mis-
sissippi for the benefit OF Arkansas, Mississippi
and Louisiana planters. Should that improve.
nent when carried out be charged to the Phil
ippines? Was the Democratic convention n
victim Of the imperial venture? Some 500
100000 has been expended in tie last few
years for modern guns to defend New-York.
Boston and other cities. There was only one
such gun on the coast when Mr.. Cleveland near
iy precipitated US into war over Venezuela.
Ne N0lNAsSS SgSpeAl WAS auFocateQ Dy
samuel j. Tilden IN 1855 and was planned by
the Endicott Board under President Cleveland
We're Mr.. Tilden and Mr. Cleveland rendered
s1uavESant by visions OF the PhllippinesP
Last year the War Department paid out 81.
oolvoO on account Of Civil War claims In er-
cess OF the sum paid for similar purposes In
leoe' from which Judge Parker dates our "era
OF extFaFagance." What have the Philippines
J" DO with thntg We have increased the regu-
lar army since ths Spanish war. OF course It
VIII be said that is due to the Philippines. Yet
under Mr. Cleveland tbat great Democratic SOL
der General Allex- recommended an Increase