Milford chronicle., 1904-11-04

I'm order to please a few admirer
be Parker decided the destiny and i'm
perilei the welfare Of several millions o
people without regard to the facts or con
Gidering the consequences, He accuse
President Roosevelt Of reckless speaking
but Roosevelt never made half as reck
less a speech. Judge Parker demonstrat
eli with his own tongue that he is not fl
to exercise the authority and assume th'
responsibilities Of the presidency.
He is either demagogue withou
conscience or else the victim Of malici
Gus enemies or foolish advisers. Th,
statements he utters are 50 false anC
absurd and ridiculous that he deserves
more pity than blame. For example, he
tells US that We have wasted over $3.50,
100000 of the peoples money and sacri
feed over 100000 lives in the Philip
pines. Mr.. Bryan, Mr.. Hill and several
other gentlemen have asserted that the
Philippines have cost the people Of the
United States $G00,OO00O Mr.. Olney
put the figure at $1,000 100000, Judge
Parker splits the difference It would
be interesting TO know where be gets his
figures
"A resolution was introduced In the
Senate i'm the spring Of 1902 inQuiring
Of The War Department as to the exact
amount OF money expended for military
purposes in the Philippine Islands from
Nay l. 1898, and a detailed statement
vas then submitted by the Secretary of
NRT Ehich foOts mp $40 32G5S6. II.
The principal items are as follows:
yQuarteTmaster's department .. S74, 344, 1896
subsistence department .----..-- p 202,2l2
Pay department ...-----------.. 63926, ,262
Medical department ...-.-...... 3,S7S,756
Ordnance department -..-----... 4,SO2.O
Signal service .....----..--..-.- 1,S22.712
Amazing ExaGEeration.
"Ihat brings the accounts down TO
April 30, 1902. Since that date the ex-
pendtures have probably been $4,000,
600 year At the outside figures the
total expenditures Of the United States
government since Admiral Dewey en-
tered the Bay Of Manila with his fleet
have been under $225, 100000, including
the $4,000 600 paid to Spain under the
treaty and every other charge. direct or
Indirect, that could possibly be construed
as connected with the acquisition and
retention Of the Philippine archipelago,
civil naval and military. If Judge
Parker should add to this total all the
money that has been spent since May 1,
1898. for the support OF the army and
navy for the construction Of ships, for
uhcations and navy yards, and for the
pay Of the clerks in the War and Navy
Departments at Washington, he could
Ia h., sfrk bn
makes them in his speech,
His assertion that 100000 lives have
bsen sacrificed is even more absurd and
sensational and it would not be true if
every man, soldier. sailor and civilian,
VINO has gone TO the Philippine archi-
pelago for any reason since May /, 1898,
mad died and were buried there. The
total number Of soldiers, regulars and
volunteers, that have served in the Phil
lpplnes at any time does not exceed
IoVUOO l cannot get the exact figures
hnce the islands were turned over to
gNl authorities, but between June 30,
iS9S and July 4, 1902. 4,O67 officers and
ilzsOl enlisted men were sent to the
Stands or these PISS officers and
siooi enlisted men were volunteers, and
Aoo- officers and 1854 were regulars.
Total Is Less Than 4,5oO.
"Of these the entire death list, in
Guiding those killed in battle, those who
@ed from wounds, disease, accidents,
uoinclde, suicide, drowning and all other
yauses was 140 officers and 4 ,234 enlisted
men.
The mortality for the year ending
Suae @ 80, 1903, was thirteen Officers and
~ ~ men, and for the year ending June
" lSO4, At was two officers and seventy
SEut men, making the total number OF
Ieatns in the army in the Philippine
Nlsiils during the six years Of American
men.
The number Of pensions applied for
soldiers who were engaged in the
SpanIsh war in Cuba, Porto Rico and
Ie philippines and by the families Of
sose VINO died in battle OF from wounds
~ suS disease up to date is 6S. 1893. This
'u,,udes ,I1 men, women and children.
D hence you will perceive that Judge
% 1,Aei has either been betrayed OF is
e1''y ot gross prevarcation Which
s' way yon look at it everybody will
50 80 mat such absurd and reckless
,,.u'elnents ,o do not recommend the man
'O' PRESIDENT Of the United States.
,., Too Preposterouu to Deny.
Suogo Parker quotes some anOny-
tS lSus person who has been giving him
su''s l'ioil ton about conditions in the is
,th4 h4uS' II he would name his informant
tbo e pubic might judge of the value Of
-. statements, but he appears to youch
'Oi Them and may therefore be held re-
somn 1us'Oe Some of them are infamous
s,a Ds OF them are ridiculous, and some
mn 700 preposterous to deny. They are
ass.S.S .s Ss reckless as Judge Parker's own
i, It'sIuons , to which have just referred
e,o, would be difficult for anybody to
.-Nna so many falsehoods into tbe. same