La Junta tribune., 1904-11-05

"1n order 20 please . few admirsrs
- Parker) decided the destiny and i'm
perile9 the welfare of several millj0ns Of
people without regard TO the facts or con
sidefing The couseQuenees. He accuses
Prssideat Roosevelt Of rsckiess speaking.
bat Roosevelt never made half ~ Fsck-
isss speech. Judge Parker demonstrst.
I'd with his own tongue that hs h not Il
- exercise ths authority and assume the
responsibilities of the presidency.
He u either . demagogus without
conscience or else the victim Of malici-
sus enemies OF foolish advisers- The
statements be uttefs are % falss and
absurd .aad ridiculous that he deserves
more pity than blame. For example. he
tells % that We have wasted over eGoO..
100000 Of the peoples money and sacri-
nced ever 100000 lives in the Philip
pinsA Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Hill and several
other sentIemsn have asserted that the
Philippines have cost the people OF the
United 6estss t00O.OOOOoO. Mr.. Oiney
put the 6gurs At S70O.O0O.00O. Judge
Parker splits the difference. II would
b interesting to know where be gets his
figures.
"A resolution WAS introduced In the
Senate In the sprinx Of 1902 mquiring
Of tie War Depa partment ~ to the exact
amount Of money expended for military
purposes in the Philippine Islands from
May !. 1905. and . detailed s-atement
vas than submitted By the Secretary OF
War which foots up 7O.326, ,5Sa11.
The principal items are ~ follows:
o.a1esnaster's department. -. .S7l.sa4.s .sa6
esbsa.tenee department ......... 2l.:j2211
NedScaf department ............ S.s7s 7a6
0fdseaes dspartEsnt ........... S.anc Gsa
oaSnoI eesvsc9 ......ss.......... lsx6s512
Aoasias kxsggsresses. -,
That brings the aecounts down to-
April 50. 1902. Since that date the ex-
SenAiturss have probably been $4,000.
3otAI expenditures Of the Cnited Statss
tered the Bay Of Manila with his feet
6ave been under e225, ,O00, 600, including
shs $4,000 900 paid 10 Spain under the
treaty, and every other charge. direct or
indirect, that could possibly be construed
- connected with the acquisition and
setention 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 ].
1898. for the support OF the army and
aavy. for the construction Of ships, for
e31eations and navy yards. and for the
Day Of the clerks In the War and Navy
Department. at Warrington, he could
81 pile mp the figures ~ high ~ be
aakes them In his speech.
"His assertion that 200. 900 lives have
been sacrificed II even more absurd and
esnsational. and II would not Be true II
evesy man, solcier. sailor and civilian.
whs has gone to the Philippine archi-
0eiaso for aay rsason since May !, 1893.
bad died and were buried there. The
eoeal number Of soldiers, regulars and
volustssrs. that have served In the Phil.
1pDines at any time does NOT exceed
10000. cannot get the exact figures
since the islands were turned over to
evil authorities. bat between June 50.
1e98. and July 4. 1909, 4.O67 ofBcers and
122.401 enlisted msa were ssnt to tie
islands. or these 2,165 omcers and
l7.997 enlisted men wers volunteers. and
1,e02 o@csfs and 74.634 were regulars.
Total IL Lsss Thaa A.6o0.
sOf thess the entire dsath list, IN
eluAiag those killed In battle. thoss who
Ajsd from wounds, disease. accidents,
Aomicids, suicide. drowning and all other
causes was 1lO oaicers and z,23z enlisted
o.sA-
Tho mortality for the yese ending
JuDs 30, 1908, was thirteea eflcssD and
l67 men, and for the year ending June
~. 1904, Il was two olaeefs and SEVENTY
eieAt msn, making the total number Of
Geaths n the army IN The PhIlippine
Islssds daring the six ysars Of American
seeapatioa 166 odBeses and 4.7o0 enlisted
~.
-TAs nnnAsf ee psasiess applied for
~ ssaa5ss Whe Wefs eneaged in the
6panksA var , Caha. Perso Rico and
ehs PhiHppinso asd ~ - families Of
thsss wAo died h battls - freo wounds
- disssas ~ - data 3 A1oa. This
onejsAss IA, wonso aaA eAfldfsn.
~HOcs yss win psfesive tAat Judes
HAEkR tas siAhas beea befrnye6 q b
0silsy ef gsess prevariea13sn. which
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aerss thae ssch absurd aad esckIsnDl
0atemesfs Do not reee00eod the Dan
6ee Prsidsn4 sf IL Unitsd 9tasss.
Tee ppepasssrs0s - nsay.
~Jsles Psshee quotes spas snsny-
osus persea who has bssa sivisg hin
-lnfprDatioa about eeadjtjoos = ths -
lnuns. II be woalA naHs his }af6suast
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