The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-26

included about So, 10000 which we're ex-
pended in fortihcations In this country;
they have included the whole cost OF the
spanish war. except s5o,oO.Ooo which
O 1855 and they have charged TO the
Philippine Islands the whole cost OF the
Increase I'm the army from e 900 TO 81 .o0(
regulars although the fortihcations In
itiation and on Democratic plans. abso-
, lutely require an addition 10 the army
over whs - was in 1897 OF $500 men: :.
The fourth item Is $4,000 900, and 1t
IL satd 10 be for boats for patroling ISL
and waters aud increase in naval ex-
penses due solely 10 Philippine acduisi-
tion during said period (estimatedl. The
patrol Of the Philippine waters, when
made for purposes connected with the
Philippine Islands or the suppression OF
the insurrection. has been made almost
wholly by what was called the Mosquito
feet. purchased out of the revenues Of
the islands by the military government
and taken possession OF by the navy.
When the civil government was estab-
lished. N claimed that the revenues taken
for the purpose OF buying this fleet ought
70 be paid hack into the civil treasury
and congress acquiesced In this view and
appropriated for the purpose OF making
StLtlG and this represents the value of
the boats used IN patrolling those Islands
The next and final item ia the trans
port service and cost OF vessels, estimate
Tho whole cost of tho transport service
so far certainly as the Philippines are
concerned. was included in the war de-
partment expenses OF the Ave years men-
toned I'm the third item. or I'm the $500
O00. oo0 which have considered. So Il Is
duplicated item in the calculation.
EXPENSE OF ARMY.
"Tho secretary OF war made his report
and appended thereto the reports Of the
various bureau officers and OF the
auditing officers, upon which his report
was based. and N showed that the ex-
penses in the acquisition Of the Philip
pine Islands or the army. which could be
properly chargeabe 10 those islands and
the operations in them. and the msinte-
nance OF the army there amounted TO lsa
millions Of dollars.
I'm addition 20 tho lsa millions. for the
reasons ! have already stated one million
may be added for the extra expenses I'm
the navy department, three millions for
the famine fund, % millions for the
amount paid under the treaty. making q
total OF 1a3 millions down 10 the FIRST Of
May, 1902. BY that time the insurrection
was wholly suppressed. and the Ameri-
can soldiers in the Philippines began 10 be
reduced from 27.0no until now they do not
number more than II 00o. and orders have
been issued by the war department which
in due course will reduce the army 10
10000. soldier I'm the Philippines costs
$40 more per man. on the average, than
In the United States and there arc also
enlisted in the army OF the United States
1900 Philippine scouts, which cost tho gov
ernment an average OF $500 a man. As
sumins that tho American soldiers. II not
maintained In the nilippines would have
To be maintained In the United States,
and taking the entire cost OF the Philip
pine scouts. the cost 10 the government
from May 1, 1902, down 10 the present
time. did not exceed. perhaps. 10 millions
or II millions OF dollars. or total 10 date
OF about 204 millions.
The Increase In the navy ls due 20 the
policy approved by the people OF the
United states before the Philippines As
a dependency OF this government were
ever heard OF. and Il is significant that
I'm all the discussion OF Judge Parker on
tio subject OF expenses and the request
for specification as 10 where the expenses
ought 20 be reduced he has not vet been
willing 10 point TO the naval establish
meut as "A place where ne will make him
self responsible for reeucton."