Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-14
A DECADE OF WARS.
what They Cost II Men sAd Money
and what They Gained.

What They Cost II Men aAd Money,
and what They GAINED.
The agreement at Portsmouth closes a
decade Of almost continuous warfare. In
the last ten years there have been five
great conflicts says the New York Mail
The empires Of China. Great Britain,
Japan, Russia. and Turkey. the kingdom
Of Spain and the American republic have
all tried the arbitrament Of the sword
Out OF = total population Of about 1,40o.-
10000 was has been the portion of per-
haps 1.1S0 ,OooVo0 Nearly 100000 men have
seen service in tho field. AboAt $780,
CooOo0 has been sacrificed in indcmnities
and war expenses.
Japan opens as we'll as closes this SAN
culinary decade. In its war with China.
which was concluded by the treaty Of
Shimonoscki April II. 1895. it put 6o.s79
men In the field. and lost 4,1lo OF them,
spent about s75.ooOooo, and collie $780,
GO 900 in Indemnity. China had over 100,-
900 men In the field and lost about 10000
in killed and wounded.
War was declared between Greece and
Turkey. April I, 1897. and concluded in
thirty-onc days. Turkey put 10000 men
in the field and Greece 100000 Greece
paid an indemnity Of s1s.0occ0o.
The United States declared war against
Spain April 24.1S3S. and signed the proto-
col August 12.1s9S. 1t had 100000 men I'M
Ger arms. of whom 2,9lO lost their lives,
all but 3oG of disease. 1t spent $l65, GO, 600.
The spanish forces at Santiago numbered
$500, in Porto Rico 1900. and at Manila
ll0N. Spains war losses. direct and in
direct amounted to 5000. 1900. It's losses
in killed and wounded were about 5000
men. It had already lost 37ioo0.diO and
TO, OO0 men in attempting to repress the
last Cuban rebellion.
Great Britain and the Boer republics
went to war October II. 1899. and conclud-
ed pcace May 81. 1902. The Beers put rs.
o60 men in the field, of whom 400 died OF
wounds and disease. and 32.0M we're cap
turcd. Great Britain put 4is.oo0 mon ir,
the field, Of whom n.9a2 lost their lives in
battle or from disease. The war cost il
about 81, ESQ. 100000.
Russia and Japan went to war Feb
ruary s. 1905, and concluded hostalitics
August %. 1905. Russia sent &0,ooo MOI,
to the front, of whom II is estimated 1?2.
go have been killed or wounded Japan
sent 10000 men to the front, Of whom,
154 90 have been killed or wounded rho
expenditure OF neither power is definitely
known. but their joint war bills will be
about s.. 100000.
AS set-off to all this waste of energy
and human life and wealth. the United
States has island possessions-an EN-
pire," as some of its people call them
Great Britain has assured itself an en-
Iire in South Africa, Turkey has shown
tho small Balkan movers that IT syOult
w fatal to provoke its anger. Japan ha:
settled 1t that farther Asia sholl expant
under it's leadership father than that OF
China or Russia
1t is worthy OF note that the only i'm
portant group Of civilized States in thu
world that has beer at peace in the last
decade is that over whose destinies th'
socalled "war lord presides. The triple
alliance has not drawn the sword. 1t hat
enough of that in the generation proceed
ing our own, when Prussia conducted
three wars, Austria three, and Ital.
three.