Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-09
CUBA MUST PAY BILL
Cost Of Intervention to be Charged
to Island.
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UNCLE sam HAS NO EASY TASK
Role of Peacemaker viii be Expen-
sive for eovernment-United states
viii Pay soldlers-other Expenses
Will Come From Cuban Republic.

WASHINGTON, Oct. S.-The cost
OF American intervention in Cuba for
the purpose of restoring order will be
charged up probably against the Gu
ban treasury. 1t is no trifle to move
large bodies of troops. police an is
land like Cuba, administer It's affairs
for some months, and put the govern
ment once more on its feet. But
since the Cuban people have so con-
Quoted themselves that Intervention
was necessary, they must now assume
the burdens that follow.
Department officials, discussing
this matter mofflcially, estimate the
expenses incurred by the United
States at about s1,00O.OOO month.
The transport service alone is fig
ured mt $4,000 day. This is consid-
cred very moderate figure. There
is no war risk attached to this ser.
vice. and the transports are not of the
costly sort used during our war with
Spain; neither have ships been BOUGHT
at any price the owners might be in
clned to ask the government. But
this transport service is not the only
item of extraordinary expenditures
forced upon this country in it's role of
peacemaker and settcr.up of weak
governments.
The market for horses and mules,
into which the Quartermaster's De.
partment was compelled to go in pre.
pairing the troops for this service at
once responded TO the increased de.
mand FOR live stock by displaying n
strong bull" tendency. Hay, oats,
and corn, and other Quartermaster
supplies are not found in Cuba. and
all this stuff had to be purchased and
shipped to the island This will be
continued SO long as the American
troors occupy the territory.
Uncle Sam to Pay.
The item of railroad TRANSFORMATION
OF troops In this country to the sea.
board was matter of many thousand
uoiiars. There will be no charge made
lor the service of the American troops
while In Cuba, nor will the subsis-
fence OF the army be charged against
me republic, as the subsistence of the
men must be provided wherever they
happen to be. In the debates I'm Con-
sress on the army bill it is usually es.
timated that the average expense to
The government OF the army per man.
including officers and enlisted men
is $1,000 a year. When all the troops
ordered have been transported. there
VIII be $500 men on the island, this
item would aggregate $4,000. 900.
GOV. Magoon. IL is understood will
be allowed $4,000 year salary, the
same as that paid by the republic to
PRESIDENT Palma. The salary of the
provisional governor will be paid from
Tic NCuban treasury Should affairs
he found so badly tangled that a nun.
her, OF American civil officials must
ne Installed In office. their salaries
also, VIII be met in the same way:
ana experience has shown that these
American civil employees are not in
expensive luxuries for the Cubans.
Boxer Trouble Gives Precedent.
The precedent set by this govern
mcnt in China during the suppression
of the Boxer uprising may be follow
ed. The foreign governments partici.
Dating III the relief of PcKin charger
nil the regular expenses of their army
against the Chinese. The United
States asked repayment for only such
expenditures as were made necessary
by the expedition: extraordinary OK.
Denditures that otherwise would not
have been incurred, and these items
we're estimated at very modest
sum in comparison with the total out
lay of this government.
Cuba, therefore, will he required to
pay only that which her failure to
maintain stable government has
compelled the United States to adj
vance in the cause of law and order,
hut Mt the very lowest calculation.
this will amount to a sum that will
make serious inroads in the revenues
of the republic.