Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 1902 — COST OF THE PHILIPPINE WAR [ARTICLE]

COST OF THE PHILIPPINE WAR

Total to Date, Including Outstanding Obligations, Is $170,326,586. Washington dispatch: The total cost of the Philippine war, including outstanding obligations, up to the present date is $170,326,586. Secretary Root gave out this information in response to the senate resolution of April 17 asking for this information. He explained that $50,000 was advanced for the expenses of the Philippine commission originally from the United States treasury, but this amount was afterward made good by the Philippine treasury. For railroad transportation of troops and supplies to and from the Philippines since the peace treaty was ratified the cost has been $4,803,448. Secretary Root says that large quantities of valuable property, such as ships, lighters, etc., horses and mules, wagons and harness, clothing, equipage and ordnance, medical, signal and engineer the cost of which is included in the foregoing statement, still remain on hand in the Philippine Islands for use.