| Show LOSSES IN 1 TH THE PHILIPPINES Resolution in the Senale Senaie to 10 Get Statistics Thereon A C or of Accusation tI fur So 10 Washington March the Senate toda today 4 resolutIon offered last Satur Saturday day by Mr r Allen Ailen Neb eb up It called upon the secretary of war wor for forthe forthe the number ot of soldiers who have been or have hae died of wounds In the since August 1 the num er who have died of dillea disease e the tho number who have been the number who have committed suicide i and nil all other similar Information In possession ot of the tho war department Mr Allen Alien supported the resolution In a t speech after atter Mr lIr Gallinger had suggested that It ought to go to the committee on military affairs Mr Gallinger Intimated that the reso resolution lution wOUld the effect of dill die enlistments In the United a army Mr declared that to send tM the resolution to the tho committee on military affairs was to destroy and smother It Jle Ho said that owIng to the climatic and other conditions In the tho an AmerIcan arny could nOt therb for two tso years ears lie was waa credibly informed ho he said paid that the whole AmerIcan army armr woUld have to be bc within a few tew months lie said that illness and suicide among the tho troops s were ero on the increase lie believed the tho American people were en tIled to the facts fact lie Ie was waa prepared he said to go ao so flO far tal as al to advise adville m men n nn n not t to enlist for tor duty In the pInes 11 Adverting to a by Mr Allen during the course ot of his speech that Mr Ir had not served In the civil war the latter said uld his services had been n offered and had been refused on what he thought were Insufficient rounds grounds Ills wish to t have the rca lu lion referred was wai d t to M any effort to have It smothered but that Jt It should be by 1 proper committee lie was Satisfied that while the percent percentage age alO ot of Illness was raa not high In the Philippines th evident Intention ot of the resolution Will was to obtaIn In information that taught garbled Mr hawley chairman ot of the corn com te on military affaIrs was wall inclIned tl to think the inquiry ought to be made the statistics from the be Jn side lido b by side ith similar on the wars WillI of other notions nations lie He believed Ir Allen Alien would be dIMP disappointed pointed In the result In order that the rr resolution might 1 be amended It Will was Willon wason on his hll motion referred to the committee on nn military affairs rh rho n cIvil code bill was as then tAken up J |
