the american troops marched before's the hanford dole at the palace. the photographs on every side by dozens of american soldiers. it was as if the white bearded symbol of the provisional government was at last that you were. if what was to become the most-- in what was to become the most obscure of all us wars, even more obscure than the spanish-american war, 4000 american troops were to die in the philippines. armed with the new guns at the republic of hawaii had been researching the american troops were to kill over and there's a disputed figure in the philippines, doctor paige i'm sure is well aware of. the figures range from 70000 filipinos killed to as many as 10 times that number. these were filipinos who initially believed americans had come to them in their struggle for liberation from spain. by the time of the final debate over annexation in washington dc much of the opposition had been beaten down. faceless businessmen and editors of ministers had swung behind annexation, people susan names we no longer recognize such as senator albert bever