The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-05-12
REPUBLICS GRATITUDE.

"ASh.->SAoNs >Noy Az. AS ASSH
dent to-day sent the following mes
sage to Congress:
To the Congress of the United States: On
the Gath day of April directed the Secre-
tary of tie Navy to telegraph orders to
Commodore George Dewey of the United
States navy, commanding the Asiatic
sQuadr on then lying in the port of Hong
Kong. to proceed forthwith to the Philip
pine islands. there to commence operations
and engage the SPANS feet
Promptly obeying that order the United
States squadron. consisting of the flagship
olympia Baltimore. Raleigh. Boston, Con-
cord aid Petrol with the revenue cutter
McCulloch as an auxiliary dispatch boat,
entered the harbor of Manila at daybre ak
on the first of May and Immediately en-
gagged the entire Spanish feet of eleven
ships. which were under the protection OF
the fire of the land forts After stubborn
fight, in which the enemy suffered great
loss. these vessels were destroyed or COM
pletely disabled and the water battery at
Cavite silenced. OF our brave officers and
men not one was lost and only eight in
jured AMI those slightly. All OF our ships
escaped any serious damage.
By the fourth of May Commodore Dewey
had taken possession of the naval station
at Cavite, destroying the fortifcarions there
and at the entrance of the bay and parol-
ing their garrisOnS The waters of the
Day are unOef MS compete COutIOl nc
has established hospitals within the Amer
lean lines where $50 of the Spanish sick
and wounded are assisted and protected
The magnitude of this victory can hardly
be measured by the ordinary standard of
naval warfare. outweighing any material
advantage in the moral effect OF this initial
success At this unsurpassed achievement
the great he art of our nation thrObS, not
with boastng or with greed of conquest,
bat with deep gratitude that this triumph
has come in just cause and that by the
grace OF God An effective step has thus been
taken toward the attainment of the wished
for peace To those whose skill, courage
and devotion have won the fight, to the gal
liant commander and brave officers and
men who aioed him. our country owes an
incalCuablc debt
Feeling as our people feel, and speaking
in their name, at once sent message to
Commodore Denver. thanking him and his
officers and men for their achievement and
| overwhelr Inning victory. and informing him
that l had appointed him an acting rear
| admiral
| Inow recommend that following our ma
| ton a. precedeuts and expressing the fer
| vent gratitude of every patriotic heart, the
thanks of Congress be given Acting Rear
Admiral George Dewey of the United States
navy for highly distinguished conduct in
| conflict with the enemy and to the officers
| and men under his com mand for their gall
| lantry in the destruction of the enemy's
| feet and the capture of the enemy's fortifi-
| atoms in the bay Of Manila
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
Executive Mansion. May 9. 1898
Immediately after the receipt of the
Presidents message in Congress to-
| day the following joint resolution Of
fering the thanks of Congress to Ad-
miral Dewey was introduced in the
House:
Joint resolution rendering the thanks of
Congress to Commodore George Dewey,
| United States Navy. and to the officers and
men of the squadron under his command:
Resolved, by the Senate and the House of
Representatives of the United States OF
America IN Congress assembled. That In
| pursuance of the recommendation of the
| President, made in accordance with the
| provision of section 1908 of the revised
statutes the thanks of Congress and of the
American people are hereby rendered to
| Com moore George Dewey. United States
Navv commander-in-chief of the Asiatic
station. for highly distinguished conduct in
| conflict with the enemy as displayed by him
| in the destruction of the Spanish fleet and
batteries in the .arbor OF Manila, Philip
pine islands. May l. 1S9S
Section 2-That the thanks of Congress
and of the American people are hereby ex-
tended through Commodore Dewey to the
officers and men under his comm and for
the galIantry and skill exhibited by them
on that oCca aston.
Section 3-Be It forther resolved. that the
President of the United States BE- requested
to cause this resolution to be communicate
ed to Commodore Dewey and through him
to the ofacers and men under his command.
The House p assed the resolution Of
thanks on a rising vote.
In the Senate Mr.. Lodge presented
a resolution authorizing the President
to uresen: sword to Admiral Dewey
and medals to officers and men under
him who were in the battle of Manila
1t appro--iates SIC. coo for the pur-
pose. The resolution was passed
The bill creating IN additional rear
admiralty for Dewey was also passed
in the Senate.