The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-23
AUGUSTI EULOGEES HIMSELF
FUGITIVE GOVERNOR THE SAME
OLD BLoWHARD.
Tells His Countrymen How He De-
fed Dewey, Defended Manila and
Ran Away-Cervera at Madrid.

Madrid, Sept. 22.-General Augusti,
the former captain general of the Phil
ippine islands. who has just arrived
at Vittoria, Spain, from Manila, in an
interview, is quoted as discussing the
Philippine question in an interesting
manner He is alleged to have said:
Before left Spain knew the situa-
ton in the Philippines was grave. Senor
Moret remarked TO me that il war with
the United States broke out, there
would be a terrible state of things
Continuing, General Augusu deScrlD-
ed Admiral Montojos fleet as some old
wooden ships" and said they came TO
Manila practically pursued by Dewey
He then said: Our batteries fired at
the Americans, but our guns We're
mounted On false plates, and after the
first shots they became useless. AT
0aybreak we We're in the power of the
Americans, and an hour afterward the
Spanish fleet had ceased to exist.
Dewey summoned me to surrender.
I refused, and he threatened to raZe
the town. 1 replied: 'Raze it, but so
long as 1 live the Spanish flag viii Hoat
on the ruins of Manila
Then began the terrible time of the
siege and the anguish of the blockade.
Famine stared US in the face. In the
throughout the provinces, but save in
isolated cases. humanely.
Dewey repeated his summons to sur
render and 1 again refused. Dewey then
bombarded the town, and Manila sur
rendered.
But, considering my presence not
necessary, 1 asked the government for
permission to go home, as my position
there had become by no means easy. l
think have done my duty as soldier
and a Spaniard."
The ministerial newspapers protest
against the supposition that the United
States will keep the Philippine islands.
They maintain that Spain's rights to
these islands are incontestable, and
rights with the greatest energy
The government papers also contend
that the terms of the peace protocol
confirm Spain'S right to the island of
LuZOn and the rest of the Philippine
islands, and they declare that if the
United States bases its claim on hu-
menity and civilization, Spain Will
prove that there is no higher civiliZa-
ton in any colonies than in the Span
iSh colonies in Asia.
The rumor that the RothschildS are
to lend Spain a large sum of money
when the treaty of peace is signed, is
denied here. Officials of the Spanish
government claim that the Bank of
Spain is able to supply the immediate
demands of the government.
CERVERA SNUBS AUNON.
The marked GOODNESS of Admiral Ger
vera and his officers towards the min
lister of marine, Senior Aunon, is much
commented on here. Senor AunOn and
his staff, in uniform, met Admiral Ger
vera and his party at the railway de-
pot. The admiral saluted, and said
stiff1y:
Il am at the orders of your excel
lency. 1 shall present myself at the
ministry today, as is my duty
The admiral then started to leave.
after embracing Captain Eulate the
former commander of the Vizcaya and
his other comrades.
The minister of marine offered the
use of his carriage to Admiral Cervera,
but the latter declined to accept it, and
entered another carriage.
In an interview the admiral said he
had a clear conscience regarding
Santiago. Nations, he said, grew great
by their victories and not by their
defeats, however glorious they might
be. Spain had lived in a dream and
she had now to face reality The ad-
miral added that his warships were
not destroyed in battle but by fire.
General Toral, the Spanish command
er who surrendered his forces at Santi-
ago de Cuba, has also arrived here. He
did so without attracting any attention
He is now sick in bed.