The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-15
VIGOROUS DENIALs
OF War-Scare Stories Sent From
Manila

Manila
NEW YORK, Sept. A.-A special to the
Times from Washington says:
| Despite the repeated denials Of both the
Army and Navy Departments. many pa
pers continue publishing dispatches from
this city stating that Admiral Dewey is
asking for help and and that administration
will send to his assistance Immediately two
ba;tleships These reports are beginning
to annoy the department officials as well
as the President. There is no truth in them,
according to Assistant Secretaries Allen
and Meiklejohn.
Admiral Dewey has not asked FOR aid at
all. at any time. He has, on :he other hand,
repeatedly assured the Navy Department,
that there is no trouble to be feared in The
Philippines, and that he and his squadron
are quite able to take care Of any emer-
gtncy ;hat may arise Assistant Secretary
Allen said today that there is absolutely
no truth in the report that the department
is contemplating sending bat;leships or any
ships al all to the Philippines to aid the
Admiral
This department." he said, "has received
but one dispatch from Dewey for several
days. That dispatch came this morning
and gave us the startling information that
Dewey had discovered that he could buy
jerked beef in Manila and could thus save
the trouble and expense of a trip to Aus
tralia for the purpose Of getting some of
this food for his men. think that II he
were expecting trouble he would have said
so In the cablegram. We are confident that
he will communicate with the Navy Depart
ment rather than to a casual newspaper
correspondent In Manila whenever he gets
into trouble and needs help from this gov
ernment. The entire story is false"
In conjunction with this story there be-
came current today another to the effect
that the Germans are lying about the
vicinity Of Manila: that Prince Heinrich
and Admiral Friedrichs have not with
drawn their warships, but are merely
awaiting orders from the Kaiser as to the
Philippines to take as much Of the archi-
pelago as tho iron flst can grab. It was
also reported that Dewey had advised this
morning that he expects trouble from the
Germans and has appealed for assistance
This, too. is strenuously denied by both the
War and Navy Departments. and the State
Department has received no query at all
from the hero Of Manila. 1t communicates
with him either through the Navy or War
Department. The story originated here,
and the Navy officials have grown tired
denying It In morning and afternoon pa
pers. One reason for the confidence felt
by the War Department officials in
peaceable solution Of the difficulties. is the
known fitness Of Major-General Otis, the
American commander, for the discharge Of
Just such duttes-diplomatic as'well as mil
itary-as now confront him. The officials
are confident that II by discretion and
judgment a clash with the insurgents can
be averted without losing any Of our ad-
vantage General Otis may safely be trusted
to exhibit these qualities
Insurgents Withdraw
MANILA. Sept. 1.-THE insurgents evac-
uated the suburbs of Manila today. They
did so in a grand march, in which nearly
5000 men took part. carrying rifles, colors
waving, bands playing, and shouting "Viva
Americanosv "viva FYMpinos Abre!"
The merchants here expect heavy losses
If a new tariff is enforced at am early date
because their present stocks. valued rough
ly at $1,000, 900. have been imported under
the higher duties of Spain.
Japan's Desire
WASHINGTON. Sept. A.-The newspa-
pers reaching the State Department in the
official mails from the East show that the
almost universal expression in the public
press of Japan is in favor Of the United
States holding permanently and governing
the Philippine Islands. The position taken
is that this will be in the interest of peace.
commerce and good government. The pa
pers declare that the United States, in as
suming the control Of the islands, will re-
ceive the moral support Of Japan If not her
active cooperation, and also of Great
Rritain