The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-10-01

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I Of the Germans in the Philippines with
! the natives and the AmericanS9''
! he conduct of the Germans has hapr
| IN strong contrast with that of the E,ng-
| iLSh. who have been friendly and are in
! the most amIable relations with our npo.
! pie "' ~
/ How IS this conduct diSplayed?"
he Germans have never civan tho
! ordinary courtesies of salutatiop. while
! the English recognize Manila hay as a.,
/ American port. They put up the stars
ana stripes Oh the foremast as they come
III, ana one of the latest incidents that
struck me at Manila was the salute fired
ny Admiral Dewey in Acknowledgement Gf
!he courtesy OF an EngiiShman just com
,lis III ne hasShip then was the Bat;-
more ana she raised a great white tnun-
der cloud. through which the red flashes
ol 'hc guns played like the lightning"
What Dewey Said to Diederichs.
DId Admiral Dewey tell the German
admiral that he could have war in five
minutes if lie wanted it,
nat was not just the way of it. The
"'fmahS had four ships of war and n
Sunp"at or two, and We're very ohtrusvc
ana 2>tentatioGS-did not respect the
hiockadr, allowed a swarm of their ofii-
GERS ashore, who were sympathetic with
! HrahardS. and proposed To land marines
f''''Nb i'i'I-H i'ItINTiN N-ihIt II 10
say. several German brewerieS and other
business houses. There the American ad-
lnlraI drew the line and said to the flag
/ lieutenant of the German admiral-the
most official way of saying it: Does
your country propose to start a war here
with my country? If so we can 20 at it
IN five minutes The words in quotation
marks are precisely those used The re-
ply was prompt denial in strong terms
/ OF WarIlkc purposes.
has there been u change for the bet
ter since that
Yes: there has been a clear improve
mcnt, but no cordiality. The German
ships with two exceptions. had been
Withdrawn when | left, and that was
August %.
The Sending of Rc-enforcements.
What do You think of sending more
regiments and ships of war TO Manila:'
Il rejoice ut that determination. II
will do more for peace than anything else.
That IL the way to make peace and th"I"
Is 10 other way. | had a long and most
interesting converSa ton with Admiral
I Dewey. ana he wanted more battlesh;vs.
. l he President knows his views we'll and
why he did not want 10 come To the INIT
cd States. He said to me on the deck Of
the China when he called an hour before
we sailed to say goodby to Gems. Merritt
and Greene. that he wanted to stay there
until things are settled 1t is glorious
news that the Oregon and the Iowa have
been sent TO him"
Climate of the Philippines.
as not the climate of the Philippines
deadly-thc sun the enemy of man
NO. The Filipinos have their share of
smallpox and cholera, but never yellow
fever. never plague. and even under Span
iSh sanitation and ON low ground, Manila
/ is a hcalthful town. The climate is
! mOnotonouSly warm. not tiercCly hoi and
cold by turns as in American cities.
Our soldiers are well and comfortable.
| Some of the boys are homcsick, hut that
| is 4 transient trouble. like scasicknoss.
! They have heavy guard duty, but they
son is setting iii. They are seeing more
of the world than any other of our armies;
and they have substantially double pay"
Dorble Pay for Soldiers.
! Have double payE"
( They are paid in gold. and buy TWEEN
ty-one Mexican silver dollars FOR ten
American dollars, and all they want in
Manila is charged payable ia NoNi;'an
dollars and cheap at that. Excellent to-
hacco ahounds and a Mexican dollar is
to II soldier 5o-cent piece and TO the
natives Il full dollar
"Why did Gen. Merritt go the Red sea
route TO Paris: =
"Recauec he was ordered TO report
there September 80 and took the quickest
! route. and as ii is he cannot get to Paris
before October > 1t is surprising that
he was expected hy the China at San
Francisco. but the news gets mixed up.
Gen. Greene has come home; why did
he Gomez
"Hc came on the express order of tho
President. who was wisely instructed as
TO Gen. Greene's value when he sent
for him. Gen. Greene has had an all
around experience in Manila. and is i
keen observer and hard student
\ Long Journey to Write Il Book.
How far have You Travelled since yor
were in Chicago three months ago tt
join Gen. MprTittE''
You mean in miles,
"lcs, in miles.
cover II 600 miles"
why did you 90 to the Philippincs?"
ITO write a book. and | have done if.