The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-04

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dents flag and on the opposite side Of
the table, to the rear&of Admiral Dew.
ey's seat. was. the four-Starred blue
flag Of the admiral of the navy. At
this east end of the table and over the
door leading into the east ROOM where
Secretary. Long sat. was the flag OF the
secretary of the navy and over the
west end hung the dag Of the secretary
4 Of war. @~r4@
The red and blue parlors were effect
lively! decorated with plants. The deco
ration Of the east room was unique and
consisted entirely fplantss Palms and
the multi-coIored croton filed all Of the
window spaces and nlantels. Mr. Phis-
ter who has charge Of the White
House conservatories. has made a
speciality Of the croton plant, and he
used sixty varieties In the east Toom
decorations Twenty varieties Of the
maranfa plant We're used, as we'll as
many beautiful specimens of palms
and ferns.
The guests. besides the president and
Admiral Dewey, included all the men,
bers of the cabinet. and their first as
sistants. MessrS. Alger. Gary and Bliss,
former members Of the cabinet; Jus
tees Harlan. Gray Brown and White:
eighteen United States senators, four
members Of the house Of representa-
tives. the governors Of Vermont, Mas
S<lGlAucCGlSr 2NGW IQEke AltENldIlQ.
Maine. Virginia, New Hampshire, West
Virginia and Michigan, and the follow
ing:
General Miles. General Merritt, Cen
eral Corhiu, Surgeon General Sternberg,
Colonel Theodore A. bingham Rear
Admiral Sampson. Rear Admiral
Schiey, Rear Admiral Sicard, Rear Ad-
miral Crowninshield, Captain Lamber-
ton. Captain Mahan, Flag Lieutenant
Brumby, Flag Secretary Caldwell. Sen
ator Platt. Senator DepeW. Hon. Hi
larry A. Hehert, General Nathan GSoss.
President Schurman, President Seth
Low, Provost c. C. Harrison of Phila-
delphia, Commissioner Wright. Com
missioner Ross, Commissioner Beach.
Mr.. Charles Dewey. Mr.. George G..
Dewey of New York, Colonel AIyron T..
Merrick, Chairman Henderson Moses.
The dinner occupied two and a half
hours, and was altogether informal.
There was no speech making or toast
making whatever and no reference to
The Manila victory. After the dinner
Admiral Dewey took leave of the party,
and was driven directly to his house,
where he soon retired
After his departure Secretary Root,
Secretary Hitchcock. Attorney General
GriggS Senator Hanna Chairman
B0utelle, of the house committee ON
foreign affairs; ex-Secretary Bliss and
MyF0n t. HerriCk of Cleveland accom-
panied the president upstairs and there
was an informal talk on the Philippine
situation, during which the president,
in a few words, stated his position.
Mr.. Boutelle. ON leaving the White
House. stated that from what the pFesi-
dent said the key note of the admin
iStratiOn'S policy is to establish in the
Philippines a proper government and
leave the future entirely in the hands
of congress. Mr.. BouteIle summed the
presidents informal statement as fol-
lows:
The administrations policy is to
carry out the manifest will of the
American people in furnishing troops to
go to the Philippine islands to sustain
the fruits of Admiral Dewey's victory
The duty that now devolveS upon this
government is to maintain our severe
ignty over the islands, sustain Our SOL
diers against any enemy and against
any disturbance OF law and order;
everything being for the purpose of
a rightfuI government for
the people of the islands, in such a
manner as the American government
through congress shall determine.
1.-The campaign must be pushed ac-
lively and vigorously and opposition to
our army must be ended as rapidly as
possible Peace must be established by
this government and maintained there
until congress shall decide what shall
be done with the islands, From what
the president said it is. proposed to
bend every resource to the stamping
out of all opposition to our authority.
the settlement of the war.s and the
establishment and maintenance Of
peace.