The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-30
DEWEY THE DIPLOMATIST.
oTHHR VICTORIES WON BIZ HIM WHILE
Nv MANILA BAY.
Curbed the German Naval OHicsrs for Ono
ThinR-Prcpared to whip Another Span
ish Flset-Couid Have Taken MANILA
Even Made Frlenda of the Spnninrds.

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| Admiral Dewey probably looks back upon the
| year that he spent in the harbor OF Manila after
he had fought and won the great battle there
as the hardest OF his life, the hardest not
| only In physical work but In brain work as we'll
! II took a dipomatist to manage things at
Manila after the battle had been wo1
and II was the work OF a diplomatist
| rather than that OF a fighter that Dewey was
called upon to perform. That he did the work
we'll 10 best evidenced by the fact that from tho
time OF the battle TO the present day. there has
not arisen there a single complication with
foreign power worthy OF mention. 1t looked at
| ono time as though the Germans had determined
TO make trouble for us, aud perhaps the most
| interesting story in connect with Dewey's
stay there after the battle is the story Of how he
behaved when Germany seemed TO threaten and
how with dignity he carried his points and that
| with but one implied threat
| Germany from the start was careless OF tho
| ordinary rules that govern b!ockhded ports
| German officers were cocky. They did things
! that they had no business TO do without ever
| saying so much as by your leave" They did
| not commit any overt act. but many OF the
! things that they did, ii is asserted
| would have furnished a good enough roa-
| son for a fight II Admiral Dewey had been
| looking for fight The incident that led to the
most friction was that known as the Subg Bay
| incident a German warship, the Irene left her
| anchorage in Manila bay one morning and
sailed away to Subg Bay. On Grande Island
| there was a Spanish garrison and in the bay
| there ives small Filipino boat which was pre-
| pairing to make an attack on the gar
| rison. Tho Irene made actual as.
sault The Filipino boat and did
not actually interfere with what she was doing,
but she sailed around in thre ening way and at
last she stopped very near TO the island and took
| of a number OF Spaniards sand some Catholic
| priests The Filipino in charge Of the little
boat informed Admiral Dewey tina t the Irene had
| interfercd with him and that she was taking off
| the Spanish garrison The Admiral Immediately
| sent Ter tho captains OF the Raleigh and the
| Concord and when they came aboard he directed
| them to mako instant investigation and TO
act accordingly. Within half hour
| they were under way for Subig Bay.
| The lrene was still there when they
arrived of shore and her lookout sighted them
| coming. Instantly the Irene weighed anchor
hustled out to sea and did itin way that showed
plainly that she wanted TO avoid the American
| SHIPS she made wide detour out TO sea and
hna'ly returned to her anchorage in Manila
! bay. The Raleigh and the Concord fired a
| lew shots at the detences OF the island. took
| possession oil II, raised the American flag, and
then returned and reported Admiral Dewey
never made any mention OF this incident or anv
| complaint about II TO the German Admiral: but
| the Herman Admiral later explained that all tho
Irene was doing was taking of few non-com-
batants aud German subjects who wanted to be
| landed at Manila lie did land the people that
ne TOOK OH the island at Manila, and he did It
| without the consent OF Admiral Dewey. which
was another violation Of the blockading rules
Shortly after this incident after dusk ono
night, the lookout on the deck OF the Olympia
sighted steam launch making 70: the Adriirals
ship. He called out according TO the reg usions.
| Boat ahoy There was no answer. He called
out ag ain. Boat ahoy.' 1t was the business Of
the man In charge Of the boat to respond TO this
call by announcing who he was and what his
| business was. but he did nothing OF tn" kind.
| The Admiral and Capt Lambcrton were on tho
| deck OF the olympia at the time and heard the
| call Finally the Admiral said:
| Why don't you fire? 1t doesn't stop.
That was all that tho sentry wanted and the
next moment he fired the six FOUNDER not so as
| TO hit the launch but so that whoever was in
command could hear the singing OF the shot
The launch came on The Admiral was very
angry.
You will fire az ain, The said. and FIRE to hit Z"
Once more the gun was fred and this time the
shot came within fow feet OF hitting the boat
II il had hit it, It would have sunk it, At the
instant the shot was fired the search lig hit Of the
| Olympia turned and II was seen that the
launch flew the German colors. The second
shot put the fear OF God into the heart OF tho
German lieutenant who commanded the launch
and he stopped qnickly While this incident was
going on, one OF the Olympia g launches h ad been
lowered armed with a rapid fire gun in front and
manned by full crew. and she was out and
almos, along side the German before that launch
had stopped. The ofticer In charge recognized
the German lieutenant and escorted him to tho
Olympia There have been many versions
printed as to what Admiral Dewey said u this
young German popnny whea he at last came
aboard the ship The most lucid report OF the
conversation is given by John Barrett in his
book about Admiral Dewey Barrett says the
Admiral said 10 him. Do you appreciate what
you have done? Do you know that such a
rash act on your part is against all tho rule. Of
| war and mir hit even have been the cause of a