The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-11
ADMIRAL DEWEY ALL RIGHT
NAVY DEPARTMENT DEPREC4TES
STORIES OFIIS RE7IR EMENT.
VIII be Continued ut Philippines Until
lie, Himself, Desires a Change e-High
Officials Believe That End of Campale
Is Now in Sight-No Question of n Sue
CessOr Has Yet Eeen Considered.
,ssor Has Yet Been Considered.

Washington, March 10.--It can be
stated on authority that Admiral Dewey
will not be relieved at Manila until he
chooses to make application for such re-
tion of a purpose to apply for relief in
the immediate future and the depart
ment has every reason to believe that
he does not contemplate any such ac-
tion. Consequently there is no founda-
tion for the story that Admiral Schley
or any other admiral has been selected
to take command of the Asiatic sta
tion.
So far as the navy department is con-
cerned the directing officials are not only
willing, but anxious, that Dewey shall
complete his task and they deprecate
the circulation Of such stories as those
alleging that he is to be relieved, for
the reasons that the impression might
be conveyed to the admiral that the de-
partment would like to relieve him.
In the case Of man of Dewey's
punctilious feeling the mere suggestion,
If he had the slightest reason to believe
1t had an official foundation, would be
sufficient to induce him to apply imnle-
diately for relief rather than to embar
rass the department. AS Dewey HIM
self fixed the limitation of his stay by
the length of the task before him, it
may be a matter of interest to record
the belief of many naval officers that
after all the end is almost within sight.
Dewey has established himself in Man
liza, he has assisted in the taking of
1oilo, he has sent forces to Negros, the
principal ports Of the Philippines have
been taken over into American possess
sion in large part through his co-opera-
ton with the army. There remain only
a few ports of Importance, notably Zam-
boango on Mindanao, and perhaps one
of the towns in the Sulva archipelago
to be occupied. Expeditions are now
moving in these directions and that
branch of the work will soon be closed
up.
There will remain only two more
phases of the campaign to require Dew
ey's assistance. First, and near at
hand, is the driving off of the Talagos
under Aguinaldo near Manila. With
Lawton landing this morning at Manila
with his reinforcements and the other
reinforcements, expected soon, General
Otis movement in force is near at hand.
The navy will aid in this.
Ships can be placed in proper position
on the shores of the bay of Manila to
command the country for miles and by
cooperation with the army through the
agency Of the signal corps the insurgents
can be shelled out of the jungles many
miles inland by the warships
The next and last feature of Dewey's
task will be the establishment of close
blockade to prevent munitions of war
or supplies from reaching the insur-
gents, providing there are any insur-
gents remaining after Otis and Lawton
have made their forward move. When
this has been done when there is moth
ing further in the way of fighting for
the warships to do, it is believed that
then Dewey's task probably will be re-
garded as finished by himself and it will
be time for the navy department to con-
slider the question Of successor to the
command of the Asiatic station.