Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-27
CORROBORNIEO BY DEWEY.
Stories Sent by Correspondents Con-
corning General Otis,

corning General Otis,
AND THE STATEMENTS MADE BY
ADMIRAL. DEWEY TO REPORT
ERS YESTERDAY ARE ALMOST
IDENTICAL-OTIS ATTEMPTS
TOO MUCH AND CONSEQUENT
LY GETS NOTHING DONE
WELL-FILIPINOS ARE DIS
TRUSTFUL BUT WITH PROPER
TREATMENT WOULD SOON BE
GLAD TO ACCEPT AMERICAN
DOMINATION.
NEW YORK, September 26.-The
Evening Post prints the following in
terview with Admiral Dewey:
They are splendid lot, the Adj
miral said, speaking of his men, the
very pick, the finest in our navy, and
that means the best in the world. Be-
fore | got to Manila, the archbishop,
with whom l afterwards became very
intimate, said that the American
sailors were the scum of the earth, a
lblood-thirscy lot of cut-throats, who
would destroy anything in their path.
Later On, when l did get there"
said the admiral, with a knowing
smile, the archbishop came on board
one day while had a battalion drill,
the very same battalion that will pa
rade in New York. The Archbishop
went on the bridge and watched them
closely. ! knew he was admiring
them, and said to him, Well, what
do you think of our American sailors?'
They are splendid, he said, I
have seen the men of most navies, but
never anything like these. They are
magnificent. l can not understand
it-such splendid young fellows. How
does it happen?'
Well, said the admiral, we look for
the best men, we come closer to our
men, we treat them better than other
countries do, and we pay them BETTER
Then | called man and said to him:
How much do you get a manth?' He
saluted and said, Eighty dollars SIR
The archbishop was astonished. You
know, $50 would pay whole ship load of
Spaniards. After that the archbishop had
d very great respect for us, and became
very friendly, Here | have picture of
WI ah WAS crfx NV bo
archbishop"
The Admiral then sent an orderly for
the picture of the Philippine general, who
was murdered BY order OF Aguinaldo,
as ne said. The picture was that of
negro in a sort of military uniform. On
the back was an inscription in Spanish 10
the archbishop of Manila, from Bernardino
Nesalado. 1t was signed by Luna. Ad-
miral Dewey then said that Luna was the
best man the Philippines had.
1t was a plot" he said, ''to assassinate
him. A crack swordsman was placed as
sentry, and when Luna appeared he sim
ply stabbed him. But these fellows all,
said the Admiral ARE a queer lot. They
are simply servants and stablemen, and
Aguinaldo was junior clerk in the navy
yard. He is pretty smart fellow 1 know
friends, and are, for the matter of fact,
but he has not the brains. There are peo-
pie behind him, some of them lawyers and
able fellows, who make a tool of Agun-
aldo. Here, by the way, is a cane which
he presented to me-" and the Admiral
produced thick black stick carved, and
resembling Irish bog oak more than any
thing else.
4 thought" said the Admiral, "that
this thing in the Philippines would be
over long before this. as it should have
been | can't imagine how they have
stood out until now. Of course. there was
the rainy season, and l suppose little was
DONE One great trouble out there has
been that Gen. Otis has tried to do too
much. l told him so. He wants to be gem
eraL judge, governor and everything else,
TO have hold of all the irons. No man can
DO this This is the great trouble 1t is
enough for a man to do one thing to be
one thing, but when a man tries to do
to imagine the result
The fight in the Philippines should be
easily ended. The people had been 50 bad
" treated for such a length of time
by the Spaniards that they are distrust-
ing with them. Where we have met them
and they have been in such contact with
US as 10 learn that we mean TO treat them
well; where they see that we mean what
we say there is no trouble. All of them
viii learn this in time. They will get from
under the influence of Aguinaldo. or,
rather, those people who are behind Aguin-
aldo, who, as | said before, is a mere
tool.
DO I think the Filipinos are fit for self
government? Well no; not just now.
They probably viii be in a little time. They
are very queer people-a very queer
mixture. Many of theEi are quite civil
lied and good people but I DO not think
they are lit for self-government just yet.
But VIXEN ! say that. | must add at the
same time that it is my candid opinion
that they are more fitted for it than the
Cubans: that they are better people than
the Cubans in every way. ! do wish.
however, that the whole business was set
tied. and I think that after a little, the
Philippines viii take kindly TO u.s.
Fl was suggested to the Admiral that
the Democratic slate had been settled
with Admiral Dewey for the Presidency
and Gen. Wheeler for the Vice Presi-
dency.
Well" said the Admiral. Eve should
make a pretty mess Of it. Gen. Wheeler,
of course, has had some training in the
political school. but then he is a West
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