Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-14
DEWEY AND REPORTERS.
Talks Freely With Them, hut Severe
ly Resents Impertfnent Questions.
From Ieslip's weekfy

H8Ike Freely WIN Inem, nut severe
ly Resents Impertfnent Questions.
From Leslie's Weekly.
Men in Manila who have associated fire.
quently. with Admiral Dewey have begun
to realize the true greatness of the man.
His simplicity, naturalness and affable
manner, almost approaching familiarity, IN
rariably mis,ead one at first meeting Go
aboard the flagship, ascend the gangway,
step upon the deck. white almost as The
duck uniforms of the officers, and send
your card to the admiral.
You half fear this famous idol of 10000
600 of people will not see you. You take
a seat aft and wait few moments. Mr..
Brumby. the admirars flag lieutenant, sud
denly Interrupts your reNerie. The adj
miral will see you he says and you rise
and follow him down to the admirars spa
ciCus quarters.
The door opens and a beautiful Chinese
Chow dog bounds through before you
and Jumps up on the admirars legs for the
hero has risen and is advancing to meet
You. Il am very happy to see you," he
says. When did YOU come to Manila, and
what Is the news from America? Take this
chair" And the admiral, having shook
hands, gets you chair, and, after you are
comfortable, takes one himself and con-
tinues, almost before you have a chance TO
answer him, What do you think of my
dCg?-Bob, get down. charge-there. Isn't
from China-Bob. behave" for the great
bouncing pet is trying to lick his hand.
OF course you feel at once at home and
quite at your best. You launch into all the
away after half an hours chat to find your
self surprised at how intimately you know
him.
His mind once made up, his Judgment
never falters. know of more than one
man who has mistaken Admiral Dewey's
affabilfty for weakness, only to regre: 1t
bitterly. A well-known instance in Manila
was that of prominent newspaper CORE
spondent who was permitted the freedom of
the flagship. One day this correspondent,
who was in the habit of chatting informally
with the admiral, sauntered into Dewey's
quarters. and, interrupting him in his work,
blurted out:
We'll, admiral, what are your plans re-
garding future action here?"
plans? Plans?' the admiral replied, in
surprise. How dare you ask the plans of
action for publication? Get off this ship
and don't let me see you here again until
you know more"
The correspondent realized his mistake.
but too late. He got off, and has since
been allowed to resign from the paper he
represented. Admiral Dewey is one of the
best specimens of Americanism our coun-
try has produced. He is fearless to a point
little short of recklessness. Not once, but
every week, he visits the firing lines. and
he takes chances that make every one fear
for his safety.
approachabiiity are attributes of true
worth. He is not averSe to fondling his pet
dog. nor is he found wanting when the
harsh measures of war are needed. When,
one day, l showed him a number of photo
graphs of the dead insurgents, he eXclaim-
ed:
Poor fellows, Too bad, too bad! Isn't
it a pity We have to do it? Don't send
them home, they are too horrible"
The admiral is quite proud of his gallery
of Beauties as he calls the array of pho
tographs that decorate his cabins on the
Olympia. This one he said, writes me
she is distant cousin of mine. Isn't she
pretty? l am sorry she is so distant. L
wrote, thanking her, and told her 1 was
proud to acknowledge the relationship.
Wouldn't you be?'
The admiral's cabin is stored with re-
membranes from admirers, and, to me, it
seemed greatly to his credit that he was
gratified by the gifts that were sent him.
Il am afraid, though, If l kept them all
on board l should have to enlarge the
Olympia" he said. And so he would. For
there are books by the hundred, vases,
cups albums, statuettes, table services,
embroideries, paintings and knick-knacks
galore, to say nothing of the hundreds of
buttons and pictures of himself adjoining
everything from medal to beer tray.