The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-09-27
DlwtY TALKS
Tells Pot Reporter All About
Philippine A fairs

New York. Sept. Re--The evening Pos
prints the following in.ervisw with Ad
mIrai Dewey
They are a splendid lot." the sdmira
said. speaking Of his men. he very pick
the finest In our navy. and that mean.
best in the world. Before I got to Ma
Mia, the archbishop with W ON I after
ward became very intimate said that the
American sailors we're tho scum OF the
earth, a bloc thirsty lot o cut.throats.
who would destroy everythiLe in their
path.
Later on. when 5id get there" said
the admiral. with a knowing smile. the
archbishop came on boar one day VIII .
I had battalion at ~rill. the very sam
battalion that will parde In New YORK
1ne archbishop went on the bridge and
watched them closely. ! knew he was ai
miring them and I said to him wei
what do you think OF OF American san
ors7
They are splendid he said I hr,
seen he mon OF nc { ravfr hu
anything like these Th s. ae mae
fcent, ! canrot understaud it, ucn spic.
We'll" said the admiral Eve look to
the best men, we come closer 10 our m
we treat them bet ,~ nan other count g.
do. and we pay them hcttcr"
Then ] called a utn unC snlI Go hia
How much do you ret month"; lie sa
iuted and said, Eighty dollars. sir The
archbishop was astonlshed Xou know $50
would pay whole ship loau II spanlards.
After that the archbishop had very
decent respect for us and become very
friendly. Here have a picture OF Gener
al Luna, which was given to me by tn
archbishop"
The admiral then sent IN oroerly FOR
the picture OF the Philippine general who
was 'mur rlered ~ order o. : uinaldo,"
as he said. The pic, i've was that OF a
negro IN a sort OF military uniform.
On the back was an inscription in Span
ish to the archbishop OF Manila, Father
Barnardino Mesalado, Il was signed by
Luna. Admiral then said that Luna was
the best man the Filioinos had,
1T was a plot" he said, Ito assaslnate
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
aro simply servants and s,-ble men and
Aguinaldo was a junior clerk IN the navy
yard. He Is a pretty smart fellow. /
know him pretty well. I iact. we we
great friends and are for that matter OF
fact. but he has not he matter OF brains
There are people behind him. some OF
them lawyers and able fellows who make
a tool of Agunaldo Here. by the way.
Is a cane which he presented 10 me-" end
the admiral produced thick blacld stick
carved and resembling Irisn hog oak more
than anything else.
OTIS TRIES 90 MUCH.
"I thought" said the admiral. that
this thing in the Philippines would be
over long before this as II should have
been. can't imagine how they have
stood out untn now. or course. there was
the rainy season. and I suppose little
was done. One great trouble out there
has been that General Otis has tried to
do too much. I told him so. He wants
to be general. governor, Judge and every
thing else to have hold OF all the irons.
No man can do that This Is the great
trouble. It is enough for a man to do
all oiagmiATEtnIN~ o.. .rAOrNETAOpLNI
all imagine the result.
"The fight in the Philippines should be
easily ended. The people have been g,
badly treated for such lelsth OF TINT
by the Spaniards that they n.e distrustfu
This is the great dlnculty in dealing with
them.
Where we nave met them and they have
been In such contact with 2 as TO learn
that we mean to treat them well; where
they have seen that we an what we
say. there is no trouble They stand by
us a the time. All OF them will learn
thta I'm time They will get from under
the influence Of AguInaldo or rather those
people who are behind Aguinnldo. who.
as said before. is mere tool
"Do l think the FuiplnOs are At for self
government
Well. no: not just row. They probably
win be in a little time. They are a very
queer people very queer mixture. Many
OF them are quite civilized and good peo-
pie. but ] do not think they are ~ for
self government Just yet. But when
say that must aud at the same time that
Il is my candid oplnion they are more
fitted for Il than the Cubans, that they
re a better PEOPLE THAI the cubans in
every way. wish, however. that the
whole business WAS settled, and I think
that after q little N, ,ipinos win take
Kindly to W."
/ DEWEY FOR PRES DENT.
II was suggested 10 tho admiral that
the demot.Ntc c state mad been settled with
Admiral Dewey for the presidency ana
General Wheeler for the vice PRESIDENCY.
"Well" said admir-l." we shou.4 make
a pretty mess Of Il. General Wheeler. OF
course. has had some training in the po-
Heal school. but then he Is a West Pointer