The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-07-15
DEWEY OPPOSED TO CONQUEST,

The Washington correspondent OF
the Minneapolis Times says in his letter
OF July 10 that it is understood at the
national capital that Admiral Dewey
was opposed to the policy OF conquest
in the Philippines and that in conse-
quence OF his opposition he was turned
down. and ordered home. This infor-
nation is said to have reached Wash
ington in the private correspondence Of
naval officers, and it is undoubtedly
true. 1t will be rendered that in his
letter to the Peace Commissioners at
Paris, dated Aug 20, 1893, Admiral
Dewey said Of the Filipinos:
Gin telegram sent to the department
June 20, l expressed the opinion that
these pople arc far superior in their in
tclligence, and more capable OF self
government, than the natives of Cuba,
and ] am familiar with both races. Fur
Their intercourse with them has con-
tirmed me in this opinion"
Dewey supposed that the Filipinos
would be treated like the Cubans by the
Mckinley administration, but he was
sadly mistaken. The American COM
missioncrs were Anglo-maniacs who
were DESTROYS for an Anglo-Amercan
alliance, and they listened to the misrep-
reservations OF the English agent, John
Foreman, in preference to the testimony
OF their own admiral who destroyed the
Spanish navy in Manila bay. There
lore they forced Spain with threat to
hand over the Philippines to be gov
crned by the United States without any
regard to the will of their inhabitants
who were in armed rebellion against
Spain.
What the special correspondent Of the
Times says is confirmed by Rev. Clay
Macauley, a former minister of Mime
apolis who is now in Japan. In letter
from Tokyo to the Boston Transcript
he declares that Admiral Dewey told
him he regretted the turn in affairs, but
that he was powerless 10 act The ad-
miral said to him: Rather than make
war OF conquest on the Filipino peo-
pie l would up anchor and sail out OF
the harbor."
Rev. Mr. Macauley visited Manila last
January in search OF health and in the
interest OF his religious denomination.
OF his views then he writes:
For long time could not believe
that the disastrous drift of events was
known to the Washington authorities
I was inclined to lay the responsibility
for the increasing perils upon the mill
tary commander directly in charge. Yet
now it seems clear to me that Gen. Otis
did this work in the main in literal
obedience to his superiors in America;
that there it was assumed that the whole
right and duty concerning the future
disposition and control of the Philip
pine islands lay in the wishes and will
OF the United States; that what the Fill
ipinos themselves might wish need not
be taken into account in formulating
plans for their government"
In conversation with Gen. Otis he
says the latter expressed regret that
there was not better knowledge of the
situation among the Washington legis-
lators. II was ordered to this post from
San Francisco" said Gen. Otis. "I did
not believe in the annexation OF these
islands when came here nor do 1 be-
lieve in their annexation new"
From this it appears that Dewey was
grossly belied when he was made to say
in an interview at Hong Kong that the
Philippine islands should be held by the
United States at any cost.
When the truth eventually comes out
it will be discovered that the American
soldiers and sailors were in favor of
granting freedom to the brave Filipinos.
The rascally administration at WASH