The Portland daily press., 1899-09-27
DEWEY INTERVIEWS.
The Great ADMIRAL Says OTIS Is Trying
To DO Too Much.

ing Post prints the following interview
with admiral Dewey;
They are splendid lot, ;. the Admiral
said. speaking OF his men. 's1he very
pick, the finest in our navy and that
means best in this world. Before got &c
Manila the archbishop with whom af.
ter wards became very intimate said that
the American sailors were the scum OF
the earth, bloodthirsty lot Of cut throats
who would destroy svsryth in their
path.
Later ON when did get there, /" 50 Id
the Admiral with knowing smile, '.the
archbishop came on board one day while
l had a battalion at drill. the very same
battalion that will parade in New York.
The archbishop went on the bridge and
watched them CLOSELY. knsw he was
admiring them and said TO him. We'll,
what do you think OF our American sail
orsf'
They are Splendid he said. Il have
seen the men OF most navius but never
anything like these. They are magnifi.
cent; cannot understand 1t. such SPLEEN
did young fellows. How does it happenS'
WELL / said, we look for the bes /
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 month";
He saluted and said' Eighty dollars,
1.-THE archbishop was astonfshed. You
know $50 wonld pay whole shipload OF
Spanfards. After that the archbishop had
very great respect for us and became
friendly. Here ! have picture Of Gen.
eral Luna which was given me by the
archbishop"
ph. A a.~.s.., A.. -. -
the picture of the Philippine general who
was numbered by Aguinaldo," as ne
said. The picture was that OF a negro In
y sort of military uniform. On the pack
was an inscription In Spanish 60 the arch
bishop of Manila, Father Bernaruino
Nesalndo. It was signed by Luna.
Admiral Dewey then said that Luna
was the best man the Filipinos had. ait
was a plut." he saia, ITO assassinate
him. A craak swordsman was placed as
sentry, and when Luna appeared he siinp-
ly stabbed him.
"Bnt these fellows all are queer
lot said the Admiral. 'sThey were
Aguinaldo was d junior clerk In the navy
yard. he h q prstty amart fellow. /
know him pretty well. In fact we were
great friends and are for the matter of
that, but, he has mot the brains There
are people behind him, some of them
lawyers and able fellows who make q tool
of Aguinaldo. Here, by the way. is a
cane which he presented me wish," and
the Admiral produced thick black stick
carved and resembling Irish bog oak
more than anything else.
II Thought" said the Admiral, 'ithat
this thing In the Philippines would be-
over long before this as 1t should have
been. can't imagine how they stood
out until now. OF course there was the
rainy season and j suppose little was
done. One grent trouble out there has
been General Otis has tried to do too
much. told him So He wants TO be
general, governor, judge and everything
else. to have hold of tine irona. No man
can do this. This is the great trouble. Ii
is enough for q man TO do one thing, te
be one thing, and when a man tries tui
do everything and to be everything it Is
easy to imagine the result.
"The tight In the Philippines should
ba easily ended. ahe people had been So
badly treated for such q length of time
by the Spaniards that they are inistrust-
lul. This is the great ditiinulty in dealing
with them. Where we have met them.
and they have been In such contact with
.ns so as 30 learn that we mean to trsat
them well, where they have seen that we
mean what we say. thsre Is no trouble
They stand by us all tho time. All OF
them VIII learn this In time. They will
get from under the influence OF ARuinal-
do. or rather, those people who are behind
iARuinaldo, who, AS j said before, is a
mere tool
..Do / think the F'ilipiuos are fit for
self goxernmentf
well no, not just now. They probably
Will be in y little time. They are a yery
queer pacple--a very Quasr mixture
Many of them are quite civilized and good
people, but do not think they are ready
Tor self government just yet. But must
add that 1t Is my candid opinion that
they are more ready for it than the.
Cubans; that they are a lbsttar people
than the 1Gubans In every way. 1 do
wish. however, that the whole business
was settled and think that after q little
time the Filininos will take kindly TO
us"
1t was suggested TO the Admiral that
tue Democratic state committee had beer
settled with Admiral Dewey for the
f,residancy and Gsneral wheeler tor the.
Vice Presidency.
WELL" said the ADMIRAL, 1--WE should
make q pretty mess Of 1t. You cannot
run government as you would rsgi-
ment."
swell Admiral" suggested the report
or, ut would not be such change from
she ship Olympia to the ship of state"
Yes, the Admiral said, at would be
a very great change. l am not politi-
clan. am sailcr. my training has besn
all that way. l am at home on board my
ship. ! know my business, or at least
should knowift; and / do not want to
mix up in the affairs Of government. l.
am perfectly satisfied to live or die sim.
pie sailor. who tried to do his duty. i am
not politician. / cannot make speech
even. l wish 1 .oouiu. but have to be
content with my lot. !" come one said just
then 60 the Admiral that his son was
reported to have made a Statement. to the
eject that his father was a dyed-in- the
wool Republican. The Admiral laughed
outright and. turning around, pointed to
piece of wood laying on the deck some
Yards away, at ths same time saying:
MY son knows as much about what my
politics are as that pieos OF stick"
The Admiral would not say q word
about the alleged Interference of the Ger
man Admiral Diedrlch at Manila.
GEN. GRIGGS TO PINGREE.