Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-27
Admiral Dewey Talks to a Newspa-
per Man on Both.
INTERESTING STATEMENT.
,,,,,,,o. Not RIt for scif-oovernment
Now-Dewey Does Not Want
the Presidency.

aHIaTNIN NNAf ANN' MANAN ~ NAAAH NIfNAA
H. u his men. the very pick. the m
- IN our navy. and that means she
80 In the world Before l Hot to Ma
M The archbishop. with whom ! az
i-fWard became very Intimate. said
~ The American sailors were the
.gun uf the earth, a bl0udthlraty lot
,frutihrunta. who would destroy every
iblfg IN their path.
aiater on when ala get thcrc," said
tbs aimlml. with "a knowing smile
stbs archbishop came on board one day
while ] had n battalion at drill, the
very some battalion that will parade IN
Nav York The archbishop went on
he bridge and watched them closely. I
tnaw be- was ndmirlng them ana ! sald
10 him. Well. what do you think of our
American sailorsT
Thoy arr splendid he said 4 have
fecn the mon u most navlca, but never
anything like there. They are magni-
fcsnt. / cannot understand it-such
splendid young fellows. How does u
well said the admiral. we look
flr tho best men. We come closer 90
our men. we treat them better than
other countries do. and We pay them
'Then I called a man and said to
HIM How much do you get a month";
no saiutcd and said. Eighty dollars.
df' The archbishop was aatonlahcd,
You know. $50 would pay whole ship
load u spaniards.
AFTER that the archbishop had a
very decent respect fur ua ana became
very friendly iicrc ! have picture
Of Gen. Luna. which was Given TO mo
by the archbishop"
Tho admiral then Honi an orderly FOR
tht picture u the Philippine general
who was murdered BY order ~ Agul-
naldn." nA he said. The picture was
"a HN military
uniform. on tho back was an inHcrip.
ton ln Spanish 90 the archbishop of
Manila. Father Bernnrdlno Mesalndo.
Il was signed by Luna Admiral Dewey
then said that Luna was the best man
the Fliplnus had.
b. said. "a crack Hwordsman was
placed as sentry and when Luna APP
pthrcd he simply stabbed him.
nut these follows ALL said the adj
mirul. "arc queer lot They were
simply servants ara stnhlcmcn and
Agulnnido was a junior clerk In the
navy yard. He IL "a pretty smart fell
low. ! know him pretty we'll In fact.
we were great friends, but he has not
the brains. There are people behind
him. some OF them lawyers and able
fellows. who MAKE a tool Of Agulnaldo.
Here. by the way. II d cane which he
presented - me-" and the admiral pro-
duccd thick black stick carved AMI
resembling irish bog oak more than
u thought" said the admiral. that
this thing In the Philippines would be
over Ions before this. and II should have
been, ] cannot inmHinc how they have
stood out until now. OF course. there
was the rainy season. and I suppose
little was done. one great trouble out
there has been that Gen. Otis has tried
to Do too much. told him 80, He
wants 10 be general, governor judge
and everything else. 10 have hold " all
the roins. No man can do that, This
q the great trouble. II II enough for
man 10 do one thing. TO be one thing.
bot when man tries TO do everything
and Be- everything II Is easy to imagine
the result.
The nght In the Philippines should
be easily ended. The people have been
90 badly treated for such a length Of
time by the hpanlards that they are
dlairustful. This n tho great dfiicuity
IN dealing with them Where we have
mot them and they have been In such
contact with us ns 10 learn that We
mean 20 treat them we'll. where they
have seen that we mean what we say
there Is no trouble. They stand by Us
Al tho time. Al Of them viii learn
this In time. They will get from under
ihe influence Of AEulnMdu, or, rather
those who are behind Agllnnldo. who.
a. ] said before " mere tool.
DO ] think the Filipinos arc NJ for
telf'govcrnmentg Well no. not Just
now. They probably win be In little
time They are very queer people
very queer mixture. Many N them
are quite civilized and good people, but
do not think they are ~ FOR self
government Just yet But when | say
mat must add at the same time that
30 my candid opinion that they are
more tlttcd FOR II than the Cubans. that
ihey are better people than the Gu
hans 10 every way. I do WISH how
ever, that the whole business was set
uel, and I think that after little the
fllpinos VIII take kindly 10 us"
II was suggested TO the admiral that
me Democratic slate has been settled
WIN Admiral Dewey for the Prcsi-
aqency aud Gen. Wheeler for the Vice
Frrfdcncy
Wen" said the admiral. 1--WE should
make a pretty mess Of II. Gen. wheel
e. of course, has had some training In
,ihe political school, but then he il a
West Pointer. l had forgotten that.
lie would want To run everything as
he would regiment. and, OF course,
would make n splendid mess Of a. You
regiment"
Wen, admiral" suggested the re-
poHer IT would be such n change
state"
Yes" said the admiral. ut would
u' very great change. 1 am not
9Nuelhn' l am "A sailor, My training
has been In that way, am az home
pn board my ship, I know my business
~ ~ least, should know Il. and 1
N9 not want TO mix w IN the AFFAIRS
" government. am perfectly salts
wv 10 live and die a simple sailor who
ults 10 70 his duty. I am not pOliti-
van l cannot make speech even.
th could, but ! have 20 be- content
with my lotC
some one said Just then 10 the ad-
.lHh mat his son was reported TO have
,l.le statement 10 the effect that his
tAlh'r was dycd-ln- the-wool Repuhli-
.lh' The admiral laughed outright
N.n' turning around, pointed to piece
~ wood lying ON the deck some yards
aMay, az the same time saying: MY
Nv Knows ~ much about what my
P,rillea are as that piece OF stick"
ne admiral would not say "a word
ccuout the alleged Interference OF the
German Admiral Diedertch at Manila.
Mothers Awful Crime.
The Dalles, or, Sept. 2G.-News was
Iegfvcd today OF shocking tragedy
Nhloh occurred about forty miles from
mere yesterday when Mrs. w. r. Gyt0n
drowned herself and her two children,
ooy OF years and girl u ~ years
IN the Dea chutes river. Family trou-
PIE " said 20 have caused the woman
20 commit the deed. The bodies were
recovered today.