The age-herald., 1899-05-25
NOT SORRY TO LEAVE.
Strain at Manila Telling on Admiral
 Dewey's Health.

New York, May 24-A dispatch to the Journal and Advertiser from Hong Kong quotes Admiral Dewey as saying on board the Olympia:
 The courtesy of these visitors I warmly appreciate. but am too much worn out and sick to receive them. 1 am not sorry to leave Manila at this time. l could not stand the care and responsibility much longer. 1t is vastly easier sometimes to be under orders than to issue them
 Tt Is the responsibility that kills. Dur ing the year that has elapsed since we came to Manila 1 have not had one sick day until now. year is long enough in thls climate for an old man, and 1 am glad to be permitted to rest. On this account I expect to remain in Hong Kong two weeks That ought to reeuperate me. My inten- tion is to spend the time at Victoria Peak, where l hope to be absolutely free from worry. Nobody is more sensible of the kindness of the people who have extended me invitations, but I do not wish for en- tertainment. My health will not stand it at present. Two weeks of perfect quiet at the Peak ought to make new man of me.
 'I have the greatest enthusiasm in the future of the Philippines. I hope to see Americas possessions the key to Oriental commerce and civilization.
 ''The brains of our great country will develop the untold agricultural and mineral richness of the islands.
 We must never sell them. Such an ac- tion would bring on another great war. We will never part with the Philippines, I ln sure and in future years the idea that anybody should have seriously suggested it will be one of the curiosities of history.
 'The insurrection is broken. There will be no more hard battles and the new era for the island that was temporarily delay ed by the rising will soon begin.
 "Aguinaldo and his generals must be captured and then the very semblance of an insurrection will cease. Aguinaldo's name is the real power among the natives. Wherever we go it is always Aguinaldo. The officers of the Tagalos, civil and mili- tary, tell us they have no power to treat for peace until they hear from Aguinaldo. Foreigners and natives testifying before the peace commission all testify to the same state of facts.
 Many of the islands provinces that were once warlike are anfous for peace, and will accept the American terms as soon as the Tagalos are whipped into line; but they dare not treat with us as long as Aguinaldo has the power to confiscate property or punish those who offend him.
 "The end is not far off If We push right after them. We must concentrate our troops and vigorously prosecute the cam paign in Luzon. That is our whole task. The southern islands will quickly fall in line This hope will not be long happen ing.
 "The Olympia will go home leisurely. want all my officers and men to get the greatest benefit of all the stops we make. We will pick our places with this in mind. They have earned a rest by a year of steady duty without respite.
 While I am glad to be going home, cannot say goodbye to Manila without re- grets. There have been many pleasant oc' currences among the months of harass- ing responsibility, and We wifi not forget thern'