The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-10-05
AN INTERVIEW WITH DEWEY
The Admiral Received the News
paper Reporters and Talks Plea
sanity on Various Topics.


sanity On Various Topics.
The New York Evening Post gives
the following interview with Admiral
Dewey:
"They are q splendid lot," the Ad-
miral said, speaking of the men. 1.-THE
very pick, the finest in our navy, and
that means the best in the world.
Before I got to Manila the Archbi-
shop, with whom afterwards became
very intimate, said that tho Ameri-
can sailors were the scum of the earth,
o bloodthirsty lot of cut-throats, who
would destroy everything in their
path,
Later on, when l did get there"
said the Admiral, with"a knowing
smile, the Arch bishop came on board
one day while I had battalion at
drill, the very same battalion that will
parade in New York. The rchbirsh-
op went on the bridge and watched
them, and | said to him: We'll, what
do you think of our American sail
ors?"
"'They are splendid,' he said, Il
have seen the men Of most navies,~ but
never anything like thes.. they are
magnificent. l cannot understand it
sosh soeh Il sPlendid bsndda young fellows How
"Well,' I replied, i've look for the
best men, We come closer to our men ;
we treat them better that other coun-
tries do, and we pay them BETTER
"Then l called man and said to
him: How much do you get a month";
He saluted, and said, Eighty dollars,
SIR The Archbishop was astonished.
You know eighty dollars would pay q
whole ship load OF Spaniards. After
that the Archbishop had very great
respect for us, and became very friend
ly. Here I have picture of Gen.
Luna, which was given to mo by the
Archbishop"
The Admiral then sent an orderly
for the picture of the Filipino general,
Aguinaldo," as he said. The picture
was that Of ia negro in q sort of military
uniform. On the back was an inscrip.
tion in Spanish to the Archbishop of
Manila, Father Bernarddino Nasalado.
1t was signed by Luna.
ut was plot" he said, to assassi-
nate him. A crack swordsman was
placed as sentry, and when Luna ap-
peared he simply stabbed him. But
these fellows ALL" the Admiral said,
"are queer lot. They are simply
servants and stable men, and Agui-
'naldo was a junior clerk In the navy
yard. He is d pretty smart fellow. l
know him pretty we'll. In fact, we
were great friends, and are, for the
matter Of fact, but he has not the
some Of them lawyers and able fellows,
whc make c :Gcl cf AAg&inaldo. a Here,
by the way, is q cane which he pre-
sented to me-" and the Admiral pro-
duced u thick, black cane carved and
resembling Irish bog oak moro than
anything else. ~"s.'.
81 thought" said the Admiral,
that this thing in the Philippines
would be over long before this, as it
should have been. : l can't imagine
ho% they have stood out until now. OF
course there was the rainy season, and
l suppose little was done. One great
trouble out there has been that Gen.
Oils has tried to do too much. told
him so. He wants to be general, Gov
ernor, Judge and everything else, to
have hold of all the irons. No man
can do this. This is the great trouble.
1t is enough for man to do one thing,
to be, one thing, but when. q man tries
to odo?everything and to be everything
it is easy to- Imagine the result.
LILO AB ~ ~ WIG AlilpplucS SuOulQ
be easily ended. The people have been
80 badly treated for such a length of
time by the Spaniards that they are
distrustful. This is the great difficulty
in dealing with them. Who're we have
met themrand they shave been in much
contact with us as to learn that w6
mean to treat them we'll, where they
have seen that we mean what we say,
there is no trouble. They stand by US
all the time. All of them will learn
this in time. They will get from under
the influence Of 'Aguinaldo, or rather
those people who are behind Aguinal-
do, who, as said before, Is mere tool.
DO you think the Filipinos are fit
for self-government? ?"
"Well, nc, not just now. They proha.
bly, will be In q little time. They are q
very queer people--a very queer mix
ture. Many of them are quite civilized
and good people. but l do not think
they are fit for self-goyernment just yet.
But when l say that ] must add at the
same time that it is my candid opinion
that they are moro fitted for it than
the Gpbansethat they are better people
thhn'ths Cdbahs' in every way.
!. u do wish, however, that the whole
business was settled, and 1 think that
after a little the Filipinos will take
kindly to u.s."
1t was suggested to the Admiral ths at
the Democratic slate had been settled
with Admiral Dewey for the Presiden-
cy and Gen Wheeler for the Vice Pre-
sfdency. ~
"Weil," said the Admiral, 1--WE
should make o pretty mess of it.. Con.
Wheeler, Of course, has had some train
ing in She political school, but then he
.is q West Pointer. / had forgotten
that. He would want to run everything
as he would o regiment, and, of course,
would make q splendid mess of 1t. You
cannot run government rs you would
q regiment"
"Well, Admiral" suggested the re-
porter, ut would not be such change
Fl ON the ship Olympia to the ship of
State"
eyes," said the Admiral, "it would
be o very great change. l am not q
politician, ! am sailor; my training
has been all that way. am at home on
board my ship. know my business, or,
at least, should know it, and do not