Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-28
AMERICAN SAILORS THE
BEST IN THE WORLD
Admiral Dewey Enthusiastic in His
Praise Of the Men Of
His Fleet.
LAUGHS At PRESIDENCY TALK
Has No laundering to Mix i'm Gov.
eminent Affairs--Tilipincs
Not Yet Fit for Self.
Government.
LAUGHS At PRESIDENCY TALK

New York, Sept. 2S.-Ihe Evening
Post prints the following interview
with ADMIRAL Dewey:
They are splendid lot" the admiral
said. speaking of his men. the very pick;
NE finest in our navy, and that means
the best in the world. Before | got to
Manila the archbishop, with whom aft
american sailors We're the scum of the
earth. bloodthirsty lot of cutthroats,
M ,ber wnud destroy anythin aa in
there said the admiral with knowing
smile, 1.-The archbishop came on board
one day while had a battalion at drill
IN very same battalion that will parade.
Ine bridge and watched them closely. 1
knew he was admiring them and l said
70 MIN: We'll. what do you think of our
said i have seen the men of most ma
vies, but never anything like these. Tne"
are magnificent; cannot understand it
such splendid young fellows. How does
1t happen?'
Well" said the admiral. 1--WE look for
the best men, we come closer to our men,
we treat them better than other countries
and we pay them BETTER
Then / called a man and said to him:
Flow much do you get a month";
He saluted and said: Eighty dollars,
SIR. The archbishop was astonished. You
s emo "; Wy. Wy would pay whole shipload OF
=,
mad very great respect for US and be-
came very friendly.
Here have picture OF General Luna
bishop
me admiral then sent an orderly for
the picture of the Philippine general who
was murdered by order of Aguinaldo,"
as ne said. The picture was that Of a
me back was an Inscription in Spanish
to the archbishop of Manila, Father Ber-
nardino Mesalado. 1t was signed by Luna.
Admiral Dewey then said Luna was the
best man the Filpinos had
~ was plot he said, ito assasinate
him. A crack swordsman was placed as
sentry and when Luna appeared he SIM
ply stabbed him. But these Fellows ALL
said the admiral, "are a queer lot They
were simply servants and stablemen and
Aguinaldo was Junior clerk in the navy
yard. ne is q pretty smart fellow. l
know him pretty we'll; in fact, we were
great friends. AS Il matter of fact
he has not the brains. There are people
behind him, some of them lawyers and
able fellows, who make a tool of Agui-
naldo. Here, by the way, is cane which
he presented to me-" and the admiral
produced thick black stick, carved and
resembling Irish bog oak more than any
thing else.
~ thought" said the admiral. chat
this thing in the Philippines would be
over before this, as it should have been.
l can't imagine how they have stood out
uiieA nov. VI course, lhere was the rainy
season, and suppose little was done.
one great trouble out there has been that
General Otis has tried 10 do too much.
, told him So so: He wants to be general,
have hold Of the irons. No man can do
that. This Is the great trouble. 1t Is
enough for a man to do one thing, to he
one thing. but when man tries to be
everything it is easy to imagine the re-
suit.
The fight in the Philippines should be
easily ended; The people have been SO
badly treated for such a length of time
full. This is the great difficulty in dealing
with them. Where we have met them
and they have been in such contact with
US as to learn that we 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 Aguinado.
or rather those people who are behind
NAguinaido, who, as l said before. is Il
mere tool. 4
"Do think the Tlipinos are fit for self
government?
will be in very little time. They are
very queer people-a very queer mixture.
Many of them are quite civilized and
good people, butt do not think they are
fit for self-government Just yet But
when ! say that, l must add at the same
time that it is my candid opinion that
they are more fitted for ii than the Gu
bans that they are better people than
the Cubans in every way. / do wish.
however, that the whole business was
settled. and / think that after little the
tilipinos will take kindly to us"
Laughs at Presidential Talk.
1t was suggested to the admiral that
the democratic slate had been settled with
Admiral Dewey for the presidency and
General Wheeler for the vice.presidency.
We'll, said the admiral. I've should
make a pretty mess of il. General Wheel
e Of has had some net training in
West Pointer. l had forgotten thai. He
would want to run everything as he would
regiment, and. of course, would make
a splendid mess of it. You cannot run
a government as you would regiment"
well, admiral suggested the reporter.
cit would not be such a change from the
ship Olympia to the ship of state"
q very great change. | am not politi-
clan, l am sailor, my training has been
all that way l am at home on board
my ship. l know my business, or at least
should know it. and / do not want to
mix up in the affairs of the government.
1 am perfectly satisfied to live and die
a simple sailor who tried to do mis- duty.
speech even. wish could but have
to be contented with my lot"
Some one said just then TO the admiral
that his son was reported to have made
Il statement 10 lHe erect tflat MS Iatnef
was dyed-in-the-wo republican.
The admiral laughed outright and
pointed to a piece of wood lying on the
deck some yards away. at the same time
saying: My son knows as much about
what my politics are as that stick"
The admiral would not SAY a word
about the alleged interference of the
German admiral. Diederichs, at Manila.
Breaks bicycle Record.
G,,ol.nno Mach Can't q LII