The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-06
Dewey Does Not Deny London
News Interview
Saying Put a Stop to Violence
at Ouce.''
NO REASON TO DOUBT.
The New York World Makes
Every Effort to Confirm.
TO COncede SeIf-GOvernment to
the FiIipinos.
[From the New York World.l

[F'rom the New York World.1
On August 81 the London Daily News
published, under Naples date an inter
view with Admiral Dewey Wnlch us
correspondent said he had while the
admiral was in that port.
On the same date The World pub
ushed the interview.
The correspondent of the Daily News
asked the admiral if it was likely the
Philippines would soon be peace1uI-
Said Dewey:
pines more at heart thany any other
American, because I know the Filipinos
Intimately and they know I am their
friend"
The admiral continued:
The recent Instruction is the fruit
of the anarchy which has so long
reigned in the islands, but the insur-
gents VIII have to submit themselves TO
the law after being accustomed to no
law at all.
I believe and affirm. nevertheless,
that the Philippine question will be
very shortly solved.
"The FiIipinos are capable of gov
erning themselves; they have all quail
hcations for it.
TT is question of time, but the only
way to settle the insurrection and as
sure prosperity to the archipelago is to
concede government to the inhabt-
tants.
That would be a solution of many
questions and would satisfy all, espec-
tally the Filipinos, who believe them
selves worthy of it and are so.
Il have never been in favor of vio-
Ienee toward the FiIipinos.
1.-The islands are at this minute block
AIDED by fleet and war reigns in the
interior.
This abnormal state of things
4 should like to see autonomy first
conceded and then annexation might be
talked about.
I should like to see violence at once
put a stop to.
According to my view the conces-
sion of self government ought to be the
most just and most logical conclusion;
The Daily News correspondent ADDED:
THE admiral spoke with an air of
frank conviction
Recognizing the immense Importance
of such opinions coming from Dewey,
The World made every effort to find
whether there could be any possible
question of the authenticity Of the in
terview. The World cabled thus to
the admiral at Nice:
To Admiral Dewey, U. S. S. Olympia.
Monday Daily News, London, con-
tains alleged interview with you at
Naples, containing modified statement
as to capacity of F'ilipinos for self-gov-
eminent, and hope that a stop would
stored. World will greatly esteem IA
vor if you will kindly cable US whether
interview substantially represents
your views.
Il
And in furtherance of it's purpose The
World sent this cable to it's correspon-
dent who was with Dewey at Manila
and who has been in every port with
the admiral on his way home:
To Frederick Palmer, World Cores
pendent, Nice:
Have cabIed Admiral Dewey direct
about interview in London Daily News
Monday. Get paper and make every
effort to get statement from the admir-
al by direct cable to World, if possible,
on authority of interview. If admiral
will talk on same line, 4 should like to
see violence at once put a stop to-" ca
bic every word uttered under the cir
cumstances. NEW YORK WORLD.
And finally, this cablegram was sent
to the editor of the Daily News. which
proves how searching was the inquiry:
To Editor Daily News, London:
Doubt has been cast here for political
reasons as to the accuracy of the news
contained in your important interview
with Admiral Dewey coming from Ma
pies last Monday. Will you kindly ca
BILE World name and character of your
Naples correspondent and whether he
has cabled The World the interview
with absolute accuracy? Would esteem
it a favor if you would instruct your
Naples correspondent to cable US the
exact circumstances of the interview,
its authenticity, etc.
Admiral Dewey would neither affirm
nor deny the authenticity of the inter
view to The World it's correspondent
nor any one else. The editor of the
Daily News answered thus:
To World, New York:
No reason to doubt news.
ROBINSON, Daily News.
But since August % last this inter-
view has been printed in thousands of
! newspapers the world over.
Admiral Dewey has not been isolated.
He has not been sailing the broad seas,
but has gone from port to port since he
was quoted as here.
1t is known that he received The
Worlds cablegram asking if the inter-
view was authentic. The admiral, who
has proved himself a diplomat as well
as the best sea fighter, did not deny the
authenticity of the interview.
It remained uncontradicted; it is only
fair to assume it to be genuine
So the advice of the man who made
the conquest of the Philippines possf-
bic to this administration is, II. all hui
man probability:
''This abnormal state of things
should cease.
Il should like to see autonomy first
conceded and teen annexation might be
talked about
Il have never been in favor of vio-
Ience toward the EiIipinos.