The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-08
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or not We should hold them? All" with
an amused laugh at the recollection
doubtless OF her own efforts to draw
him out on this QUESTION. You know
Admiral Dewey Is discretion itself. He
simply would say nothing whatever on
the subject.
Admiral Dewey did not ask to me to
see that he was raised to the rank OF
full admiral. That was my own idea
based upon what saw and heard from
the officers in Manila. He Is far too
shy and retiring a man to make nny
request whatever OF the government.
The subject came up at the breakfast
on the Olympia. when several OF the
officers spoke of the embarrassments
to which Admiral Dewey has been from
time to time subjected on this score,
and. indeed. to which he must be as
long as his advancement is deferred
ut was after this talk with the Off
GERS and from personal observations of
some things thar wrote home to my
father. stating the facts, and asking
him TO use his own influence. together
with that OF Senator Elkins and Sena-
tor German to have Admiral Dewey
made full admiral ut once. That, I
presume. Is how the rumor got about
that l am the bearer Of important disc
patches to the President.
Just here. in this connection. It will
be Of Interest TO mention what Admiral
Won Diederich. in command of the Ger
man fleet. said.
ut was at dinner party at Hong
Kong when was told the story by
friend to whom he made the remark
and who at the time heard it was my
hostess,
After expatiating in ,unstinted terms
on his admiration OF Admiral Dewey as
n man and an officer. Admiral Won
DIederich said: The German govern
ment has made diplomatic error in
sending to Manila Il man who outranks
the commander OF the blockading
squadron
THAT was an admission we'll worthy
OF note. One to be taken hold OF and
,digested by the American people.
admiral Dewey told me that he has
been but twice. think to Manila. His
duties keep him very closely confined
to his ship, and TO Cavite. off which
she is anchored. You can have no idea
of the incessant demands upon his time.
Just before left he was being wor-
ried by the question OF Chinese immi-
grafton. The Chinese are pouring into
sion or hope that they can thus be rec
ognlzed as American citizens. IT was
upon this subject that the United States
consul came from Annoy TO discuss the
question at the time OF my stay in
Manila.
admiral Dewey is worshipped by
both the army and navy at the Philip
pines. The natives speak OF him with
bated breath, as of parsonage almost
omnipotent. He IS, In fact, the one
person OF whom they really stand in
awe.
THAT question Of the insurgents Is
one that would have undoubtedly been
peaceably settled by this time, had it
not been FOR the religious fanatics OF
Hong Kong, who have gone TO the OK
tent of distributing pamphlets calcu-
lated TO stir up the people to prolonged
rebellion. One OF these pamphlets.
which | saw. represented peaceful
ca:np of North American Indians, upon
whom suddenly Il troop OF United
States cavalry had descended, KILN.
and torturing the Indians in the most
lghtfE manner. leNea III Is printed:
Thus W. cXtermina,ed our Indians
thus We viii exterminate the natives
when we rule the Philippines
This faction is diligently ut work all
the time, slSilfully misrcprcsenting
every word the Insurgents utter with
regard to the United States. and vice
versa. Thus the report that .Aguiuaido
had sent word to !idmira. Dewey that
Il he did not move the American fleet
he would blow up every vessel in the
harbor. was fabrication from begin
ming TO end. 1t is such things rs
this with which Admiral Dewey has TO
contend, and the tension upon his
nerves can be better imagined than de-
scribed.
TO his friends In Washington and
the East generally. the admiral bade
me give all manner OF kindly mes
sages, repeating IN farewell what have
already told you: 4 am deeply inter-
cstcd in the situation, and hope TO be
through to the end
In this | am convinced he was per-
fectly sincere as he was fond OF the
Philippines. and from all I could see or
hear would be quite conten; to stay
there indefinitely.
This Is all, except for me TO rciter-
ate the hope that the American people
will unite to help the promotion OF Adj
miral Dewey as speedily as possible.
for the good not only Of the admiral.
but for the honor and standing OF the
American nation.