Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-02-04
AN INTERESTING TALK.
Ensign Leps Answers Some
Questions Which are
Put to Him.

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nexation OF The rhillipines--A Great
Fight is Ahead aud the Practical Ex
termination OF The Natives Must be
Made-Eyery day Of Delay But Adds
TO The DidicuIt, Of The Situation
--Germen VAR ships Not Very
Friendly scraps Between The
Jackies English stand With the
Americans -s,ther Notes ON The Trip
to Manila.
Ensign Henry ii Leps came in
town to-day and was seen BY a rep
resentative of this paper. He had
many interesting things to tell of the
long trip that he had taken and had
much of interest to tell about the sit
uation in the far east. He will re-
main in Morgantown for an indefi-
mite time. He is now on waiting
orders and does not know but that
orders discharging him from the
navy will be received. The chances
are about even on this. The list of
officers is being cut down now that
the navy is going back to the peace
footing but since he is an assistant
engineer some difference may be
made in his case He is very anxious
to remain in the service and in case
he is discharged will take another
examination and go back again.
Ensign Leps was in Manila but
two weeks but in that time had a
chance to get thoroughly Disguised
with the native Philippines. They
are worthless set and will never
be ready to be citizens of this coun-
try. There is but two things to do.
One of these is to let them go and
the other is to exterminate them.
They will not submit to peaceable
annexation and they are being arm
ed, drilled and made more efficient
every day for the death grapple that
is inevitable between them and the
soldiers and sailors from this country.
The longer this is put off the
worse it will be for the brave boys
who are forced to do it quietly
and see the preparations which are
being made to kill as many of them
and their comrades as possible. The
navy and the army are against an
nexation and should they be allowed
to settle it they would let the heath
en- go.
The feeling of friction between the
Germans and the Americans has not
been exaggerated and they are ready
to fight at the drop of the hat. Ev-
cry man in the navy wants to fight
the Dutchmen and when ever the
sailors get ashore together they fight
like tigers. The Americans and the
English combine and thresh the lads
from the Fatherlands to the Queens
taste.
The vessels under Dewey watch
the German warships very closely
and several times they have been on
the verge of scrapping. At one time
during the bombardment of Manila
/ it looked like the Germans intended
to interfere when some one noticed a
curious look about an English war
ship which had taken up position
between the Germans and the Ameri-
cans. Closer inspection showed the
representative Of Johnny Bull was
stripped for action and ready on the
slightest move from the kraut eaters
to go after them good and strong.
Leps was sent to Shanghai where
be remained until Christmas day
when orders came to report at home
at once and he left for this country
and arrived here after a months
| travel.
He has many relics Of the fight at
Manila when the Spaniards were
sunk and gives most entertaining
description of the appearance of the
snnken wrecks which still serve to
remind visitors of what Dewey and
the men under his command can do
when they take notion to attend
to business.
He has hardly time to take breath
between questions as everyone is
anxious to find out all that they can
of the situation and from the further
fact that he is very popular man
and everyone wants to have chance
to talk to him. We all hope that he
may get good assignment in the
navy and that his experiences in the
future may be even more interesting
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