Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-24
The Strain Has Been a Con-
tinuOuS One.
WANTS NO DEMONSTRATION
All He Desires Is Quiet and Rest
He Will Make the Journey
Home By Easy Stages.

New York, May PA dispatch to the
quotes Admiral Dewey as saying, on
board the Olympia:
THE courtesy of these visitors l warm
ly appreciate, but I am too much worn
out and sick to receive them. l am not
sorry to eav Manila at this time. l
could not stand the care and response
bility much longer. 1t is vastly easier
some times to be under orders than issue
them. 1t is the responsibility that kills.
During the year that has elapsed since
we came to Manila, l have not had one
sick day until now a year is long
enough in this climate for an old man.
and l am glad to be permitted a rest.
On this account l expect to be permitted
to remain in Hong Kong two weeks.
That ought to recuperate me. My inten-
ton is to spend the time at Victoria
peak, where l hope to be absolutely free
from worry. Nobody is more sensible
of the Kindness of the people who have
extended me invitations. but / do not
wish for entertainment. My health will
not stand it at present. Two weeks OF
perfect rest at the peak ought to make
a new man of me.
Il have the greatest enthusiasm in the
future Of the Philippines. 1 hope to see
America possess the key to Oriental
commerce and civilization. The brains Of
our great country will develop the untold
the islands. We must never sell them.
Such an action would bring on another
great war. We will never part with the
Philippines, / am sure, and in future
years the idea that anybody should have
seriously suggested it will be one of the
curiosities of history. The insurrectlon
will be broken. There will be no more
~ M hatt1pS and the nav ara for the
islands that was temporarily delayed by
the rising will soon begin.
"Aguinaldo and his generals must be
captured and then the very semblance
of an insurrection will cease. Aguinal-
dos name is the real power among the
natives. Wherever we go 1T is always
Aguinaldo. The officers in the Tagalos,
civil and military, tell us they have no
power to treat for peace until they hear
from Aguinaldo. Foreigners and natives
testifying before the peace commission
all testify to the same state Of facts.
Many Of the island provinces that were
once warlike are anxious for peace, and
will accept the terms as soon as the
Tagalos of Luzon are whipped into line,
but they dare not treat with US as long
as A~guinaldo has the power to confiscate
or punish those who offend him.
The end is not far off if we push right
after them. We must concentrate our
troops and vigorously prosecute the cam
paign in Luzon. That is u whole task.
The southern islands will quickly fall
in line. This, I hope, will not be long
happening.
The Olympia will go home leisurely.
I want all of my officers and men to get
the greatest benefit of all the stops we
can. We will pick our places with this
in mind. They have earned a rest by a
year of steady duty without respite.
While I am glad to be going home, l can
not say goodbye to Manila without re-
grets. There have been many pleasant
occurrences among the months Of harass-
ing responsibilities, and We will not for
get them"