The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-01-04
Major Won SOnneBbnrg Tells Of
the Tilt Between Dewey
and Won DledrIch.
DIFFERENCE SOON SETTLED
Dewey Made a Reasonable Request
Regarding August. which Was
Granted. and Incident Closed

CHICAGO. iii., January g. -- Major
Won Bonnefburg 0crmnn military
attacha 10 tho Emperor Of japan. the
man who carried tho maEaage between
Admiral Won Dicdrich ana Admiral
Dewey. by which permission was given
for tho transportation Of Captain Cen
efal August from Manila 10 Hong Kong
On German waruh!p is In Chicago.
Major Won jonnerburg IL tho typical
German oificnr. Ito IN broad Hhouldered
young man with nm erect carriage. lie
was seen by reporter NJ tho Auditorium
and related certain unwriltoD bits OF
history Of tho American operations In
tho Philippines.
II am a student Of military affairs"
ha said Perhaps | might bo called n
theoretical warrior"
inaHmuch ne no has tho Iron cross for
bravery at sedan and was In q battles Of
tho Franco. .Prussian war, no is certainly
a practical fighter aH we'll
After tho 0rock.T'urko war went on
90 tho orient" no continued. II was
with Prince Henry, and AZ tho outbreak
OF tho HpaniEh-Amotioan war I Rccom-
painted Admiral Won Diedrich 10 Manila,
II did not witness tho destruction OF
MontojO's foel by your Admiral Dewey.
but saw much of the subsequent events
'1iecauno of what saw I want 20
correct a, least ono false impression
that thoro was any ill-feeling between
the commanders OF the American and
German iiesla. There was Disagree
i 4 a.. Ft.atsf Of
Americans TO search German ships. but
that was soon settled Then a. 10 the
August incident. I myself was the mes
Bongcr between tho two admlrala In the
discussion over the disposition OF Au-
gust. Admiral Won Dlodrich ASKED
whether or not Admiral Dewey would
object 20 Captain General August TAX.
ing passage on ono Of tho German dis.
patch boats running to Hong Kong.
Admiral Dewey said that ho would no,
" tho captain general would mako some
Kind OF parole by which no would no
longer bear arms against the United
States. This waA given and tho Incident
Was closed. aa tho diplomats would say.
As to the Americans, both ashore and
aboard ship. may Hay that never met
n flnrr body OF men. admire your vol
un,eors. 10 my mind. they furnish mag
nlnccn, material for soldiers. but | am
afraid that they have hard task before
them In tho Philipplnoa l shouldn't want
the task of controlling those islands un-
lees | had fully 50.ooo men behind me.
Those natives arp going TO bc hard prob
lens 10 solve
since tho finishing VI the Philippine
question I have been connected with tho
imperial army of japan AZ a studcn, Of
It's methods OF military discipline. To
Hp.-ak very conacryatiycly. I believe that
next 10 tho Ucrmnn army there IL not a
finer body O hghting men In tho world
than that Same little collection OF Jap.
anoso troops. Their discipline la pcrfe-,,
and any nation that picks a quarrl with
tho japanese II going 60 have no eaHy
timo of H. I consider them ono OF the
important factors In future oriental com
pliationA."
Hut when Major Won sonncrburg was
questioned In regard 10 these same Orr
cnlal problcma ho was silent lie said
that he was Etill connected with the
Japanese government and with that OF
Germany ~ well, and could say nothing.
Turning 10 moro personal matters. he
said that hs was on his way TO Washing
ton with letters TO Secretary Alger and
General Miles. lie would spend a few
days about tho department In Washington
and then would 40 10 Berlin 90 rcpor,
To his government