The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-04
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not abated by her transfer of che gift
10 the Admiral's son. The criticisms
are 50 severe and were so quickly fol-
lowed by the announcement from New
York Ghat the permanent memorial
arch will not be erected in honor of
Dewey but OF the Navy. that the Nd
miral was goaded into making the fol-
lowing public statement:
When | made over this house to my
| wife / thought | was doing the most
gracious act that an American gentle
man could do. | thought the people
| had given me this house for me 10 dis
pose of as | chose. 1t seems that L
was mistaken. | would never have
sold it, nor given II, nor willed Il. nor
disposed OF IL in any manner what~o-
ever outside % my own family. hut
| | did believe | had the right TO give o.
| to my wife or my son IL | chose TO do
so.
1T pains me very deeply TO feel that
/ am compelled TO lay open the se,lrets
of my domestic life. but. I'm view OF the
insults which | have received ut the
hands of writer's OF letters which have
been published today. feel justified tn
somewhat overstepping the bounds OF
propriety and saying that Mrs. Dewey
understood better Ghan / did the feel
ings of the people and nj first declined
to permit the house to be transferred
| to her. She did consent only after an
arrangement had been effected where
| by not only the house which was tihe
| gift to me from the American people,
| but her entire personal fortune. which.
as you are aware, is considerable. was
ultimately to go 10 my son George.
Thus he had absolutely nothing to lose
by my conveying my house 60 my wife.
Lut, on the contrary, was great gain
er thereby.
"The relations between my son and
myself have been always the most
kindly, and between Mrs. Dewey and
my son the most pleasant This agita-
tion has hurt my son even more than
it has me.
II would never have believed d pos
sible," Admiral Dewey continued with
tears in his eyes. that the American
people who made such n hero of mo
two months ago could have in this
brief period so turned upon mo an 10
fill columns OF the papers with tho
worst sort of abuse. When landed in
New York / was told that | was Hhe
hero, the idol OF the Nation. I was
! told that nothing was too good for me,
that anything that | would ask was
mine. ] asked no idolatry, / asked nc
Iapplause. i had merely done my duty
, and was ready to do AZ again. but l
did ask one thing. which was 90 be-
let alone, TO conduct my personal and
domestic affairs az I saw NJ, and this
one simple privilege which asked
: from the American people has been de-
; MED me.
/, when sailed into Manila bay. over
dangerous ground. with death and even
worse in front of me, / little thought
that in such a brief period OF time after
/ returned to my native land the Amer
lean people would countenance such n
monstrous attack upon me because 1
was doing what / considered TO be the
most gracious thing I could do--pre-
sent my home to my bride.
Il 90 not intend to arraign the en-
tire American people for the acts OF n
few. But / am hurt. | am cut
to the quick.I never have felt so badly
in all my life. / want to American peo-
pie to know IL. ! want them TO know
, that If could ! would return TO the
, contributors to the fund the money
that purchased IL. i would never fn
. the world have accepted N az ] had
known what ii would cost me. II I
should feel tomorrow as feel tonight
/ would cut 1t all. throw up everything
go on the retired list and go abroad
In fact / feel so discouraged, so worn
out tonight that ! scarcely know what
| will do; hardly feel like living in n
country where can be attacked I'm NO
Outrageous manner without being de-
Tended by any one.
i THE American people are not
through with me yet. When the Amer
lean people wanted me To command n
feet and to- sail into Manila harbor 4
did my duty as ! saw IL, and as 7 be-
-
me now or at some future dime 10 com
mand another fleet, my life and my
sword are always at the disposal OF my
country
when / accepted this house 7
thought 1t was gift. dlj not know
that the people who contributed the
money TO buy IL gave IL TO me with N
/ string tied 10 il or I should never have
taken it. ] never would accept any
thing with a string tied 10 IL. never
have, and i never will. ] owe a great
deal to the American people. and per-
haps the American people owe some
thing TO me, but thank God, the Amer
lean people don't own me and am still
indepen lent.
at never occurred 10 me that any
one could have even fancied cause for
offense IL did not take the public into
my confidence or consult with them in
regard to transferring TO my wife the
property which they had presented 90
me.
Under the law. the moment we were
married she became possessed OF one
third Of IL. / could not convey n or
sell 1t without her consent. under
stand that 1t is the custom In the ma
jority Of cases, where homes are owned
and occupied by American families.
| that they stand In the name OF the
wife. Other American gentlemen have
this privilege; why should I not have
| it?
"As for conveying it 20 my wife 30
avolu the payment OF any debts or obli-
cations, ] can only say that ! have
never had any debts"
FRIENDS TO THE RESCUE.
| WASHINGTON. Nov. 22.-Admiral
I nnWnv hae yaurafa IN aynrp4a mr.