The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-10
4 DENTAL By DEWEY
Has Not Been Talking War or Pol
tiles for Publication.
Declares He Did Not Say to Brook
iyE Reporter That the Filipino
or That "a State Of War Exists in
China-The Admiral ChaGrined.

Admiral Dewey was particularly ineensed
today when his attention was called to an
alleged interview with him, published in
the Brooklyn Eagle" of yesterday after
noon. The interview was spread at length
on the first page Of the paper with
scare" head, and it quoted him as saying
that whatever show of resis1 ace to Ameri-
can authority there may be in the Philip
pines at this time will be kept up until
after the November election.
He was further said to have remarked
along this line that the instruction is
kept alive by the leaders Who ho.d out to
the soldiers the hope of BGyan's election.
Another statement attributed to him was
that a state of war exists in China
These remarks were all denied by the
Admiral. He dictated the following state
ments this morning:
My attention has been drawn to the ar
ticIe as published in the Brooklyn Eagle
particularly on account of the inaccuracies
which it contains l made use of no words
saying or intimating that whatever show
Of resistance to our authority there is at
the present time in the Philippines viii be
kept up until after our election in
November. The instruction IS kept
alive by the leaders. who hold out 10
the soldiers the hope of Bryan's election.
Neither did l say or intimate that in my
opinion state OF war exists between this
country and China. These statements at
tri5uted to me are absolutely Incorrect
The full text Of the article in the
Brooklyn Eagle" was as follows:
Washington, Aug. admiral George
Dewey came TO town this morning from his
country home in the suburbs OF Washing
ton. He sat il the front seat Of a jaunty
yellow blackboard and drove a spanking
pair OF bay horses. An English footman
in livery occupied the rumble.
The Admiral looked the picture Of
health. Farming evidently agrees with
him. He wore a cooI-looking pongee suit,
a souvenir Of his stay in the East.
. l regard the news from the Philippines
as particularly encouraging said the Ad-
miral to the Eagle correspondent.
'Aguinaldo's liautenants are suTrendering
one after another. Whatever show of re-
sistance to our authority there is at the
present time in the Philippines Will be
kept up until after our election in Noven-
Der. The instruction is kept alive by the
leaders, who hold out to tIe soldiers the
hope of Bryans election
Referring to China, Admiral Dewey
said.
ItSdIu lIe situation ii t0lua as eX-
ceedirgly grave. The difficulties that our
soldiers viii have 10 contend against are
many and various. The conditions that
exist there are very much the same as
those in the Philippine Islands. You viii
see from the map just prepared by the
War Department that the road between
Ttentsin and Pekn is very narrow and
there is very little opportunity for extern
sIVe military operations. The troops VIII
have 10 fight in small bodies just as our
soldiers have had 10 do in the Philippine
Islands. The country offers all sorts OF
opportunities for ambuscades and sudden
attacks On the part OF the enemy The
fields are flooded ana the ground very baf
for an invading force
when asked whether in his opinion
there was really a coalition Of war now
existing between this country and China.
he said:
- I should say most assuredIy yes They
are killing our people and our soldiers are
dghting hard for their lives OF course.
you cannot judge China by the same stan
dard as you would other countries. There
is really no government there. as we IN
derstand ii. The whole governmental
function is in the hands of old women Age
is great thing over there. People do not
become powerful or influential until they
become very old. II is just the reverse in
our country. where our military ana naval
men are retired IL the prime of life. ]
know number Of naval men who were ac-
tive and in fine health at the time of their
retirement and who really became old soon
after they were relieved from active duty
The Government called them old men and
they in fact became such
The Navy can be OF little service in
this Chinese difficulty. Our warships can,
however. keep things quiet, at H0ngkong
and Shanghai Our naval commanders can
do just as I did at Manila. when Aguinaldo
said he was going TO take the city. l sent
him word that if he did, he would not IL 3
one brick upon another, and that I would
rae the city 10 the ground. This I GER
tainly should have done If he had persisted
in his purpose The warships Of The al
lies ought to be able 10 keep things
straight in those cities within the reach OF
their guns on the coast.
= 1t is very significant, the sending for
Ii Hung Chang by the Dowager Empress.
In this day CT dire distress it is not sur
prising that such government as there IS at
Pekin should turn TO the only really grsa at
man of the country. I think that the a
lies are doing well TO keep l. Hung Chang
where he is. 1t is better for cur people ID
have MIN under their eyes than 9 p kin.
Admiral Dewey said that although he is
in splendid health himself and perfectly
content 10 lead the life of a country squire
near Washington, and to look after his
garden and raise his own vegetables Mrs.
Dewey is unfavorabIy affected By the ex-
treme heat and that on this account they
would probably leave for Mar ragansstt
at an early date. They will he the guests
of Mrs. Dewey's sister, Mrs. John R. Nc
Lean"