Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-13

ment OF the affair
In the firgt place beg to say that
Admiral Dewey never saw Ale3ahdrino
and never had one word Of conversation
with him. Just before Admiral
IDewey's squadron was leaving for
Mrs Bay F. Agoncilloan d T. sandicu.
representing the Filipino junta in. Hong
Kong. asked an interview with Admiral
Dewey. Their protested object was to
obtain his permission to reopen the re-i
Ibellion against Spain and to cooperate
with our naval forces in case the
United States decided to take the is
lands from Spain.
On April 20 took to Mrs Bay in the
tugboat Fame, sandico. Garchitorena
and Alejandrino. On arrival in Mrs
Bay the three insurgents were taken on
board the Olympia and were assigned
to Capt. Gridley's room for the time
being. After a council Of officers in
Admiral Dewey's room the admiral re-
tenant and myself to interview the
Filipincs and report to him. Admiral
Dewey did not see any Of the three
men.
The conversation was carried on In
English between sandico and ourselves
and very little OF 1t was translated for
the benefit of the other two Filipinos.
When told that Admiral Dewey was in
clined to permit the three to go to Ma
Mia on the collier Nanshan, IL they
could give any good reason for so do
ing, they informed US that they did not
wish to go to Manila until the Ameri-
can squadron had first disposed OF the
Spanish squadron.
ITO quote from my daily Journal, un-
der date OF April q, 1898. regarding this
conference: The upshot OF the talk was
that they did not expect to be taken off
as they were and alti1o they We're dying
to fight for their down trodden father
land, .hey had left all their clean linen.
tooth brushes. etc. in Hong Kong and
could not take so long a voyage with
out them. told them that Hong kons
was the best place for them, and Capt.
Coghian, who came into the room, made
so much fun OF them that at last one
of the bold warriors. j. Alejandrino q
young fellow who mad never smelled
powder, decided to accompany the
squadron If. on Coghlan's guaranty ne
would be supplied with new suit of
underclothes. was thoroughly dis
gusted with the outfit.
.sGarchitorena declined to accompany
his colleague on the excuse that his
wife was i'll. sandico said he had no
idea Of going, as he was diplomat and
not soldier. brought them both
back with me in the Fame the same
afternoon and Alejandrino was imme-
diately taken to the collier Nanshan.
After the battle OF Manila Bay Ad-
miral Dewey gave the Filipino permis-
eion to land at Cavite and Join his
ffriends. He. however, declined to do
so unless the admirai furnished him
with a marine guard. He remained on
the Nanshan until 1t was convenient
for the admiral to return him to Hong
Kong, which occurred within fort
night.
'.Alejandrino's subsequent history is
we'll known to the military government
In the Philippines. He loomed out as an
Iinsurgent general. a peace commits
sloner and letter writer.
The navy department showed Wild
mans letter to Admiral Dewey. who
quoted page 172. report OF the Philip
pine commission, volume I, as follows:
No alliance OF any kind was entered
into with Aguinaldo, nor was any
promise OF independence made to him
then or at any other time.