New-York tribune., 1901-03-29
DEWEY TALKS OF CAPTURE
SAYS he WILL SOME TINE WRITE THE
HISTORY OF THE FILIPINO AFFAIR

Admiral Dewey was seen yesterday morning al
his apartments in the Albermarle and ques-
toned the probable effect Of the capture of
Aguinado. He expressed the greatest satisfaction
at the and said he thought that this would
really wind up the period Of resistance. He also
| said:
had the warning , few days ago that it might
and il Funston had lost his life every one would
Rsye as b td pe you OF wor m I aPGaT part t Of %
! ston and in keeping with his previous exploits.
IRE m "a # large ars force had gone against Aguinado
| he would not have been found. but this was kind
Of strategy OF their sort and appears 70 nave
succeeded perfectly.
Admiral Dewey asked as to the assertion Of
certain people that Agunaldo had really been an
ally of the United States. The admiral has here
tofore denied this. but he said to-day:
Aguinaldo in no sense ally. When We
ss the 70 Union forces IN the Civil War made use Of
aid US. but there was nothing whatever upon which
in the technical sense Agunaido i, himself most
amable little fs3w He does not have h the n edqca
not really the brains Of Of M the o so Ma6 @
AFuinaIdo was the active leader. admit that
did not give him credit for the acuteness that he
great ability. One thing wonder about in the
he's to-day from Manila a "Rsh es ae
him he was notably. reticent and much of his
without reserve The people believed that he was
invuInerabe. however and that no harm could be
that 3 dozen had stood and fired at him
as a test. / suppose there bullets In the
guns. whatever the weapons were. ne was
unhurt But that story Went Nm. eaerhs The
that no harm could befall him.
To the question What do you think ought TO be
done with Agulnaldo now?" the admiral replied
Well. Il seams that good a thing as
could he done. for the present, would be 10 SEND m
in the Philippines and there would be no hardship
in the change, but there would be no chance 10 pose
and the Filipino leader would feel as II ne we're out
Of the world when sent there.
capture Of Guam by Captain Glass. of the Charles
illustrative Of " hat unknown spot ii is. In one
of which he related his ignorance of the situa
ton OF the island IN the presence of a British
captain. He then added:
Looking over the events of the last two years.
am sometimes impressed with the idea that possi
bly, the trouble with the Filipinos might have been
hindsight is a great deal easier than foresight.
/ have criticism for any one. but 1t can be seen
now how the Americans who first went there hurt
the pride Of the Fipinos II we had made a greater
effort to hater them II Is possible the thing would
have gone smoothly. but wish TO say that. at
idea Of Independence all They simply hated the
Spaniards They hated them. say. and they want
looked upon us as their deliverers and they old
everything / told them 10 do. Aterward think
Il was simply .ase OF success turning man
head in the case OF Agunaldo. l DON I oeHeve tAat
At first he had any idea OF attempting 20 set mp an
indepe ndent republic. As 10 the matter OF our
relations with the Fipinos, the history has never
Vet been written / have all the letters and docu-
ments pertaining TO IL and ! expect some day 70
write the history OF the affair; W men an OF the
that no obligation rested upon the American forces
70 treat the Filipinos as allies