The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-29

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DO you know" he asked. whether
Aguinaldo has a dollar today?"
II don't know" was the reply. 81
have not been in the Philippines for
three years; how should 1 know?"
Dewey Refused to Answer.
DO you not know from your expert
ence that there was never day while
he was in arms that he could not have
made himself rich at the expense Of
I the American government if he had
given up?"
The witness hesitated, and said he
could not answer the question, as he
was told by the chair that he need not
do so.
You do know" Mr.. Patterson went
on, that there were several who got
good, fat ofiices?"
The reply was in the negative.
The witness also said he knew moth
ing Of the payment of money to the
Cuban general, Gomez, and he added
the suggestion 20 Senator Patterson
that he should not put such questions
to him. Senator Patterson also asked
a number Of questions concerning Ad-
miral Dewey's association with General
| Anderson after arrival, and his visit
20 Aguinald0 in company with the gen
eral. He said he had suggested to
/ General Anderson on the occasion of
that visit that he need not wear his
uniform or put on his sword. but that
his blouse would be sufficient, and the
suggestion had been adopted. Refer
ring to a report of that report made by
General Anderson and to copies of let
ters written by General Anderson, in
which Aguinaldo was assured of a de-
sire for amicable relations, Admiral
Dewey said that he did not remember
that any such assurances had been Civ
en-. Speaking of General Anderson's
letters to the Philippine chieftain, the
witness said:
When I heard that he was writing
/ letters to AguinaldO, I advised him
against doing 60"
Anderson Offended Leader.
He added that he was not conversant
with all of General Anderson's acts be-
fore the arrival of General Merritt, as
the general had gone his own way
while he dewey had gone his. He
also said General Anderson had Offend
ed Aguinaldo on the occasion of their
visit by his questions. When Senator
Patterson pressed other questions call
ing for reference to statements made
by army officers and others. the ad-
mirai declined to answer, saying:
4 am here to testify to what / know.
and I viii give all the information I
can in that way. but am not RESPONSE
bic for what others have said. 1 don't
like your questions. and I don't think
] ought to be required TO reply to
them"
The chair assured the witness that
he need not answer. The admiral said.
however, in reply to further pressing,
that his views did not coincide with
those expressed, by General Anderson
in magazine article.
'They do not coincide" he said. 1--WE
differed very much from the begin
ming"
Senator'S Beverage and Dietrich then
asked a few questions. The former re-
minded the admiral Of a visit that he
Senator BeveTidge) had paid the ad-
miral on the flagship Olympia when
she lay in the harbor at Manila, and
asked him If he remembered a con-
veTsation that he said had occurred
between them while they were looking
out from the deck, the admiral having
said, in regard to the success Of the
American arms, that ''he could not
help thinking that it was all due to
a higher power than ours"
Il do" responded the admiral. 'I
remember that said that, and it is
my opinion now"
Would Lapse Into Anarchy.
Senator Beverage read extracts from
the reports Of the first Philippine COM
mission. of which Admiral Dewey was
a member in which the statement was
made that the FilipinOs were incapa-
bic of standing alone, and il the
American support was Withdrawn they
would lapse into anarchy, and asked
him If that had been his opinion. He
replied in the affirmative, adding that
he still entertained that view.
Senator CaTmack-"Was that always
your OpiniOn?"
Admiral DeWey-''Yes. True, I made
a comparison once with the Cubans.
saying the Filipinos were more capa-
bic of self-gOvernment that the Gu
bans. I think that neither the Fill
pinos nor the Cubans are capable of
elf-government."
Senator Dietrich's questions we're in
tended TO show the state Of Admiral
Dewey's mind concerning the Fill
pinOs at the time of the engagement
with the Spanish squadron. He asked
the admiral if it was not true that
If he had recognized the Filipinos as
allies, trusted them as such. and con-
sidered them capable of taking charge
of Manila, he would have accepted the
proffer for the surrender of Manila
before the arrival of the American
troops"
Yes" replied the witness. chat is
true. and it is a good idea I had
not thought Of it, and I am glad you
S11pUeqfed IL IT makes my testimony
stronger. 1t is true, and the fact that
I did not accept the surrender and
put them in charge, shows that I did
not trust them. 1t never entered my
head to do that"
With this, Admiral Dewey was ex-
cused. and he expressed himself as
much Eratified to secure his release.