Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-26
SPANISH WAR INCIDENT
Depew Tells How Powers Plot
ted to Stop Dewey.
BRITISH mo" FRUSTRATED IT.

Senator Furnishes Details of a
Scheme to Keep Our Flag OF Phil
ippine Soil Which Was Checked by
EngIand's Refusal to Act With the
Powers.
The details of the conspiracy on the
! part Of certain powers to prevent the
landing Of American forces in the Phil
ippines during the war with Spain have
just been furnished by Senator De
pew, who confirms the information
which was recently. announced In the
New York Press by its Washington
SUPPLEMENTARY, that the I'M
friendly attitude Of Germany to the
United States when the war with
Spain actually began was brought out
in statement made by Admiral Dew
ey to several senators Of how the Ger
man admiral showed hostility at the
battle of Manila. The statement was
brought out on account of the German
British controversy over neutrality of
the powers before the war.
The German ships followed the
American vessels about until warned
by Dewey not to get in line of his fire.
The British commander drew his ships
OH the other side Of the American YES
sells in line from the German ships. so
that if Admiral Won Dietrichs did fire
on Dewey he would have to fire on the
British flag at the same time But in
addition to this stirring incident it is
related that certain Of the powers
again, at the alleged instigation Of
Austria. tried to make up cOmbina-
ton to prevent the landing of the
American forces in Manila.
When the proposition to keep the
Americans from raising the American
! flag over the Philippines was made
known in London. the British foreign
office promptly rejected the suggestion,
and the plot Immediately fell through.
The rejection of the proposal, said to
have come through Austrian channels
resulted in the ordering of Admiral
Won Dietrichs by his government away
from the Philippines, leaving the Unit
| ed States forces to complete their
plans of occupation without any fur
| ther attempts at foreign hindrance.
II was abroad at the time of Dew
ey's victory at Manila" says Mr.. De
pew. 81 remember that in France the
| feeling of hostility to Americans was
pronounced, it being unpleasant for ill.,
stance, for American women to go
| shopping in Paris. The same anti
American sentiment was prevalent In
Rerlip and Vienna; -. ~
while / was in London in the latter
part Of May or the first week or two Of
June l was approached semiotficially
with a proposition which involved a
concert of the continental powers
against the United States, the object
being to prevent this country from per-
manently retaining the Philippines.
! The powers realized that the United
States suddenly had become factor
in the eastern situation and must be
consulted in any steps which might be
taken concerning the Polandizing of
China. We We're, so to speak, new
division in the equation, with the prob
! ability-which later proved to be a
reality-that we would check the land
grabbing ambition of certain powers.
"Under these circumstances was
asked If the United States would
agree, provided freedom was granted
10 Cuba, Porto Rico coded to the Unit
ed States and coaling station was
granted in the Philippines, that Dewey
should withdraw from the Philippines
and all claim to the archipelago be sur
rendered. ! was told that If this pro-
gramme was not accepted by the Unit
ed States the continental powers would
provide assistance to Spain SO that the
war would be prolonged at least two
years, thus involving the United States
in an expense Of several hundred mil
lion dollars, even though the outcome
- war necessarily would be COM