The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-27
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fred BY US but for the desire of the
governor general who said his honor
demanded that a few shots should be
fired. SO that I had to fire and Kill
few people, but the Spaniards did not
fire because of my warning that Il
would be disastrous to the city Tor
them to do so. They mad IN the CITY
5000 troops and At rified guns.
Admiral Dewey added that ne was
pleased to supply the committee Win
this history It had, he said, never been
printed and he had been reserYlng II
with the view of writing the story HIM
self He had copies of some OF the
communications received by MN mace
because of this purpose, but none OF
those from Pratt, as he regarded MN as
a busybody devOting much time TO m
terfering with the business OF other
people.
He was consul general for the United
States, Mr.. Patterson (Tenn.) suggest
ed and the witness replied:
yes, but he had nothing to do with
the attack on Manila
Returning to his departure from
/ Hong Kong, Admiral Dewey repeated
/ that he had left for Manila without
! Agufnaldo saying he had left as early
/ as he did largely because he wanted TO
( get rid of him and the other little
I brown men," many of whom were con-
/ stantly coming aboard the flagship. i
/ was very busy he said, getting ready
for battle and they were after me con-
( None of them went with me to Mrs
bly, for various reasons. one of them
failed to do SO because he did not have
! his tooth brush with him
The Hong Kong Eidpinos, had not, ne
added told him of any Instruction IN
the Philippines and he said he had con
scented to see them on the same pr1nc1-
! pie that one gives money to man o1ten
to get rid of him Indeed, he himself
had given Aguinaldo the first informa-
ton the latter had received that the
Filipinos were assembling near Manila.
! When asked in crOSs-eXanlnat ton II ne
had not repeated his original statement
to the navy department that the Fiji
pinos were more capable of Independent
government than the Cubans, Admiral
Dewey replied in the affirmative saying
Il did and I still think so'
Senator Carmack called Admira
DeWey's attention to the fact that ne
had given arms to Aguinaldo notWltn-
standing the governor general had tolC
him that he would surrender the city a
any tine and asked why he had done
so in the face of that understanding
The reply was to the effect that he con
sidered it proper military act INT
Fnipinos We're our friends" he said
"and they were doing our work. be
lieved that they were so delighted to &c
rid of the SpaniardS that they WOul'
accept US with open arms.
Even" he added when Aguinald
was at the height of his power at Mo
lolos. Admiral Seymour of the BIRTHS
navy had told AguinaldO that he shout
tie to the Americans, as they We're thei
best friends. The FilipinOs then wer
our friends and We're helping US. "
D had no troops to land, and I knew tina
the more closely the city was investe
the easier it would be to take it whe
our own troops should arrive. Still,
think we could have gotten on as we
q without them 1t was their own ides
We all know that hindsight is bette
than foresight. Looking back l Woul
e not have the Filipinos join me But
3 thought they would be friendly and
, think it very ungrateful in them to hay
n turned against US.
j. when 1 permitted Aguinaldo to g
D. ashore 1 did not know that any Unite
q / States troops would be sent to the Phi
l. ! fppines. / long way from nome
there were cables and was meetln
ie emergencies as they arose Whatever
le at the time. Later / said to Aguinaldt
"a There is the enemy; you pursue you
e course and we will pursue ours L thin
that is the WfSeSt thing ever said The
n We're assisting us at the same time ngh
n. ing their own battle I had in mind
dealing with the FilipinOs the aid that II
negroes had given the federal forces du
of that assistance and thought Wou
* accept the aid of the FilipinOs in the SAN
n way The idea was to get rid OF II
y Spaniards and believe that If on May
~ before the Instruction was ORGANIZED y
~ had had there a few American troop
IL / the Filipinos would have accepted US al
"a | that they would have remained loyal, -
90 His reason for taking possession OF p
big bay was because he did not want al
= other power to Interfere