New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-12

Chicago, July 11-General Thomas NJ. Anderson
has addressed to THE Record Herald" letter CIV
ing his version of the surrender of Manila. in
which he differs materially from the statements
made by Admiral Dewey. General Anderson's let
ter is in chief follows:
National Soldiers Home
Erie County, Ohio. July g.
Sir: Admiral Dewey is quoted as saying in his
that when Manila was surrendered il was in pur-
suance of definite understanding between him
his statement, he said that his Views did not coin
magazine article and Closed his testimony by say
ing I'VE differed very much from the beginning:
the state great service Yet must f say with al
to he s 81 Mania IN So sncere
my regard for the Admiral that would not make
mens whn no hoy
10 ser qf the the ssboo da al Of
LIST CalifoTna was permitted to pass our lines ana
e1 and hn ' he he
that the latter told him he could and would not
honor Of Spain, subseq9entiy' General Merritt
attack and this Was done enc on the assumption that
there would be bona de resistance In o the ; at
If the city was surrendered as a result of def
mite understanding. what the understanding
and how definite was it? Was it that American sol.
The Admiral Sc SAYS dere very much
begnning hope our countrymen VIII believe that that
was such an understanding did not know It, and
The Admiral is reported to have testified that the
Spanish authorities offered to surrender TO him the
ten proposals have come to light and the pro6a6tii
ties are that he was deceived by the
by all means in their power to prevent lombard
ment.
1 learn for the first time that my correspon-
dence with Aguinaldo was not approved by me me
casion for correspondence. When ne TOOK posses
Of t' several We hundred Fpnos Working there That
did not require any eorrespondence Nor DID II re,
start his insurreetor i IS not difficult to induce
/ wrote some letters to Agunaldo which seemed
necessary at the time. He had arrested some OF
&HF He had his people
ply us with Lighters to land our men and mabeTiaI
the carts We Gould only buy fuel and forage from
soil of Luzon. We did not pay any attention, to
this last impertnence. but in regard 70 the other
usta6e exPsdiePt IT, howeyer had known no Eno
now might have arrested him then without cor
AdmiTaT Beweys Statement IN references to the sur
F render ro Of Mspa e was ds ann enera Merritt
both thought that they had made an agreement
be- taken fe Without boodshed Yet the fact remains
that Captain General Augustin was relieved because
his successor refused to do so As to this both tne
Speaking for the Second Division Of the Eighth
the defences Of Manila was not in the nature OF
'pe'~ THOMAS NJ. ANDERSON.
Washington, July n.-Admiral Dewey was asked
about the statement by General Anderson after he
had seen It, but declined TO comment on it,
Secretary Root also was disnclined to discuss
General Andersons statement. He said that the
matters referred to occurred before he Ohe Secre-
taryl assumed office so that II not for him to
pass upon any difference that had arisen between
Admiral Dewey and General Anderson. The War
Department is not inclined to hold the same strict
rein upon retired officers IN the matter OF discussing
public questions II does upon officers who are on
the active list Therefore unless this matter takes
a new turn, It will be allowed to drop.