The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-12
IN, ANDERSON ON DEWEY
,,tieises Certain Portions of Test.
mony Given by the Admiral.
> SACRIFICE OF AMERICAN LIVES
..,v II There Was an Under
,.li,o that Only a Sham Battle
w.s 20 Be Fought Before Manila.

3,-s,,so july 11.-General Thomas NJ
..ar has adressed to the Record-Her-
letter giving his version of the sur
Iaasr Of Manila in which he differs ma
III from, the statements made by Adj
,r.l pewey. General Anderson letter
IN chief as follows;
\ the Editor.
st,onnl soldiers Home, Erie County
- Iulv e.-Admlral Dewey is quoted ms
.n, IN his evidence before the senate
na,rs committee that when Manila was
.raudered 1t was in pursuance OF
ate understanding between him ana
spauish governor general. In conclud'
,Js statement he said that his views
- M, coincide with those expressed by
.,st Anderson In a magazine article
4 a closed his testimony by saying: 1--WE
sorod very much from the beginning.
.,rst Dewey Is great naval officer
lid the STATE great serNlcei yet, l
cav with all Difference, that he is
.s,.ten I'm his statement III relation to
nrrender of Manila. So sincere Is mJ
,ard FOR the admiral that 1 would not
- this assertion but for the fact thai
on statements, when uncohtradlcteu'
IS into history .,.
,erst IL Father Mckinnon, the Cathoic
ei.in NJ the First California, was per-
.,i,d 70 pass our lines and 80 into Ma
~ lie saw the archbishop and the
"crnor general and when he returned he
ported that the latter tod MN ne cou'u
and would not surrender without Il
N, as no had to fight for the honor Of
a i subsequently General Merritt di-
c,od me to draw ny the tactical order
The attack aud this was done on the
snmntiou that there would he bona
n d resistance. In the attack ana the pre-,
ii dne skirmishes we lost IL killed ana
bundled. .,s ~ ro.,t,
JeAntfe understanding what was the
dsrstandlng and how definite was Il!
As Tr THAT AMD.nCAN SOLDIERS
|#ERE TO BE SACRIFICED TO THE
|1Tbs ADMIRAL saws we differed very much
Inn the beginning. / hope our country
an will believe that We differed very
non about this. If there ever was such
understanding l did not know 1t and
Il army did not know II. The admlthl
"a ,onorted TO have testified that the Span.
authorities offered to surrender to him
~ dav he destroyed the spanish squad
"a 30 written proposals have come to
|y3tht and the probabilities are that ne
hi deceived by the misrepresentation of
- foreign consuls, who were endeaNorlhG
4 all means in their power to prevent
8kmbardment,
III NOW learn for the first time that my
& rresnondepce with Aguinaldo was not ap-
Xnyed by the admiral Permit me TO re-
rk that he had no occasion for Il CORE.
3Hondence When he took possession oil
Il Cayite navy yard he doubled the wages
several hundred Fllpinos workihE ineao'
s, did not require any correspondence
kr did II REQUIRE any correspondence 10
duct hguinaldO to start his insurrection-
is not difficult to induce men to dc
hat they wish 10 do. | wrote some let
n 10 Agulnado which seemed necessary
that time. He had arrested some OF
officers for entertlng the town OF "a
: without hts permission. He had FOR
5ddeu his people TO supply US with light
4 to land our men and materials we
ioulred land transportation and he ME
the carts We could only buy forage
bm him. Finally he forbade us to lanu
= the sacred soil of Luzon. We did mol
ans attention to this last impcrtinence
in regard to the other disagreement'
Thought a correspondence was justiha
e1pedient. II, however. | had known
much about him then as eVerynod!
Fms to know now | might have arrested
b. without correspondence.
referring now to my original proposition
ht Admiral Dewey's statement In refer
&c TO the surrender of Manila was mis-
M bdIng ] wish to say that no doubt th'
A miral and General Merritt both thought
E&Aat they had made an agreement VIII
4 III Spanish authorities by which the CITY
z hid be taken without hloodshed. Ne
|<Ue fact remains that Captain Genera
bgustin was relieved because he was VIII
r. to make such a capltulation while hi
ccessor refused 10 do so. As to thl
+ Nh the admiral and the general com
hiding must have been misinformed.
Speaking for the second division of TN
ghth army corps. permit me to say tina
attack on the defenses OF Manila wa
In .he nature of an opera houn
monstration. Thomas NJ. Anderson,