Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-27
,Dewey doubted
Aguinaldo.
Began 10 Suspect Him When He Demursed 70 SHOWING Out
Of Caude When cAmerican Troops c4SrUed- c4d,nns
That The Filipino Leader Conducted Himself in a
DlgnBied :liannes-c4bou c1fanha's Sunendes

Aguinaldo his cordial corporation"
as the consul had reported. For the
purpose Of making inquiry concarnlng
some Of the representations on Consul.
General Wildman, located an II ne.
kong, Mr. Patterson asked conee fning
that gentleman's character The ad.
mral apparently hesitaied to reply bat
then said.
He's dead-I'd rather not say. BE
was the United states CONSUL general
lie added that he would prefer moi "a
reply TO further questions but when
Mr., Patterson persisted be added. HE
was very able man--lA able consul"
Mr.. Patterson then read Mr. Wild
mans letter of July u.s. 1885 saying
that Aguinaldo had conducted himself
In digniiied manner, etc, and The ar.
mirai assented to The truth Of this
statement
Speaking Of Aguinaldos loyalty the
ADMIRAL said he had become suspicious
of that leader before the receipt Of his
proclamation on July 10. He said Il
began 10 suspect that he was not loyal
to us when he demurred 10 moving out
Of Cayite when our troops arrived"
You mean that they We're thinking
more OF their own independence than Of
us?'
yes"
Admiral Dewey also testified concern
ing the arms sent to Manila by Agui-
naldo and Senator DIETRICH asked the
admiral is he did not believe that the
arms were purchased with money pre-
vlously paid by Spain to secure peace
and that II was his intention 20 use tfs
money 10 foment another insurrectlon."
for the purpose Of gain.
The admirals reply was exactly So"
Admiral Dewey said he had forward.
ed the procamatlons Of Aguinaldo to
Washington without reading them.
THE days and nights we're not long
enough for my work at that time sid
the admiral.
Since you have asked my opinion,
said he In answer 70 question. II
viii say believe Aguinal1o was there
for gain, for loot. for money and hat
independence never entered his head
Senator Carmack asked him why h.
furnished such man arms and helped
organize his army, TO which the adj
miral replied that "All was fair In
war" and there were no American
troops in the islands TO oppose tho
Spanards.
When he assisted Agulnaldo he dE
not call him a robbber and plunderrr,
but the "insurgent leader,
II say think he was there for loot
and money he continued.
do you think he was there for any
thing elseg' he asked turning TO Sen
ator Carmack
II do, responded the senator
well, | am sure | don't" said the
admiral emphaticaly. Answering sew
eral questions the admiral said he
thought he knew Aguinaldo better than
Gen Otis or any other officer
as he knew more OF him.
"He had not been In Manila lS hours
before knew he was there for loot
He was then taking everything he could
lay his hands on from everybody, and
/ expect he got the lions share"
The examination ended rather
abruptly at | O'Clock. Senator Car
mack asked:
you do not know OF single dis
honest act on the part OF Aguinaldo,
yet you regard him as a theft"
Admiral Dewey said Il think l
shant answer that question" and taxi
ing his hat and bowling, left the room.
The examination OF the ADMIRAL VIII
continue tomorrow.