Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-06-27
.CAPITULATLD |.' AT ON may FIRST
Admiral Dewey Relates to Senate
COMMITTEES Particulars Of Capture
of Manila. ....4
Had no Conference with Aguinaldo
Previous to That 1892
Time.
Never Gave the Philippine R epublic the
Slightest Signs of Rec 0
k - ognition.


during the day concerning the early
operations at Manila, when he was in
command of the American naval forces
in the Philippine waters. The admir-
ais statement contributed an impor-
tant addition to the history of the sur
render Of the city of Manila This con-
sisted Of a positive statement by the
admiral to the effect that the city had
been surrendered to him at the time
that the Spanish fleet was sunk and
that when the city did surrender it was
IN pursuance of a definite understand
ing between himself and Spanish gov
ernor general. .s %44est2 -, .sfs3&
The admiral was questioned by Sen
ator Lodge. He said he had first heard
from Aguinaldo and his friends
about April !, 1898, a month before the
battle in Manila bay when it became
certain that there was to be war; ...
IT then heard that there We're num-
Der of Filipinosa who desired to ac-
company the fleet to Manila He con-
tinued: call of them were young and
earnest. 1 did not attach much i'm
portance to them or to what they said.
The day before left Hong Kong ! re-
ceived a telegram from Consul General
Pratt, located at Singapore, saying hat
AguiDaldo was at Singapore and would
join me at Hong Kong. 1 replied all
right; tell him to come aboard, but I
attached SO little Importance to the
message that l sailed without Aguin-
aldo and before ne arrlyeu. '4Aese
| were then many promises as to what
the Filipinos would do but l did not
depend upon them. Consul Williams
assured me that upon our arrival and
| the firing of the first gun 10000 Fill
| pinos would rise. None did rise and
frequently joked him on this point
Never Recognized AguinaIdo.
Admiral Dewey said the Spanish
governor wanted to surrender the city
| to him after the destruction of the
fleet and that he dewey would have
accepted the formal surrender if he
had had 5000 troops to garrison the
city. He told about Aguinaldo's ar
rival, saying that he put him ashore
and told him to organize his people.
Aguinaldo came back discouraged
anc wanted to go to Japan, but the adj
miral told him to continue his efforts.
The admiral said he paid no attention
to Aguinaldo's first proclamation of in
dependence of the Filipinos. Speaking
of Aguinaldo's military operations he
said he did wonderfully in whipping
the Spanish.
| Admiral Dewey said emphatically
that he never had recognized Aguinal-
dos government; nor did he salute Ag-
uinaldo's flag; he never called Aguin-
aldo general but addressed him as
don Emilio" The admiral said he
had never given the Philippine repub-
lie the slightest recognition; that he
haG no authority to do so and did not
consider it an organized government.
The Spaniards were fearful of the Fill
ipinos entering Manila and therefore
surrendered to him in advance. He
said there was NO. need for the loss of
an American in the capture of the city.
No gun would have been fired but for
the desire of the governor, who said
his honor demanded that few shots
be fired, $50 had to fire and kill few
people," said the admiral, but the
Spaniards did not fire because he
dewey had warned them not to
do so.
He did not believe the Filipinos
could have taken the city unaided but
the Spaniards were greatly demoral-
lied