The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-26
Description of Affairs as
Found by the Ameri-
can Admiral.
FOUGHT A COMMON ENEMY
This His Attitude Toward Those Ma
tives Who Appeared to Be Friendly
to United States When Spain Was
Driven From the Philippine Group.

Admiral Dewey was a witness before
the Senate Committee on the Philip
pines this morning. Only three mem
hers Of the committee. Senators Lodge,
Dietrich, and Patterson, we're present
when the admIrai's examination began,
but others arrived later
General Chafee's report absolutely
denying the story attributed TO the son
CT Rev Mr. Walker. of Boston. to the
effect that Loco Filipino prisoners had
been shot, after being compelled 10 dig
their own graves, was received from the
War Department
Admiral Dewey said that about q
E.onth before he left HonGkong for Ma-
Mia he heard that a number OF FiIiplnos
living there were anxious 20 accompany
MS feet. They were young men snd
apparently enthusiastic, bot he did net
attach much Importance to them CT to
what they said. Then a dag or Two be-
fore he left Hougkong he received =
telegram from Consul General Pratt st
Singapore stating that AguinaIdo was
very anxious 70 sea the admiral.
7 replied. All right; let him cone
But I attached so little Importance .
AguinaIdo that I did not wait for him.
and the young men spoke CT did aot
60 One OF them said the reason he did
not go was that he hsds mo tooth brush
The governor genera OF Manila sur
rendered TO me on the irst day OF Nay.
That is q fact not generally Known He
fred a number Of rife shots at ny feet
and / sent word 10 him that If he fred
another shot I would destroy the town.
He replied that he would rot Ere L I
did not
so. while the Spanish flag was not
actually hauled down, Manila was virtu-
ally surrendered 10 me on May L I an
chored my feet right under the guns ot
the town, within easy range. about
600 yards II re had had 5.eo0 troops
present right then We would have taken
possession, and that would have been
the end OF it.
To Act Independently.
..The revenue cutter McCunoch or its
return from Hongkong. brought Aguin-
aldo. Next day AguiDaldo came aboard
and said he wanted TO go back to Japan
said: Don't give it up, Don Emilio.
Stay here
You see I wanted his help. He went
ashore and began recruiting men within
my lines. The following day I told him
he had better go outside my lines to re-
cruit and that We had better act inde-
pendently. We had a common enemy
and I furnished him with guns, etc.
When our troops we're expected to
arrive I requested him to withdraw from
Cavtte. He demurred at first, but finally
withdrew Then on July Is AguinaIdo
issued a proclamation declaring the iE-
dependence of the Philippines That
was the first I had heard OF their desiF-
ing independence Aguinaldo and were
always On most friendly terms. He con-
sidered me as his uberator and FRIEND
because of having whipped the people
who had tyrannized over the Filipinos
for 500 years.
Never Extended Recognition.
q never recognized his government,
I have seen the statement that I saluted
his flag. II is ridiculous The German
admiral asked me whether I was going
10 allow the Filipino boats plying
around the harbor to float what they
called the Filipino flag. 1 replied it
was nothing but a piece of bunting.
which represented nothing. That was
the end of that. never recognized his
government in any way
What would have been the effect OF
allowing the Filipinos 10 enter Manila
when our troops did?" asked Mr.. Lodge.
Well, that is merely 3 matter of
opinion. Soldiers are always given 20
looting- They were not allowed 10 en-
ter
Admiral Dewey declared that he had
an arrangement with the governor gen
eral of Manila TO receive his surrender,
but the governor requested that he
should FIRE q few shots before the town
was turned over. Continuing, Admiral
Dewey said:
Il asked If he vas ready to surrender
why was 1t necessary for ne 10 shoot
He replied that his army wanted IL So
l had to fire and kill few PEOPLE. But
| sent word 70 the governor that he
must keen his word If he fred snot
that city would go down. And he did
not fire. This has never been printed
It is a part of the history that I was
reserying to write myself
Il expected TO find a large force OF
Filipinos waiting to assist me when
reached Manila ! bad been told that AZ
my first gun 80 0e0 Filipiuos would rise.
Well. they did not rise. There was no
one under arms when / got there. IN
fact. I gave Aginaldo his first Informal
ton that the Filipinos were beginning
To assemble