The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-29
DEWEY STILL FIRM
INSISTS SURRENDER OF MANILA
WAS OFFERED HIM.
THAT AGUINALDo IS BAD EGG,
TOOK LIONS SHARE OF LOOT AMI
LIVED LIKE A PRINCE.

Had Nothing When He Landed at
Z Manila. But Immediately Began to
Take Every Dollar in Sight-Sent
Herds of Cattle Taken From Fill
pinOs to Dewey for Ships-Mr. Car
mack Puts in More SHARP Ques-
tions to the Admiral, But Ii Was
Mr.. Patterson to Whose Queries He
Objected This Time.
Washington, June 2S.-The third
days testimony given by Admiral Dew
ey before the Senate Committee on the
Philippines began with a reference to
the statement made by the admiral
at the first days proceeding concern
ing the protfer made by the Spanish
: Governor General to surrender to him.
The admiral replied that between May
. l and Aug. Is the Governor General
had sent word to him more than once
that he would be pleased to surrender
TO the navy. The first proffer was made
in May through the English CONSUL and
subsequent proffers were made through
! the Belgian consul. AT the time the
: admiral admitted, Aguinaldo had be-
gun operations around Manila and was
working towards the city.
d.. Senator Carmack asked the admiral
( If all the trouble in the Philippines had
been due to Aguinaldo.
d II won't say that" the admiral re-
piled, but will repeat that if we had
had 5000 troops at Manila on May /
the city could have been taken pos
2 session of. and we would have had, at
( least for the time, no trouble with the
! natives. They were our friends then"
In reply to other questions put by
Senator Carmack concerning Aguinaldo
! Admiral Dewey said:
II think you are making too much
of Aguinaldo He was a mere figure
/ head and was surrounded by stronger
men than himself Mabini was one
of these and Gen. Luna, whom he had
killed, was another"
The Admiral said it was the general
report throughout the East that in 1897
Aguinaldo mad betrayed his people to
the Spaniards for money. Nor
did he remember that this
report had been denied by
American officers in the Philip
pines.
why DO you say that Aguinaldo
took the lions share of the property
gathered by the insurgents"
Was Living Like "a Prince.
Because he was living at Malolos
like prince. He had nothing when he
landed at Manila and he could have
procured the means for this ostenta-
ton in no other way. He began imme-
6iately after arrival to take every dol
lar in sight. 1t may be ungrateful In
me to state the fact, but it is true that
he sent cattle to me-herds of them
for the ships The stock were taken
from the Philippine people"
Continuing his reply to this question
the Admiral said the Philippine army
was then only mob and without or
ganization and had to be fed and
clothed.
He did as many others have done
he made the country support him."
Did you regard that proceeding as
pillage and loot?"
We'll we didn't do that way For
instance. I took all the coal in sight,
but paid for it."
Senator Patterson-Do you refer to
Aguinaldo taking property for the sup
port of the army as loot and pillage?
Admiral Dewey-That is one part
of it.
Senator Carmack-Then you took
man to Manila to be a leader of the
native people who had but recently be-
trayed those people for brlbe?
Admiral Dewey-I think that would
have made no difference; the country
was under j reign of terror.
Then you wanted a man who could
organize the natives?"
mo; / didn't want anyone. Aguinal-
do, and his people were forced upon me
by Consul Pratt and others"
'Then you placed the country at the
mercy of man who would plumber
and rob, notwithstanding you had no
need of his services?"
This question the admiral declined to
answer and Senator Patterson took the
witness. asking if Aguinaldo had ever
talked to him on the basis of selling
out to the Americans.
The Admiral replied In the negative.
In answer to pressing questions the
Admiral said he and Gen. Anderson
did not agree very well, but he added
that he was there to tell what he knew
and was not responsible for what 9th
ers said.
Didn't Like the Questions.
"I don't like your questions" he said
to Senator Patterson, land l don't
think l ought to be required to answer
them"
Senator Beveridge, presiding, said
the Admiral need not make replies.
Both Senators Beveridge and Dietrich
asked questions to bring out the Ad-
miral upon further acquaintance with
the Filipinos felt that they were not
capable of self-government.
The Admiral was then excused.