Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-27
Roosevelt Wiuhss Officers to Do Less Talk
ing to Papers.
DEWEY SUPPOSED TO STAND REPRoVED
Report is that He Has Been Formally
Rebuked for Giving the Inter
view that Offended the
Germans.
trrom a star correspondent.l
WASHINGTON, April 2s.-(special.

tion, upon the relations between this coun-
try and Germany. The immediate cause
OF this action on the part Of the president
was the utterance OF Admiral Dewey to
newspaper correspondent in which the nero
of Manila said some things which the Ger
man people have resented The president
as well as Secretary Root realizes that
there are several matters pending between
the German empire and the United States
which have caused friction and which may
lead to exceedingly unpleasant conse-
quences
1t is the intention OF the administration
absolutely TO silence every officer OF the
United States, civil or military, upon the
subject of our foreign relations 1t has
been reported that Admiral Dewey has been
formally rebuked for his ill-advised talk
with q newspaper friend.
Dewey Doesn't Deny II.
The admiral does not deny that the words
attributed to him were uttered by him.
The admiral is not that kind OF man.
Many men in public life, finding themselves
quoted in cold type, have repudiated inter
views, but Admiral Dewey practically ad-
mits that he was correctly reported In his
recent interview which attracted such
widespread attention, and he is perfectly
willing to take the consequences The ad-
mlThl unuOuDJeoly mas ueaTu tHTOuHu thS
secretary of the navy that his talk is re-
garded as exceedingly injudicious and he
has been advised of the desire of the pres
ident that he shall hereafter refrain from
comment likely to produce international
complications. In the meantime, Baron
Won Sternburg, the present representative
of the German empire in this country, in
a speech at a dinner in New York, has tried
to undo any damage which the talk OF the
admiral may have done. Referring to the
strain which the incidents connected with
Samoan and Venezuelan affairs caused be-
tween Germany and the United States, the
baron said: I'm both cases there was some
unpleasantness which threatened to pro-
duce friction. But all fair-minded men who
have analysed the reasons which caused
the trouble seemed to agree that it was
in no way due to any political or CONNER
'cial questions which were menacing the
welfare Of either country, but 1t was due
to q Misunderstanding"
Governments Do Their Best.
The German minister was undoubtedly
right in his statement, but unfortunately
these Misunderstanding, which are of fire.
/ quent occurrence, sometimes lead to war.
Probably it was the knowledge Of this fact
| which led Secretary Root TO predict n
1
United States in the near future. Both
Countries are, however. using all their
powers Of diplomacy to settle amicably a
numbering of fretting questions which are
still bones of contention and of which the
general public knows but little.
One Of the first matters to receive the
attention OF the president upon his return
to Washington will be the instructions to
the American commissioners who have been
selected to settle the dispute over the
British American boundary line. 1t ap-
pears now that the meeting of the COM
missioners in London may be postponed
until the early AUTUMN. 1t will not be as
J easy a matter to settle as appears at first
| blush. The American contention, while ap-
! parently borne out by old Russian maps,
is most vigorously disputed by the Cana
dian authorities and the latest advices seem
to indicate that they have more basis for
their claims than at first appeared possible
Still, the work to be cone will bring out
all the data obtainable not only in the
British and American archives but in those
stored in st. Petersburg as we'll. 1t ap-
peared at first that the commission would
be able to complete it's labors and to pre-
pare final report by the time congress re-
assemblies in regular session in December
but now 1t seems more likely that the
and that this very embarrassing question
may not be settled for a year or more.
China May Require Troops.
All reports from China coming to the
State department most OF which are not
made public indicate that the Boxer
troubles are much more serious than press
dispatches show. About the only informa.
tion of the fresh Boxer uprisings which fnt
their way into American newspapers is thai
the Chinese authorities in every instance
thus far have been able to suppress the
rebels and that no foreign complication.
have arisen. Nevertheless. the secretar,
Of war Is undoubtedly worried over thS
continued outbreaks. and he has taker
every precaution possible to insure the
| representation in China Of the military
} forces of the United States in considerabI.
numbers and with great promptitude when,
ever the occasion for American interfer,
, ence may arise, 1t need surprise no one
to hear within three months Of that time
that 5000 American troops have been or,
dered from the Philippines to China Il
protect American interests. and 1t can b,
said now that when the necessity arise.
the military authorities in Manila will b,
ready to send this force thorough,
equipped more quickly than an invadin,
: army was ever before transported to ,
foreign territory.
COrbin Incident May Split Club.
The action Of the Metropolitan club IL
blaekballing General Corbin has created
something more than a tempest In a teapo
among the club men in Washington. II Il
not the first time that the adjutant genera
OF the army has been humiliated by tn
, same organization. and he has been criti
, csed for allowing himself to be subjecte,
, to such an embarrassment But on tn
other hand the club has on several occa
sions shown an exceedingly narrow spiri
and It is notorious that personal spite FIRE
. quently has actuRted the committee o.
membership in turning down" applicants
The direct result of the Corbin inciden
\ has been the resignation of a number Q
e the most prominent members Of the or
/, 1 ganiZation. II now seems more than prob
r able that the outcome of the personal spit
9 shown against the adjutant general of th
army will be the Incorporation OF a ne,
! club upon broader lines than those Of th
Metropolitan club. II is understood tina
the prime movers in the. plan for a ne,
70 social organization include the president
d the United States and several members {
y his oficial family. Among the latter az