The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-15
SAYS DEWEY SOUGHT
OWN GLORY IN BOOK
Capt. Won Kuehlwetter Thinks
Work Raised Moro Dust
Than It Deserved.
SEES LITTLE VALUE IN 1T
American Admiral Revealed
Strictly Private Events.
German Officer Asserts.
SEES LITTLE VALUE IN 1T
spec,a! Correspondence TO Tns srs.

II
BsRIrN, March 1.-THE references
made by Admiral Dewey Of the United
States navy In his autobiography to the
demeanor Of the commanders Of the Ger
man warships on Manila In the year
| 1898 have caused much perturbation In
| German naval circles, as already re-
ported in cable dispatches to TIVE Sus.
| Public attention was drawn to the mat
| ter by Herr Erzberger. one OF the most
| prominent members OF the Centre party.
who mentioned 1t In tho course OF "A
speech delivered by him in the Reichstag
| during the debate on the naval estimate.
Herr Erzberger regretted the publica-
ton OF the work on tho ground that It
was calculated TO disturb tho good rela-
tons hitherto existing between the on
| GERS OF the German and United States
navies. According TO his own informa-
ton. Herr Erzberger said. the Afneri-
can Admiral started from entirely wrong
premises.
| Admiral Dewey spoke OF q blockade.
| whereas nothing had ever been published
| about "a blockade of Manila having been
| declared. and at the same time he levellei
very serious reprosches against German
naval officers, including Admiral Won
| Diedrchs.
Herr Erzberger declared that there
| might be some excuse for the victor Of
Manila seeing everything through a mag
| nifying glass but no expressed the hope
/ that the German Admiralty wolSo-allow
| the real facts to be published and hreby
| prove to the world that the Anericah Ad-
miral had not the slightest ground or
Justification for representing German ma
val officers officers OF Inferior quality
who knew nothing whatever about inter
national law. maritime law or the duties
| imposed by courtesy.
German Conn ndev Not TO Blaue.
The Centre speaker again expressed re-
| greet that an American Admiral on III,
active list should have published such
| statements and declared that lie pss con
| WINGED and had good grounds for the
| viction that no blame whatever could y,
! imputed to the commander OF the German
! squadron throughout the operations In
the Philippines.
The current number OF the Marine
| RUndSchdu, an official organ OF the AL.
miralty edited and published by the In.
| tslliSence Department Of the Admiralty
| contains Admiral Won Diedr ,chs's version
| Of what happens,. before Manila from Ma.
TO August. 1898. Their purport Is given
In an article contributed by Capt. Won
kuehlwetter, retired naval officer. to
the Lokdldnseio-r, and as the latter N now
a governmental organ the article presum-
ably reflects thu views prevailing In the
German Admiralty.
In his article capt. ION Kuehlwctt~r
contends that Admiral Dewcy's au;obiog-
| rlphy has raised more dust than Il de-
serves. From the German standpoint;
he says. what is striking In the book Is
that the Admiral takes Il upon himself TO
make The world acquainted with events
relating 70 the service when occurred In
! strict privacy.
II. ne continues, the Adm.rals memory
has failed him = such an extent that he
/ believes the statements mad. IN the book
/ TO be correct, thoir unfriend..Uess toward
I Germany ought to have been sufficient
reason for him not TO publish taenI. un-
less. of course. this unfrirndl!ness is IN
territorial. Although. says the writer OF
the article. the whole objvc: Of the book Is
the glorificatiou OF its author and II II
therefore Of Hale actual value, It Was alb
solutcly necessary that those portions ot Il
must b. automatically refuted when
charged German officers with adopting
demeanor incompatible with international
usagcs In questions Of manners and tact