The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22
WILL MAKE REPLY
TODEWEY'S CHARGES
Won Dicderichs Angry at State
ment Regarding His Con-
duet at Manila.
yON TIRPlTZ BEHIND HIM
Minister of Marine Is Sure Ger
man Admiral Acted
Correctly.
sp,cn, cable Despatch TO TuK svS.

srsc,dt 'dbfe DtsDdtch 70 HE Sun
BpRL1S. Feb. 2i.-Admirai Won Diede-
,,,hs. who commanded the German squa Iron
6prirg the blockade OF Manila Bay In the
spsnish American war. IL preparing a
lengthy reply TO the statements made by
Admiral Dewey In his autobiography in
regard TO the conduct OF the German
commander at that time. One Of the
statements made by Admiral Dewey which
.aams 10 have stirred up feeling here Is
,b,, the Americans were compelled to
Ere n shot across the bows of the German
frlgate Cormoran in order to remind the
German Admiral to respect the blockade
which had been established by the Ameri-
can squadron.
Admiral Won Diederichs in his reply
rin give his version of the Manila Incl
dents and. according to Information re-
csived by TIE SUN correspondent. this
rejoinder will be made public at the end
o, next week or within ten days. In
effect It will be a repetition Of the stand
taken by the German Government that
the actions of Admiral Won Dederichs
and his officers were entirely correct and
proper.
blame Incorrect Report.
me impression here Is that part Of
the excitement in the United States over
the remarks of Admiral Won Tirpitz, the
Minister OF Marine. in the Reichstag In
regard to Admiral Dewey's statements
is due to an incorrect report by a news
agency Of the remarks of the Secret>ry OF
the Navy. Admiral Won Tirpits was
quoted as saying that Admiral Dewey
would issue statement which would do
justice TO the German officers.
a semi-oificial note was issued this
afternoon giving stenographic report
OF the words used by the Minister OF
Marine According to th.s report Admiral
von Tirpltz, replying to reference BY
Herr Erzberger, a member OF the Centrist
party In the Reichstag, to Admiral Dewey
autobiography. which he alleged con-
tanned a sharp attack on ADMIRAL Won
Uiederichs. said
4 would like 10 say that Admiral Won
Diederichs. as l have learned from him
has planned to make public In the near
future a very full and complete report
Of the incidents OF that time, which. Sc
Tar as | am informed OF his version. will
show with absolute distinctness and clear
hess the correctness of the actions Of Ad
miral Won Diederichs and his officers"
ReventIow Attacks Dewey.
Count Reventlow. the naval writer. In
an article In the Ta0es-Zeitun0, tonight
welcomes the Forthcoming reply OF Nd
mlral Won Diederichs. which, he thinks
will clear up the situation. Tho Count
says
10 permit that part Of Admira
Deweys book to be passed over silently II
Germany and to let stand his unbelieva
ole action in placing the activity Of th'
German naval officers in the worst pos
sbe light is impossible. II cannot ant
must not be permitted TO so down az 1
historical pseudo truth
Referring to the editorial IN THE STR
Of Friday on Count Reventlow's Out
burst" which was cabled here. the Coun
says THE Sun was evidently misled b,
,he incorrect report OF Admiral Won Tir
PITS remarks in the Reichstag. At tn
,sme time the writer says he thinks 1
would probably be most unpleasant TO
Americans to go into thorough discus
SION of the Incidents at Manila In 1898.
Count Reventiow declares that Admira
Dewey does not enjoy the highest re
spect everywhere and that even I'm hi
own country he liz known particularly a
man who has repeatedly said thing
which were not in the public interes,
He SAYS there will be no laurels for Ad
mirsl Dewey in a thorough clarircatio
OF the incidents OF Manila Bay. TIL
Count concludes by saying that Admra
Deweys statement that the German nsva
officers were associsting with the SPANS
Captsin-GeneraI OF Manila is unbelievabl
and was tactless remark for the Ameri
can naval officer to make.