The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-10-11
Admiral Dewey Gave Warning of
Germany's War Plans Is Years Ago
(Albert H. Fox in New York SUM-


and military excursion to win TIL
rich prizes on the Atlantic seaboart
l.. the United States-this in effec
was the German plan which Senator
James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois re-
ferred to in the senate last week wher
he told of warning received by Ad.
miral Dewey from Admiral Won Goet.
zen as long ago as 1898. The idea
seems plausible from the German
viewpoint, now that we have seer
German ambition in operation fol
more than three years. 1t seemed
plausible to only few Americans
fifteen years ago Admiral Dewey
was one of the few
Senator Lewis has informed me that
he was in error as to certain details
hen he made his sensational state
ment on the floor of the senate, an
he has made haste to correct the in
accuracies. These details, however,
are less important than the main
points brought out namely, that Ad-
miral Dewey firmly believed Germany
had secret plans to embark on war
for world domination and that he did
al in his power to impress this warn
Ing on the United States government.
Senator Lewis said that in the rec
ord Of Admiral Dewey appears the fol-
lowing statement made to him by A..
n,jral Won Goetzen at Manila in 1898.
about fifteen years from now my
country will start a great war. She
will be in Paris in about two months
after the commencement of hostiities.
Her move on Paris will be but a step
to her real objeet-the crushing of
England.
Conquer Western Continent.
Some months after we finish our
work in Europe we will take New
York, and probably Washington, and
hold them for some time. We will put
your country in its place with refer
cree to Germany We do not propose
t" take any of your territory, but we
sdt intend to take a billion or so of
your dollars from New York and other
Places
THE Monroe doctrine will be taken
charge of by us and we will dispose
OF South America as we wish. Don't
forget this about fifteen years from
now"
II develops now that Admiral Won
Goetzen did not make the statement
directly to Admiral Dewey, but that he
made 1t to Major Barber of the United
States army in Havana in 1898 As
Aemiral Won Goetzen was acting as Of
fetal observer for the Imperial gov
eminent at the time, Major Barber at
once made record of the statement
and forwarded 1t to Admiral Dewey.
The German boast, it appears, was
Inspired by resentment at what Ger
rians termed the high handed methods
or Admiral Dewey while he was in
command of the American squadron
after the battle of Manila bay. Ad-
miral Dewey was at that time compil-
ing records which he subsequently,
submitted to the navy department in
narrative form and which so impress
sed officials that they We're made pub
lie. Part of Dewey's revelations con-
corning German ambition were, how
ever, communicated verbally to Presi-
dent Mckinley and to the bureau of
naval intelligence. 1t was of course
necessary at that time to avoid maxi,
ing public any official reports from
Admiral Dewey which might bring Of
fetal protest from Berlin.
Dewey and Diederichs.
The statement communicated by
Major Barber harmonized with the
threats which German naval officers
made boastingly to Admiral Dewey af-
ter Vice-Admiral Deiderichs arrived in
Manila Bay on his flagship, the Kali
serin Augusta, on May II, 1898. 1t
was perhaps for the purpose of caus-
ing the American naval representa-
tives to show more regard for German
commands with respect to the block
lde regulations then being enforced |
BY Admiral Dewey that the Germans
sought to emphasize the difference be- |
.ween the rights of the United States, |
helpless from military |
'iewpoint, and those of the Imperial |
German nation. armed Sto the teeth.
Admiral Dewey in his records goes
nto this phase of the German AFRO
,ance, but he first paves the way for
I by outlining the beginning of the
riction between American and Ger
nan naval representatives in the far
asst at that time.
Aside from the crisis of cur rela-
ions with Spain," Admiral Dewey
aid, lit was critical period in in
irrational relations in the far east.
Germany, in forwarding her amb-
ions for colonial expansion, had just
AIKEN Kiaoehow as punitive meas
re for the killing of missionaries,
hus bringing the province of Shan
ung under the sphere of her influence. |,
"A feature of the Imperial German
olicy at this time was the kaiser's 6
ending of his brother Prince Henry G
Prussia, to the far east, flying his
ag as rear admiral and second in
Dmmand of the. German squadron.
he prince arrived at Hongkong on &c
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