Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-13
NEW GERMAN MINISI
CARRIED DEWEY MI
Admiral Paul Won Hintxe 4
Flag Lieutenant at Battle
of Manila Bay

Admiral Paul Won Hintze, the new Geri1sa II
Foreign Minister is the same Won Hfu{Se
who, as a flag lieutenant, carried I'M
memorable message from Admiral Dewex M
the German Admiral Dietrich in Manila Da31
following the destruction of the Spanish Ao9t4
in July. 1898 "A
This episode in the career of the rev Cor~S
man Foreign Minister was revived today hJ
Edward T Heyn. 1928 Race street, n foryU4fs
American newspaper correspondent to variou4
European capitals and American vice ann
deputy consul to Reichenberg, Bohemia. and
Catania Italy from 1910 to 1913. ssaAs
Just four years ago. according to the fn6tt
compiled by Mr.. Heyn, Admiral Won Dietrieha
in article published in the German Marine
Rundschau said: "On July 10, 1898, my
fag-otfcer, Captain Lieutenant Hintze, car>
ried to Admiral Dewey verbal explanation.
and what now follows take from the report
of Captain Lieutenant Won Hintze." IA
Admiral Dewey described the young mar
officer in his autobiography capable, y
tactful young officer" The following account;
of the incident and Won Hintzes subsequent
rise TO power in Germany was compiled by
Mr. Heyn
In his autobiography. published In 1918,
Dewey referred to the unnamed flag Officer
in the following words: "On the following
day Vice Admiral Won DIETRICH sent 4
capable. tactful young officer Of his stAfs
with memorandum of grievances When
! had heard flim through, / made the most
of the occasion by using him as a third
person to state cordially. candidly and frnfy
my attitude in verbal way which he con-
veNed to his superior successfully that
Admiral Won Dietrich was able to Understand
my view"
flag officer drawn by Captain Coghan,s
in his sensational speech in 1893. at the
Union League Club New York. when he rs~s
vealed Dewey's trouble at Manila Captain
Coghlan on that occasion said AN officer
of our friend. Admiral Won DIETRICH came
down day make complaint. -
Il heard him tell the admiral about hts
complaint and I heard the admiral reply:
Tell your admiral those ships of his must
stop when | say SO. | wish to make the
blockade Of this harbor complete The Ger
man officer replied: But we fly the nag
Dewey answered: Those flags be bought
at half dollar everywhere. Tell your Ad-
mral | am bockading here. Now note care
fully what | say and tell your admiral That
| say it. I have been making this bicckades
as easy for everybody as I could. but / ant
getting tired of the puerile work here. IT
has been of such character that a man
would not notice it, although children might
fight over it. but the time has arrived when
it must stop. Tell your admiral that the
slightest infraCton Of any rule will mean
anything. It will he accepted and resented
Immediately. II your people are ready for
war with the United States they can have
il any time" Captain Coehlan related fur
the. AS he left with a face about this
long tCoghlan holding up his hands apart.
the German said tD me. 4 think your nd
mtral does not exactly understands .
Hintzo after Manila rose to high rank, IL
the German naval service. In 1901 he wus
made the first officer or the line-ship Kaiser
Wihelm u. In the fall of 1902 he Joined
the admiralty staff of the German nayy.
In June, 1903, Hintze became naval attache
to the Scandinavian countries in 1907 .si<fs<
d"-ramp of the Kaiser. Hintze was en-
noblod in 1908 and sent to St Petersbltrx
as German naval attache. ,ss.t
The world again heard of Hntze when he
received tn" rank Of rear admiral AZ the
same tim" being retired from naval service
to become the German minister to MexlGa
TO reach his post, Hintze had to pass
through the United States incognito The
name of Paul ros HintZe was .'eoeatet!iy
mentioned by the American newspapers ARD
magazines when he was Germanys repre-
sentative in Mexico, but few peoples.i IN
America knew that the Admiral Won Jl;ntxe,
whose name appeared on the passenger list
of the steamer Ryndam, sailing from New
York May. 1871, was the identical flag
officer whom Dietrich sent to Dewey vt
Manila