170 Admiral Dewey 



arrived and were in position to press their attack 

 home. The work, however, was by no means done, 

 and Dewey's diplomacy and firmness were given full 

 scope for the year he remained in Manila waters, 

 not only in dealing with Spaniards and insurgents, 

 but in making it evident that we would tolerate no 

 interference fronr any hostile European power. It 

 is not yet the time to show how much he did in this 

 last respect. Suffice it to say that by his firmness 

 he effectually frustrated any attempt to interfere 

 with our rights, while by his tact he avoided giving 

 needless offence, and he acted in hearty accord with 

 our cordial well-wishers, the English naval and 

 diplomatic representatives in the islands. 



Admiral Dewey comes back to his native land 

 having won the right to a greeting such as has been 

 given to no other man since the Civil War. 



