Show STORY OF OP THE OFFENSE AS VOUCHED FOR FOB Friend of Admiral Dewey Dev Gives Version Version Version Ver Ver- sion of a Conversation Had With the Prince WASHINGTON Feb 15 The The Associated Associated Associated Asso Asso- Press today received from authentic authentic authentic au au- au- au sources a statement regarding the report that Prince Prine e Henry had written written written writ writ- ten a letter etter of or apology to Admiral Dew Dew- ey The information information which h h follows was not received from Admiral Dew Dewey ey y himself himself him him- self elf but from an intimate friend of ot his and can be absolutely vouched for The Admiral has recently received a aletter aletter aletter letter from a member of the United States Embassy at Berlin in which the writer gave a resume of a conversation he had had with Prince Henry of Prussia Prussia Prussia sia at the dinner given to the latter by ador White prior to the Princes Prince's departure for America In this conver conversation the Prince said saidI I know you Americans feel v y Ioe ey v sor sore about affairs In the East and I do dO not blame you I myself made a ake which I see Is now no being by bythe bythe bythe the English press to create a prejudice When hen at at a dinner on the Deutschland the Pi Princes Prince's Ince's Inces flagship In Int Inthe inthe the East t Commodore Dewey was present present pres pres- r ent t and when Tg I proposed g s g the health Jt of first the Czar of ot Russia then others and last of ot all the President of ot the United States Dewey was offended I learned next day I imme immediately lately went wenton on board the Olympia and saw Dewey who accepted my apology mo most molt t gra gra- The Prince added that his relations with Admiral De Dew Dewey y had always been of the most agreeable and pleasant character He sent his highest regards to the Admiral and expressed his sin sincere sincere cere hope of seeing him during his visit to America |