Show SCHLEY CASE CLOSED Secretary Long Receives Note From the President k Washington Feb Secretary I Long has received tho following personal I per-sonal note from the White House announcing an-nouncing the Presidents action in tho case of Admiral Schley White House Washington Feb 19 1932 My Dear Secretary Tho President ic quests mo to state that after full and most careful consideration of the appeal of Admiral Ad-miral Schley and of the answer submitted thereto by tho Nay department through oIhQ has made the Inclosed memorandum memoran-dum on tho case which ho directs shall be Iliad therewith and tho caso treated as closed Very truly yours GEORGE B CORTELYOU Secretary to tho President I Secretary Long referring to the Presidents statements upon the appeal Admiral Schlcy said I havo no comment to mako on the Presidents ruling upon tho appeal of Admiral Ad-miral Schloy except to express my appreciation ap-preciation of Its thorough conscientious straightforward character It Is of course gratifying that tile Navy department Is sustained Tho decision will bo read as no other document would be and I bc hOve will direct public opinion and tend to close tho wholo matter |