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Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-11 | Page 3 | Roosevelt Said to Lean toward Schley

Type issue
Date 1902-02-11
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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Article Title Roosevelt Said to Lean toward Schley
Type article
Date 1902-02-11
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 3
OCR Text S SAID AID TO TOl l i LEAN IO TOWARD RD SCHLEY I portions Indications That at the Admiral Will i 11 B Be e Awarded the Credit r i o of the e Santiago ni O Victory O t. t W WASHINGTON S INGTON Feb 11 It was expected that President Roosevelt t t would would announce his his his' decision in the Schley cas case today but b but ut the tIte illness of ot his son has caused delay It is now probable that the Executives Executive's ruling the visit of ot P Prince nce Henry t tt M will not be given out our until after t i 1 1 i 1 i 1 A t A A. f t M- M T Iw WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Feb 11 There 11 There are arett pr President Roose Roose- strong tt rong ng indications that tire wiil willed hold that Rear Rear d Schley Sa Santago SangO San San- Was wa was In command at the battle of tago gO and will give him him the the credit of the criticising him victory time ory at the same for fort some of ot his acts prior to th the engagement engagement en en- gemEnt especially the Eg retrograde movement and the failure to destroy the Colon This Is the opinion of those in a position informed as to the 1 Presidents Presidents Pres Pres- resIdents resIdent's res- res tion orn 1 to be best he expressed pressed Ident's views It is said himself along these lines Hies to some callers calls call- call ers s today f Mr Roosevelt is making a thorough I T investigation of ot the case and practically practically practically cally has bas constituted himself a final I c court urt of ot inquiry I In his conference with four of ot the fleet commanders at atthe atthe atthe the battle Rear battle Rear Admirals Evans and andI Taj TaYlor lor Capt Clark and Commander Wainwright right who commanded the Iowa I Indiana Oregon and Gloucester re respectively respectively re- re the Ples President dent inquired of ot each regarding the various points involved in involved in- in notwithstanding the versions of ot these officers ers are on on record In the shape shap of ot their sworn testimony before the court of inquiry In his testimony Capt Clark emphasized the statement that the Brooklyn and the Oregon bore the brunt of ot the battle and and put the four Spanish cruisers out of ot a action n. n
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