| Show A COURT OF INQUIRY FOR ADMIRAL SCHLEY Formally Addresses a Letter Leter to Secy Long Navy Department Depar lent Will Wil Proceed in Accordance With Wih Request Washington July JuI 21 Long this hi I morning received a I lotter latter from Hear nr Admiral Henley Schley calling ling to 10 the thi th criticisms against him him which are ar con contained contained In History of the Na Ni Navy Nay vy y and the which have hae an am ni IOni In Iti time the preps for tor several day and stating that In hl hll opinion the tho ho time lute Ile had hati now come comae to tube take such wieh Iloh action acton as RH n would the entire matter batter IR un uno under Ocr der del the clear cear and cairn e I 1 review rele of his him brothers In urine aims He lie naked that lout thu tiu th department take tako such auch action Reton us as ll wan WM deemed best to tO ne this pur purpose pose loose He lie Il al nh also o requested that what Over vor he be taken liken should occur In ii I Washington where whore hole his arid and RII deAf data are art stored The Tho Th secretary 8 Immediately to t comply rUll I with Admiral JIU et I and dictated a letter Iette to time the rear ad admiral ar miral saying that limit under tinder the lie tle stances he lit heartily approved el nf of his HI mu HIlion a aton lion ton that the lie deportment department would oUI proceed at nt once In lii accordance Il I ne with wih hit his hil request Time The secretary took ac nc tion ton without consultation with any on one oat Oll without communicating the luP t of lt Admiral Schley to tn to the hoot Hu lit lt then thou called Into his Hear Henr Admiral antI and Ili Copt Capt Cowle chief duel Ind assistant chief respectively of ot tin the bureau of ot navigation and amI also Judge Advocate General Lemley leml who haH ima charge e of ot of ot miami courts curt He lie muse al II o pent for tor Admiral Dewey lewey Although Hear flour Admiral rat Sebley did not ak ask a for a n court curt of In Inquiry inquiry but left lett the action to b be taken to the lie 11 judgment of the tho department dep time the tie secretary decided hunt such a I court ou I would be the best moans means of ot making an on Investigation which time thu year rear admiral had requested sled anti and the time three thre bureau of ot officers were wre called In for the purpose nf ot time the mode of procedure In such cases rasel After his hil conference with Admiral Dewey Dewer who haul had hn responded refunded to the thus request r film an ion In interview the time secretary said he hind had not time lute to decide upon the of ot the court hut but In response to n a question an ns anto aeto to whether Admiral Dewey ee would rould serve upon such a n court court If IC requested to t do FO so po solie the lie secretory secretary said MI Admiral Dewey will wi do his hIl duty ditty lit Although no positive po lt declaration has bee been Imen given on this lila point It I Is assumed about the navy nl department that Ad Admiral At utica miral Dewey Dewoy Dewe will 1 be president of or the court which will wi Inquire into th the whole controversy concerning i Admiral action J the Spanish war tiar 11 There li la also an In that lint the lie two other members of ot the court will vIli wi be retired naval lonval Ial or at nt least olor who had hall n connection with the Santiago Santi Santiago Salt ago campaign Tho Thu ho selection of retired nI h ha tall Not NOl only tho ef ti Gill m prejudice growing out dr r l connection with wih the department but they lucy would bare hae no ni fear fer of or future eon con 1 1 arising from their course while members l of the board baard The court of 01 Inquiry probably roua bl will vIll wi not proceed with wih limo its work until tall fall CI Secy fM caid today toda bout it would woul be unfair to In Washington during the present ex cx e Inanely hot weather for tor the prosecution lion tion ton of oC an In Inquiry which promise to tobe tobe toLie I be Lie protracted The order or er for tor the he court url of will not be Le Issued until tomorrow lows owe Admiral letter letu I is 19 as fol follows Great Gret Neck Long VJ Island NY NV July SI Sir Within the poet 1111 few tl SW days n a Berlee t mf f t press IreM comments have hRIe been Iwen ben tent pent to me one mi from freon tl various patU of or the country of ot a book entitled The Tue History Ir If f the Navy written by toy I one Sian tanton Ion Maclay Iaela Front From thoM thO reviews r It I pears thAt this edition Is n a third bird vol volume 01 ume of the said history extended 1 to the late latr war with wih Spain SIn which the he two first Olt did not contain Oil mid as text books the were in use us a tet bk ut tot naval academy srIm I 1111 From excerpts quoted In some re n flews lewI In 11 which time the thE page and ao paragraph ore are me given there la Is such luch perversion ot o o Tact Fuels misconstruction of Intention such abuse abune and defamation of ot telf which subjects Mr fr Marlay Ia to union In civil law While I admit U tire ight of or air criticism of every eel public I must protest against a the low lot lags amid ni abusive language of or this n opponent who O has hAi in inus II fuse us l Into the pages pg of lois bin bil trunk book bk o IC of o the tIm malice of ot unfairness n a its to tomake I make nake It unworthy the lb name of or II h t ry or ir r of oC use Ul In nay an reputable Institution I or if t the country countr J 31 I have retrained refrained heretofore from ill All II comment upon the Innuendoes InnuendOs of lt remiss or In tw as asre ret eret re and therefore with wih safety to 10 thorn them I think the th time hu h lma now nw bOIM coma to take alto uch such action s w mazy may 1 bring t tb mutter matter maler under under tinder the this clr and unIt calm Ilin lr review ft ef C my Iny In arms and an to lf 0 this end I ask uk such luch action at st th hand han of o the time depart department ment nent tn this thin nt purpose as El It I may lay deem dem It to accomplish 4 nut I would the rt ouest In tn this connection l that whatever th the action may mi be 10 that hoot It occur oUr In hn Wih Saih Ington where mo Inot t of my lY papers and end data Iata are stored Very respectfully W V S S U H t N NTo NTo NTo To the th Secretary ot oC this the Ihl Navy Wn D J I C CS Co S Sey See cy Long replied to Admiral Schley hley a 85 folos follows Navy NI n Department W n 1 D DC DC C July I 1 I am sin fl in receipt of o yours your of oC the tt with wh tete en to 10 the criticisms criticising upon yon 01 Os II in n con connection ci with Wih the Iw iii war and heartily Ip ro of lt your our ur action un an under der the tickIng asking lu at tho time of ot this department such mich action acton as CS Is may loony ma bring brio this entire matter l lUer under discussion under tinder In t r tho the clear der fluid calm review of or brothers I my In arms Tho rho department will wi at mice olle Iroe tl in accordance with wih your request Very V r re respectfully JOHN D P LONG IONO Schley Schiley U S N NIt NI NIt It I Is hinted that thai Admiral Dewey Dewe will wl undoubtedly be the this head heat of at the lie court curt ot nf t Inquiry This The other members of th thou court lucre haw not yet yel ye hen ben hel decided upon It Ils U is not time the II Intention of ot Secy Sy Long Ion to tot tt have II this the court convened at a I once but bum butto weather become lI cooler coler to wall wait until thus the om NEWS SOON SOO SPREADS The that thaI Admiral letter asking for tor a court c Ur of ot In Inquiry ti lied hAd d been received by li Secy Seey Sey Long 11 oon spread through th the navy nAY depart department meat ment and nut not since the recent rent war ar days lIo s hRH hots one otto theme excited such general at attention attention emotion Congress In established the prin pria principle ciple that no n could bo lie held two years yearn 1 after the hut l occurrence under Investigation This ThIl IK is known as aa the naval nal statute of ot limitation and an while It I bars br a u relating to the lbs It I does dof not bar har the he court of t Inquiry In this oars cafe O court of ot Inquiry would be effective only In ha establishing records and IntI would not be he 1 preliminary to a t An Al Important feature In ii the tile order directing the court Is that hint tot specifying whether It I shall shah state stahl teteo only th time the facts Cacti tho tim order oner Iy requires 1 the tho court to give CIvi their opinion they the arc erg confined to If t staling statin the facts found Cound It I Itis li is I tt d uil h W II v vlOt that In a 1 ease 0 of ot this importance th the r lOt order rd r fl direct the to 10 record Its it opinion ns as IS well wol ns RS Us lie la conclusion of rate facts t t Whether Wh the investigation ton shall B al b bh be h meld ld In open otien court murt or nr not Is ts decided 11 Iy y the court curt Itself unless specified In Inthe InthE the lbs thE convening This Thle leaves let It op optional lanaI with time the Pro ld nt or S Secy y yI I ln ni to direct that thaI the proceedings hail hal be own onen o n or closed clos but Lut In one care OI no Is II on this point the court will rill w decide It I When the court of ot Inquiry reaches Its 11 decision lon all nih ni the pai papers rs are ar forwarded of ot th tim tn to 0 the tle navy tavy and the final approval or disapproval mb with the thi th secretary of ot tim the nl navy or the President according to which one on lies ordered the lie ourt WhAT IIA T MArLAY IM IA Y SAYS S YR New e York July S 8 Maclay who cho criticised Rear Bear Admiral Schley In Ini i R history hillO of the United States State navy mid today It I In is II the t hI proper course for tor Rear Hear Ad Admiral AdmIral miral Schley to demand a court curt of In It l la ii hl iii only moans means of ot rio a U After this court curt has hn deter determined I minI mined 0 upon hla case cane cl then he cart can cn bring It Il Ic is for or me mae to comment further upon Rear hear ner Admiral Schley cooed SAMPSON SUfIS IS GLAD o notion July Jut SI Rear Admiral Stepson lampion said Ild today toa I J am slid glad lad that Rear Hear 8 Admiral Ihl has haj asked ake Secy S Long Ln for an arm I hope hop U If I there la Is an 11 In thu II It will 1 be l h h thorough one otie nd d that rot ret a detail detal of r anything that hI 40 r l t en In la dispute will wi be l avoided by Ih hi It board buard This Thil whole hole Is II Inspired l by malN but ut now perhaps It may IMY to be b alt all ive tl aird find end If It It is S th he people ot of ofis a all tho th faU be is s a States will know ni |
