| Show LONG lONC 1 NA VV Vi DEPARTMENT NT Declares That Criticism That There Thele Has Been Discrimination in Favor of Sump son soil and Against Schley is Not Just Just Washington Jan inn Long has to Senator Nelson of oC Minnesota n a lung lottor lattur defending the navy fitly department ml I against t what Is 18 do to 10 be unfriendly criticism In 11 connection with wih the tho distribution of oC prize o money and bounty rime Tho letter hitler loter Is called forth by ono one from frol the time senator miming ashing for Information on 01 this point for the time u use e of n a l western newspaper The rime secretary declares that the time criticism cism that thaI tho time department has hns In imm favor of ot mf Admiral null and against u Admiral In this the tion ton of of prize and bounty la iti II un UI just Junt Ju t because the tho department haw has In no lie II control over this matter thu the money mone be bo Ing trout the thu treasury ami nil all ni of or law anti ami 11 fact act relative to prize 1 o amid bounty having been oel dolor deter determined mined by tho the courts Tho Tue secretary calls attention to the time laws touching prize and bounty OH us a they thuy tho existed at time the beginning of tho the war Wil and amI says MY that though advised by time the at aI Unit It I might make a 1 navy naV department pro ore to lminto the tho tm matter In imm the court of claims and auth Uil so no far mit front from displaying favoritism tIll ins m adopted the tho most effective means la iii Its o to 11 iK power secure a it Just de tie termination by iy h courts of ot law of tho the lights of nil ni concerned Touching time the claim of Admiral Samp son SOil Ol for tor bounty bount at itt Santiago tim tho w Irl r tory til says that the time distribution ma wan maunder Wt under a mm 1 decree of ot time the court of claims timi I time which icim he cites nna from front Which vi lab t no Ito 1 appeal wits wua Wil He III further points out that list under the time prize I lawI laws WR time the of oC time tho ilett Is la to lila hlA of ot bounty by virtue of ot imi position as Its 11 ly whether hethel ho Is personally during the ho engagement or not hut vt Says Saya the thu secretary As AR Admiral would tho tim law have been heeti untitled entitled to hit hl hare oC ot time the bounty for tor tile the destruction of t tho tue UI at It If ho lie had hiatt been on time tho north shore of Culm Cubit nt at time the time line tle This was the law for tor which tim thu 11 navy lavy department Is hi In nowise responsible sible Ible On this tItle point tho the secretary says nays that hue tho department Itself wn Wil was i tho time first to realize Hi th time Inequalities of this imi law lami anti and to tt make hake ull the tho th which led leJ to UH its so that a rather r lher feature of ot the attacks mode upon tho tIme navy tins department in Iii II that lint time the ration Is blamed more than two yearn yearl after aftel It I had hiatt cured eureil thu tho evil evi The tall tary concludes his lila letter leto with an nn ex ox extract tract from time the report of time auditor ot of o tile the treasury for tho time navy department showing allowing the status of Ir tin money nut bounty crises cases yet et unsettled owing to delays In iii the time courts and Ild predicting a I settlement within tho time year eur |
