Show THE PRESIDENT REGARDS SCHLEY CASE AS CLOSED secretary long has received the fol lowing personal note from the white house announcing the pres dent e action in the case of adm ral achley white house washington feb 19 my dear secretary the president requests to state tl al after full and most careful cons aeration de ration of the appeal of admiral schley and of the answer suba eted thereto by the navy department through you he has made the memorandum on the case which he directs shall be filed there with and the case treated as closed very truly yours secretary to the president secretary long referring to the presidents statements upon the appeal of admiral schley said I 1 have no comment to make on the presidents ruling upon the appeal of admiral schley except to express my appreciation of its thorough conscientious straightforward character it is of course gratifying that the navy department is sustained the dec sion will be read as no other document would be and I 1 believe will direct public opinion and tend to close the whole matter |