The Portland daily press., 1898-08-08
SAMPSON MAD.
Was Lied About and Wanted
RetractiOn.

Washing ton, August 7.-Secetary Lo1g
today requested the publication of the fol-
lowing correspondence:
s"U. S. Flagship New York, First Kate,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, July 81.
'sMy Dear Mr.. Secretary:
Il 81 am led to write at the present time
on account Of the publication of an article
which appeared in the papers of the 10Th
inst in which Commodore Schley is made
to say that he had stated, apparently to
the writer that he had over and over
again declared it was possible to enter the
harbor of Santiago. Notwithstanding the
mines. Commodore Sohlsy called upon
me yesterday and voluntarily stated that
| the publication of the article of the 10Th
| was false in every particular. That he
had not stated anything of the kind but
that he had never even thought of it,;
/ that he had always entirely agreed with
me on this question and that he did not
knew a single officer whose opinion
differed from mine. AS have reason to
believe that Commodore Schley has been
misrepresented, have taken the liberty
to address to you a telegram upon this
subject this morning; and as am about
| to sail for the East, trust that it will re-
ceiye your attention at an early date.
Every respectfully,
(Signed) "W. L. SAMPSON,
'sRear Admiral o. 5. N, Commander
Atlantic Station.
s'The Secretary of the Navy, Navy De-
par5msnt. Washington. /"
The telegram referred to is as follows:
'.Playa, Del Este, via Hayti, July 20.
Secretary of the Navy, Washington,
ID. G.:4
81 call departments attention to an
Assoeiaten Press despatch in the New
York Times and Herald of the 10th, at
tributing to Commodore Schley certain
opinions regarding mines. I request that
the manager of the Associated Press be
called upon to name the souroe and
authority for this statement.
(Signed) mSAMPsON.
On receipt of this telegram the depart
ment wrote the following to the Associ-
ated Press:
Navy Department,
Washington, July 2S.
"Sir:-The New York Times and the
New York Herald of the 18th instspub.
| lished an Associated Press desbtach in
which certain opinions regarding mines
| are attributed to Commodore Schley.
| This despatch is written in such a man
| ner as to convey the impression that it
| was received from your representative
| with the squadron off Santiago and con.
| sequently has been censored by proper
| naval authority.
81 therefore have to request that you
| inform this department at your earliest
convenience the source and authority for
the despatehto which reference is made.
| esVery respectfully,
| SSpl'JoHN D. LONG, Secretary.
! "Mr, G. A. Boynton, General Southern
Manager of the Associated Press, Wash
ington.
| The reply of the Associated Press is as
| follows:
Washington, August /.
sHon. John ID. Long, Secretary of the
Navy:
| "Sir:-Your favor of July 2Sth is at
hand, concerning articles published in
the New York Times and tho New York
| Herald OF the 10th inst, in which certain
opinions in regard to mines are at
tributed to Commodore Schley. This
letter was not written by either of our
representatives with the squadron off
Santiago, but by another gentleman who
was temporarily on one of our despatch
boats. The despatch was not subject to
censorship.
"Our MIR. Graham, who has been con-
stantly with Commodore Schley since his
squadron assembled at Hampton Roads,
and is probably more familiar with his
views than any newspaper man at Santi-
ago takes issue with the gentleman who
| wrote the letter referred to and says that
Commodore Sohley was always In COM