Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-09
SAMPSON IS DEFENDED.
s.,,s,,, Of Inc Navy Says The Admiral is All
Right.
CRITICISMS OF Mn ARE UNJUST


yy,sbtrei,n. Aug. S.--The secretary
~ tt. 'r,,,y has received several letters
v.,f.riiv attacking Admiral Sampson.
II, al least one Of those. Secretary
Long has replied. and COPY OF DIS
lesser was furnished Tor publication
today lie does not. however make
known tho name Of The person TO whom
his rcpiy he addressed. Secretary Long
stiutiy dafsnds the entire course oi ,h'
admiral since hls appointment TO ~.
command 81 the North Atlantic squad
ron.
The -acrs,ary states chat sampson
was solicited Cor the lmmANn
10 was believed h. was capecitl'g H..
Tor Che place. "iie never push.. N.'h-
ralf forward" says the secretary % tl'
.ifnlrirs rriiir. "aud VIII n you accuse
him of ANGLING % ihlt sort you %.
most cruel Injustice 60 % man WHO his
newer sought favor or npplauH. ih any
other way shan by the simple a..-
charge 0f hls duty
Discussing. evidently a complaint
because tho nDfi ala NOT ciptuf ih'
hlrb0r 90 San Juan, Porto lNr1, S.0r.-
f4Fv LONG says. 9TH dHpfrtW.
which has very rarely lrl.ri.f'i WIN
ihs movements 1f admirIls command .
.Hs sauBdrnus. dll. however mIk. one
tNur.as order. and that wa thIt our
hltiiarhpH should NOT hH exposed in
sine rick 70 serious injury from tnU nr.
uf any FORT" This order d. adds, wlH
made while the atr1ug spanish ilopt
was ln existence. and thc muv mont in
Porto Rico was 90 meet 10 possible The
Carvsra noet. Thrr' wIH nl Intention
0f takirg Porto Rico at shat tImo.
wi shout che cooperation of the army.
AZ 90 the sending uf the nrot Into
the harhlr OF Santiago. the secretary
states that Admiral sampson was aci-
lnE under explicit ord .ra not 90 expose
hls armorcd ships 60 the risk OF sinking
SECRETARY Long wrl,os a. length of
I tho urlunua duties which have de-
Z VOWED upon Admiral slmpgnn na CONE
mlu1Hr % The squadron. calling atcn-
I don o. the elaborate Instructions which
thH admiral had EIvrn for tho attack
. upon thn spanish neet should 10 np-
pear. and hc added that the hltlc with
/ Csrvtra was fought under these orders,
ana that the victory was the c1uaum-
nation of the udmlrala thorough pre-
purHtl1n.
Secretary Ions says b. can well un-
| d.fHiand why the friends ~ other ON
pnra should hr Hn enthusiastic ana
] rlrrast ln their hailefHfnr he says
] ,y.rvaur nf thDm richly de-
| asryta tho credit FOR hs Nou-
our workout h. says he can
NOT understand why such bitter tccl'
inr r unaffected IN many quarters TO-
ward Admiral sampson. whom hll ihc7'
subordinate officers 90 him. IN ihnlr &C.
/ ports. clearly and cordially recognize
Tho fact that although ni tn begin
Ming No was. hy orders from WnHh.uF'
ION. rllnr 90 clnf.r with Con Sh1fior
yot die battle was fought under Dis or.
doris and were the contamination ol
Ms thorough preparation"
Tho secretary adds; II can think ol
I nothing more cruel than tho q 'prcch'
lion II the merit N the faithful de.
] voted. patriotic commander ln-chIei
rhyrlraiiy fran. worn with Neoplos'
vlrunnrn. weighed with menHurrlcH
rssponslbnltlcs and details. letting n.
duty go undone; for weeks win cnaH,
lsal Precautions blocking the spanish
lauhir0n. nt last, hy tn uncrrlng ful
nllmeut 90 hlF plans. crughinE " unu.l
Inc nsot which executed bic command
10 ho aHslucd uF VlnllrtNely nH u M
wore IN enemy 90 hls country, an
SURF that no one more drptccttgH Eucf
I'm attach than the officers Of me hecI
/ commodore. captains and ALL