The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-08
IT WAS A FAKE OPINION
Schley Did Not Urge Forcing
Santiago Harbor.
A FULL DENIAL is MADE
The Commodore Says That He Has Beer
Misrepresented and la He
Agreed With Rear Ad-
miral Sampson.

washington, aug. .-Secrttdry Lung
to-day requested the publication Of the
following correspondence: United
States Flagship, New York (hrst rate),
Guantanamo Bay. Cuba, July "a, 1888.
My Dear Mr.. Secretary: ] am led to
write at the present time on account of
the publication of an article which p
peared in the papers of the 18th inst.
In which Commodore Schley is made to
say that he had stated to the writer
that he had over and over again declared
It was possible to enter the harbor of
Santiago Notwithstanding the mines.
Commodore Schley called upon me yes
terday and voluntarily stated that the
publication of the article on the 18th
wal false in every particular; that he
not only never stated anything OF the
kind. but hat he had never even
thought of it; that he had always en-
tirely agreed with me on this ques-
ton and he did not know a single officer
whose opinion differed from mine. AS L
have cause to believe that Commodore
Schley has been misrepresented, i have
taken the liberty to address to you a
telegram upon thlss subject this morning.,
and as l am about to sail i trust 1t
will receive your attention at an early
wv. T. SAMPSON,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS u. 5. Naval
Force, North Atlantic Squadron.
ITO the Secretary of the Navy Depart
ment, Washington"
The telegram referred to Is as follows:
playa del Este, via Hayti, July 81
Secreaty Navy, Washington: 1 call de-
attention to an associated
press dispatch in III New York Times
and Herald of the 18th, attributing TO
Commodore Schley certain opinions re-
garding mines. l request that the man
ager of the associated press be called
upon to name the source and authority
for this statement. SAMPSON"
On receipt of this telegram the de-
partment wrote the following letter to
the associated press:
Navy Department, Washington, D.
C., July 2S.-Sir: The New York Times
and Herald of the 18th inst. published
an associated press dispatch In Which
certain opinions regarding mines are at
tributed to Commodore Schley. This
dispatch Is written in such a manner as
to convey the impression that 1t was re-
! ceived from you representative with
the squadron off Santiago, and conse-
quently had been censored by proper
naval authority. / therefore have to
request that you inform this DEPART
ment at your earliest convenience the
source and authority for the dispatch to
which reference is made. Very respect
fully, j. ID. LONG, secretary.
ITO Mr.. c. A. Boynton, General South
ern Manager of the Associated Press
Washington"
The reply of the associated press is
as follows: -
Washington, Aug. Hon. j. ID
Long, Secretary of the Navy: Dear
Sir: You favor of July Is is at hand
concerning articles published in the
New York Times and the New YORK
Herald OF the 18th inst, which express
certain opinions in regard to mines al
tributed to Commodore Schley. This
letter was not written by either OF oul
representatives with the squadron of
Santiago. but by another gentleman
who was temporarily on one of our dis
patch boats. The dispatch was not sub
iected to censorship. our Mr.. Graham
who has been constantly with Comma
dore Schley since his squadron assem-
bled at Hampton Roads, and Is prob
ably more familiar with his views thar
any mar at Santiago, AXE
issue with the gentleman who wrote tn
letter referred to. and says that Comma
dore Schley was always In complete
accord with Admiral Sampson as to tn
question of entering the harbor. ID
quotes Commodore Schley as saying
Admiral Sampson and l have Away
agreed that Il would be foolish to ente
the harbor with the mines in place, ant
the condition of the mines proved tina
Admiral Sampson was correct Yer!
specially,
CHARLES A. BOYNTON."