The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-08
4 CANABD ABOUT sCHLEY.
It Caused Admiral Sampson to Demand
 an Investigation,

Washington, Aug. 7.--Secretary Long to-day requested the publication of the following correspondence:
 U. S. Flagship New York, First Rate.
 Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, July 27. My Dear MT. Secretary-I am led to write at the present time on account of the pub lication of an article which appeared in pa pers 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, notwithstand- ing the mines. Commodore Schley called on me yesterday and voluntarily staetd that the publication of the article was false in every particular; that he not only never stated anything of the kind, but that he had never even thought of it; that he had always en- tirely agreed with me on this question and that he did not know single officer whose opinion differed from mine. As I have req son to believe that Commodore Schley has been misrepresented l have taken the lib erty to address to you telegram upon this subject this morning. and as I am about to sail for the east I trust it will receive
 
 Very respectfully,
 W. T. Sampson. The Secretary of the Navy, Navy Depart
 ment, Washington:
 The telegram referred to is as fol- lows:
 Playa del Este, via Hayti, July 27 Secretary of the Navy:
 I call the departments attention to all Associated Press dispatch in the New York Times and Herald of the 18th attributing to Commodore Schley certain opinions re- garding mines I request that the manager of The Associated Press be called upon to name the source and authority for this statement.
 (Signed) Sampson On receipt of this telegram the de- partment wrote the following letter to The Associated Press:
 Navy Depart, July 2S.
 Sir-The New York Times and the New York Herald of 18th instant published an Associated Press dispatch, in which certain opinions regarding mines are attributed to Commodore Schley. This dispatch is writ ten in such a manner as to convey the i'm
 
 representative with the suadron off San tago and consequently has been censored by proper naval authority. I, therefore, have to request that you inform this de- partment at your earliest convenience, the source and authority for the dispatch, to which reference is made. Very Respectfully, John D. Long, Secretary. c. A. Boynston, General Southern Manager of inc Associated Press, Washington. The reply of the Associated Press is as follows:
 Washington, Aug 1. Hon. John D. Long, Secretary of the Navy: Sir--Your favor of Jnly 18th is at hand, concerning articles published in the New York Times and the New York Herald of the 18th instant, in which certain opinions in regard to the mines are attributed to Commodore Sehley. This letter was not written by either of our representatives with the squadron off Santiago, but by an- other gentleman who was temporarily on one of our dispatch boats. The dispatch was not subject to censorship. Our MT. Graham who has been constantly with Commodore Schley since his squadron assembled at Hampton Roads, and is prob ably more familiar with his views than any newspaper man at Santiago, takes issue with the gentleman who wrote the letter referred to and says that Commodore Schley was always in complete accord with Ad- miral Sampson as to the question of entering the harbor. He quotes Commodore Schley as saying: Admiral Sampson and had al- ways agreed that it would be foolish to en. ter the harbor with the mines in place and the condition of the mines proved that Ad- miral Sampson was correct. Very Respectfully, Charles A. Boynton.