The San Francisco call., 1899-10-17

TT is not often an admiral Of the navy
publicly criticizes a major general Of
the army, but If he be- quoted cor
rectly that is what Admiral Samp-
l. son has been doing. In a dispatch
from Boston dated October Is
Sampson is quoted as saying that to
Captain Chadwick, commander of the
Il 6 8 New York was due the credit of
the surrender of Toral he having written
the letter demanding the surrender and
having suggested the course to pursue TO
secure ToraPs final downfall. And, fur
ther. Admiral Sampson is quoted as say
ing that it was due to Skaters ignor-
ance that Toral was free as long as ne
was. and had it not been for Chadwick s
advice and assistance. Iorai might nave
held on indefinitely.
The utterances of Sampson are very
similar to some things he said in an ad-
dress before an audience in MorSans-
town. w Va, some time ago. On that
occasion. however, he confined his criti-
cisms to the statement that Shafter al
lowed his army to run away from him
in Cuba because he was incapable OF
properly commanding 1t. His more re-
cent remarks are but repetition with
more details added.
General Shafter declines to enter into
anv controversy with the admiral over
the Cuban campaign. He says he will
not make a newspaper fight out Of it.,
and he intimateS that 1t is hardly the
proper thing for a major general or the
army and an admiral of the navy to air
their grievances, however real or ran
cied for the benefit and entertainment OIL
the public. .. J.. .,,
Santiago and drive out Cervera feet
he said last evening, and thlnK tnat
was done The result of the campaign
before Santiago is the best EVIDENCE OF
There We're certain things ordered to be
done. and don't think anything was lett
unaccomplfShed ~, 4Lo+
''As for the surrender OF IoraI, i,la' no,
was the natural result of the campaign.
C,antain Chadwick was with me the Gay
| sent the demand for surrender, put !ne
demand was not sent upon MS adVlce
nor with his material assistance. lie ana
I discussed the situation; he was very
courtaous and he offered some sugges-
tions but they were toward the form OF
address, not to the substance OF the de-
mand I was not mincing words. was
not addressing your eXcellency or your
honor wrote the demand in plain
English. and then it was that Captain
Chadwick suggested dllIeTeil! IotIn l-,L III
addressing Toral. I accepted his suggeS-
tfons and he copied my dispatch. He
wrote the message that was sent. but
what he wrote was a copy or my demand.
THE Handwriting was his and the form
Of the address, but it is foolish to say
he made the demand for surrender upon
Admiral Sampson has attacked me be-
fore, and perhaps he does so again be-
cause l remained silent but l can hardly
believe that an officer of his rank would
descend to personalities against an officer
of my rank. What he IS quoted as saying
is pure personality. 1t is, not criticism,
even if criticism were allowable under
the circumstances and from such a
source: it is pure personality. and it would
not be proper for me to reply to it. There
has never been any criticism of my cam
pafgn from any one who would be sup
posed to be an authority, but the opinions
of man in Admiral SIMPSONS position
are taken with good deal of weight. I
cannot understand how he can have said
the things credited to him"