The times., 1899-04-08
SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1899.
sampson. Latest Exposure.


Weary as the public must be of the
Sampson -Schley controversy it cannot re-
fuse to take account of renewal of the
attempt TO rob a faithful and modest Off
Ger of his hsrd-won laurels. II is the duty
of the American people to protect good
and true man in the full enjoyment of the
honor he has achieved in their cause. II
there haG been doubt in the mind of any
just man that Admiral Sampson, with cool
deliberation, attempted to steal from Ad-
miral Schley his share of the credit for the
destruction of the enemy's ships off San
tiago; that he accomplished the unjust cen
sure OF Admiral schley by Withholding an
essential letter of instructions; that he has
persistently tried to gain an advance in
rank and pay by disingenuous representa-
tions ct the expense of Admiral schley.
that doubt must be dissipated by Admiral
SIMPSONS own work in his magazine his
tory of the battle.
In the current number OF the Century
Magazine, as Illustrating the text of his ar
ticle, Admiral Sampson presents number
of plates showing the relative positions of
the different warships at important stages
of the running battle. He describes these
plates as Graphic plan of the battle of
Santiago based on the map of the VAIN
wright Board and on information" etc
This board is the official Board of Naviga-
tors. The Philadelphia Times calls at
tention to the false representations by Ad-
miral Sampson of the part played in the
fight by the Brooklyn, Admiral Schley's
ship. The Times" reprints the Sampson
charrs and also the charts Of the Board OF
Navigation, side by side. and the revela-
tion is appalling. In every case the Oregon
and sometimes other vessels are shown In
the Sampson chart to be closer to the enc
my than the Brooklyn, while the Naviga-
tors chart presents the ships In their true
positions. The obvious purpose and clear
effect OF the Sampson illustrations is to
show that Admiral Schley's vessel was not
an important factor in the battle. In the
last plates, for example, the Board of Nav
igation chart shows the Brooklyn TO be
almost third of the whole distance nearer
10 the Colon than the Oregon is, but in the
Sampson chart the Oregon is little nearer
than the Brooklyn. In the third plate
Sampson represents the Oregon as half way
between the ViEcaya and the Brooklyn; In
the Navigators' chart the Brooklyn l. one
third nearer.
No better scheme TO deceive the public
as to the real conditions OF the battle and
TO exclude the Brooklyn from all the credit
OF the victory could be devised. 1t is the
most cunning of all possible deceptions.
Anybody who looks at the Sampson plates
must conclude that the Brooklyn could
have taken no such part in the battle as
the other ships. AS the philadelphia
Times" justly observes: Every one of
SIMPSONS presentations OF the positions OF
The vessels is not only false, but so ex-
travagantly false as TO leave him without
hope OF plausible explanation"
1t is announced that the President, at
the instance Of Secretary Long, who is sub
Ject 70 the influence of the navy ring. has
decided to honor Admiral Sampson by Sc
lecting him 10 represent the United States
at a reception 10 be given TO the American
Navy at Southampton next May. The
country has not been insensible TO the in
Justice the President has allowed the navy
ring to infiict on Admiral Schley in its ef-
forts to advance Sampson. II has been con-
sidered unfortunate that the false repre-
sentations of the ring should have been
successful. Now, however, with proofs SO
plain, following the exposure of Sampson's
suppression of vital letter in order to
iniure Schley, the public sense of fairness
will find expression If further undeseryed
honors are showered on Sampson. This is
too fragrant and INSCRIPTIONS an outrage
on justice 10 be quietly endured