The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-20
A VILE CONSPIRACY
Exposed by General Felix Angus in a
Letter 10 President Mckinley.
AN ATTACK ON SCHLEY
In Which the Admiral Is Held Up TO
ScOrn of the Naval Cadets
APPROVED BY SECRETARY LONG
And Sampson, Who Saw the Proof Sheets
Before Book Was Printed.
AUTHOR INLAY GIVEN A GOOD JOB
In the Navy Department After He Had
Written the "History'-Lona Has
Entered Denial.
APPROVED BY SECRETARY LONG
And Sampson, Who Saw the Proof Sheets
Before Book Was Printed.
AUTHOR INLAY GIVEN A GOOD JOB
In the Navy Department After He Had
Written the "History"-Lone Has
Entered a Denial.

Baltimore, Nd, July 1o.-Geueral Felix
Angus. publisher Of the Baltimore Ameri.
can, has telegraphed the following to
President Mckinley;
william Mckinley, President Canton,
Ohio.
MacLay's history OF the navy IS the
standard in use at the naval academy. In
the third volume, just issued, the historian
charges Rear Admiral schley with bclng
coward, liar a saith. an lncompc-
tent and insubordlnate In an Interview
in the American this morning, MacLay.
the historian, who Is navy department
clerk classes as q lahorer and attached to
the Brooklyn navy yard, says the proofs
of this third volume, which should have
told the most glorious history In all our
naval annals, were submitted to Secretary
Long and Admiral Sampson AND AP-
PROVED BY THEM In advance Of pub
location; also that LONG PUT HIM IN
HIS PRESENT POSITION AFTER HE
HAD READ AND APPROVED THIS
sCURBILoUs ATTACK UPON ADMIRAn
sCHLEY. These proofs were also submit
ted to Admiral Dewey. who refused to
read them. If augdt were needed to con
vince any falr-mipded man that cllqW
in The navy department has conspred to
traduce the hero Of Santiago and that the
conspiracy was carried into execution while
that brave and gallant officer was suffering
expatrahou IN The fevcr-iufested coasts Of
south America, This would furnish II.
VIII you, Mr. President, in view of ali
this. sit quietly by and permit these con
splrators to continue their dlabolcal work?
Every instlce-loylnF American appeals 10
Won to intervene in the name and for the
sake of fair play. Next to being right all
the time, which no man ever was, the
best thing is to find out as soon as pos
sible that you are wrong and right your
self Immediately. Felix Angus,
Publisher Baltimore American
LONGS SIDE OF IT.
nc navy has decided that the third volume
OF MacLay's history Of the Spanish Amegi-
can war shall not be used as a text book
at the naval academy unless the obnoxious
language 1t centaius in characterizlng the
aCtlon Of Rear Admiral schley Is elmi-
neted. The secretary says that it would
be manifestly improper to have n history
containing such Incorporate language as
text book for the cadets. He will inform
10th Commander Wainwright, who Is In
command OF the naval academy, and Mr..
MacIay, the author Of the history, Of his
decision.
IN this connection the secretary says that
thc proofs of the entire volume were not
submitted to him by the historian. He
received only the proofs Of the third chap
ter that relating 10 the mobilization OF
the dects. which contained summary of
the orders which he as secretary OF the
navy had issued Ia making the naval prepa-
rations for the war. That chapter was
satisfactory and he returned II TO MacLay
with an indication Of his approval Hh
gays he never saw the account Of the battle
Of santiago and the criticisms Of Rear Adj
n,!ral schley until after the book was pub
lshed.
Mr.. MacL0y was appointed 10 MS present
posltion IN the New York navy yard An
rnst %. 1900, having been transferred
from the lighthouse service.
INLAY WILL REVISE LANGUAGE.
New York. July 10 Edgar s. MacIay
today replied to the criticism which has
been made upon his historical works deal
lnr with Admiral schley and the navy
durins the Spanish war He said In part;
u did not appreciate at the time wrote
the hook that the terms We're immoderate
ard Incorporate u Is only recently that
h has met with adverse criticism It is
now my Intention to revise that portion Of
The work that deals with the battle
Santiago But / shall not alter the facts
for thcy are correct. must nrst ne as
snied thar they are IN error The proofs
were submitted to the Officers who took
part IN the battle Of Antlugo as well Is
tn secretary Long AMI received thelr APP
uroyol ( shmhd explain that only those
horizons OF the book were submitted 20
eqcb odicer that related 70 MIN personally
~ 70 the part he took In the battle. The
Droofs submitted TO Mr.. Long deait WIN
mai mart OF the war that concerned him; !