The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-07-27
ON SCHLFY
grACLAY,s HISTORY CANNOT BIZ
USED As 4 TEXT BOOK AT
ANNAPOLIS.
DEMANDS JUSTICE FOR sCnLEY
men Letter Addressed to the Presi-
dent Asserting That There IL q
Clique In the Navy Department.
to Traduce schley-LonE Denies
Having seen Proofs Of the Book,
a. Claimed by the Author.

III Washington, july 14.--4ue secretary
of the navy has decided that the third
volume Of MacLay's history Of the
snanish-American war shall not be
used as q text book at the naval acad-
emy unless the obnoxious language 1t
contains in characterizing the action Of
Rear Admiral schley shall be elm
mated. The secretary says that it
would be manifest;y improper to have
! history containing such Incorporate
language as. q text book for the cadets.
In this connection the secretary says
hat the proofs Of the entire volume
we're not submitted to him by the his.
torian. He received only the proofs OF
the third chapter, that relating to the
mobilization Of the fleets, which con-
tanned q summary Of the orders which
he. as secretary Of the navy, had is
sued I'M making the naval preparations
for the war. The chapter was satisfac-
tory. and he returned 1t to Mr.. Mac.
Law with an indication Of his ap-
prevail. He says he never saw the as
count Of the battle Of Santiago and the
criticisms Of Rear Admiral Schley until
after the book was published. Mr.. Mac
Lay was appointed to his present po-
sition in the New York navy yard Aug.
%, 1900, having been transferred from
the lighthouse service.
This II Different.
A Baltimore, Md, dispatch says:
Gen. Felix Angus. publisher of the
Baltimore American, has written the
following letter to President Mckinley,
which was wired:
"William Mckinley, President, Cam
ton. Ohio: 'MacIay's History Of h
Navy Ii the standard in use at this
naval academy. In the third volume.
Just Issued, the historian charges Tear
Admiral Schley with being q coward, a
liar. a caitiff, an incompetent and In
subordinate.
I'm an interview in the American
this morning MacLay the historian.
who is a navy department clerk,
classed as a laborer and attached to
the Brooklyn navy yard, says tnat
PROOFS Of this third volume. which
should have told the most glorious
story in all u naval annals, were sub
mitted to Secretary Long and Admiral
Sampson and approved by them In q
vance of publications: also that Long
nut him in his present position after he
0HO To6U dIlV dplAVSSN SA"
attack upon Admiral Schley.
These proofs were also submitted to
Admiral Dewey, who refused to read
them.
If aught were needed to convince
any fair-minded man that a clique IN
tho naGy department has conspired to
traduce the hero Of Santiago and that
the conspiracy was carried n execu-
ton while that brave and gallant Of
hcer was suffering expiration on the
fe%yer-infested coasts Of South Africa.
this should furnish 1t.
"Will you, Nj. President. in view OK
all this, cit quietly by and permit these
conspirators to continue their diabolical
work?. Every justice-l6ving American
appeals to you to intervene In h
name. and for the sake, Of fair play.
Next to being right at all times. which
no man ever was. the. best thing Is to
ind out as soon as possible that you
are wrong and right yourself immedi-
ately -Fenx ANGUS.
"Publsher Baltimore American"
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