Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-07-25
ATTACK ON SCHLfY
MACLAY's HISTORY CANNOT BE
Used As A TENT book AT
ANNAPOLIS.
DEMANDS JUSTICE ron scnlfY
Open Letter Addressed to the Prcsi-
dent Asserting That There Ia q
Clique I'm the Navy Department.
TO Trnduce schley-Lons Denies
Having Seen Proofs of the Book,
ms Claimed by the Author.

Washington, July 21.-The secretary
of the navy has decided that the third
volume of MacLay's history OF the
Spanish-American war shall not be
used as a text book at the naval acad-
envy unless the obnoxious language II
contains in characterizing the action OF
Rear Admiral Schley shall be elm
mated. The secretary says that IL
would be manifestiy improper 10 have
a history containing such intemperats
language as a text book for the cadets.
In this connection the secretary says
that the proofs OF the entire volume
were not submitted to him by the his
torian. He received only the proofs or
the third chapter, that relating to the
mobilization of the fleets, which con-
tanned a summary of the orders which
he. as secretary of the navy. had Is
sued in making the naval preparations
for the war. The chapter was satisfac-
tory, and he returned IL to Mr.. Mac
Lay with an indication of his APP
prevail. He says he never saw the as
count OF the battle OF Santiago and h
criticisms of Rear Admiral Schiey until
after the book was published. MIR. Mac
Lay was appointed 10 his present po-
sitioi, In TIE New York nav yard Aug.
%, 1900. having been transferred from
the lighthouse service.
This In Different.
A Baltimore. Nd. 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 '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 being a coward. a
liar, a caitiff, an incompetent and In
subordinate.
'.In an interview In the American
this morning MacLay the historian,
who Is a navy department clerk,
Chased as a laborer and attached to
the Brooklyn navy yard, says that
proosv OF his third volume, which
should have told the most glorious
story IN. all our naval annals, were sub
mitted to Secretary Long and Admiral
Sampson and approved by them In adj
vance OF publication. also that Long
put him In his present position after he
had read and approved this scurriious
attack upon Admiral Schley.
These proofs We're also submitted 10
Admiral Dewey, who refused TO read
them.
IF aught were needed to
any fair-minded man that a clique In
the navy department has conspired TO
traduce the hero of Santiago and that
the conspiracy was carried into execu-
ton while that and gallant Of
fcer was suffering expartation on the
feyer-infested coasts of South Africa,
this should furnish IL.
win you. Mr.. President. In view or
all this. sit quietly by and permit these
conspirators TO continue their diaboiical
work? Every justice-loving American
appeals to you to intervene In h
name, n for the sake. of fair play.
Next to being right at all times, which
no man ever was, the. best thing Is to
find out as soon as possible that you
are wrong and right yourself immedi-
ately -Felx 3
publisher Baltimore American"