Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-01
Turns S|jRLEY down
Secretary Long Refuses TO Mod.
ify Language of Precept as
Schley Requested.
schlsy Wanted Statement About
Disobeyint Orders Omitted.-
The Correspondence.
Long Claims Such Il Established
Fact. Admitted by schley's
Own Telegram.

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niral scnley's suggestions that the Ian
guage in the fifth paragraph of th,
tion of nrecent, 4, s+ha co,,r. 4
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!. A4 u'.s, tnae nes naa oisooeyeo orders
pc mooined. The department declines
10 make the modification on the ground
.hat. according 10 of,1c,a, -ecord. sch,a,
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.SAAo i" tsuseu mat ne aulsopeyeo " : oroers
to orders was an estab
ished fact, whether willing or unwill
nr. :gss
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" asnington,f aug, l-Ihe following
! IRE the letters that passed between Ad
hirsi ncnley ana the navy depaTtmen
'espectlns the precept:
great Neck, ~. X.,sAug. 21.-sir: 1
ceipt of the department's 5communi-
scasloh OF Juiy Iotn insl.,s enclosing
copy OF order convNenlng; pursuant to
tue !equest coh.alheu. IN my coH-
: inun.ca.ion o. 'ne s11u inst. l, 1or
cour. ol INJURY. INJURY. lHas1nucn 19l as the
oval. 20 uilec.eu 70 anssst.s aIe anu
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asd sn ~ 40 a. l., o o,,,t the dena rtrnents
a.nras.,n,, ~ on,,,oy and tnu. leave
the court free ID exnress its opinion
a the matter. Very respectfully.
". sg sCHLEY. Rear Admiral.
y To Hon. John s. Long, secretary navy
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NAVY Denartment. washfngtou.
Aug, i.-sir: The department has
received your let ter Of the 9th ulto.
in which YOU acknowledge receipt
OF copy of order conyening. at your
request. a court of inquiry TO inyes-s
tigate your conduct during the war
with Spain and suggest that para
graph five of said order he so motli-
fed. as to omit the departments ex-
preston OF opinion and thus leave
the court fret, TO express sits own
opinion in that matter. InTreply will
say that you are advised that the
precept calls for an INQUIRY by the
court and ascertainment ofspertInent
facts for the purpose of setting on
foot this inquiry. The nrecept treats
certain matters as established. such.
for instance. as the arrival az the
f,vine soma dron off cIenfieos and
santiapo the ratropata movement
westward the turn of tbe Rrook,vn
IN mix, 2 ,as and-tbs fact that vo,,
disohayed ordsrs q raaar,.d shv ,,o,,
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3 Ma.oea 20 ene court. sers respece-
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Admirai m scniey contends tnat there y
great dinerence between 'disopedienc.
ol oroers ana can not obey orders.
me n. latter peing the phrase ne used II
nis dispatcn IN answer to the instruction
from the department.. consultation o
Y Wepster,s ssl dictionary esta ollsned ina
|ect." as well as refusal to obey, ant
The department holds, consequently
that technically 1t was Justified IN In
serting the word "disobedience IN TIN
precept. AZ the same time mere is NJ
intention Of iniluenclns ~ ADVANCE IN
ludgment . nj OF tne court, ana y IS tne ue
sire OF secre.ary Long .naI Adplra
scnley shaii % tresteu WITH the uslnoe
capt: James farker OF counsel tor Ad
mirals scnley was asaln a, me navy ae .
partinent yestsruay " ma hlhs careIu
examination OF tne ios Dooks OF :, al yes
ael6 WO1cn participated IN the santiago