The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-04
NASH ON FIGHT STICKS FOR SAMPSON S
Long Says Other Officers May
Not Be Rewarded First.
ALL MUST co TOGETHER
HoBsoN AND CLARK MUST WAIT
-scLEY NOT MENTIONED.

Washington. Feb Secretary Long
has addressed the following letter TO
Senator Morgan;
Dear Senator; 1 have your letter
with regard to Lieutenant dobSon,
Captain Clark and others. to the fail
ure OF the government to recognise
their services. I need not say 10 you
that no one feels this more keenly than
myself nor has done more to endeaNof
TO secure justice for the men who con-
Quoted and contaminated the Santiago
naval campaign. viii You let me say
that the delay is not with the eXecu-
tive branch Of the government so much
as with congress l do not say this To
in any way shift the responsibility,
but in the hope that the cooperation OF
congress may be secured in this reSpecE,
With the interest which you and other
members of the legislative branch teei
in the case. I 90 not despair.
1t is more than two years now since
the president sent in nominations Tor
promotions. and these nominations
have never been acted on by the SEN
ate. At each session of congress l have
prepared and submitted bills asking for
rewards for these officers. No action
has been taken upon them. In each
of my annual reports have urged Jhe
matter with all the force possible, but
il attracts no attention. me president
has asked for the creation OF the grade
of vice admiral which would perhaps
lead to a solution of the matter
Sampson Must be Included.
Il feel keenly the lack of any recog-
milton to Hobson, whose feat is famous
the world over have repeatedly talked
bout him to the president, who, as you
know feels the most cordial interest
in behalf of all the men. He cannot
separate HObSOn's case from the rest.
nor can 1 advise him to do so. 1t would
be an unjust discrimination against
Captain Clark. to whom you refer, and
who is two numbers worse off now
than if there had been no war; 1t would
be an Injustice to the commandment
chief who planned and contaminated
the whole campaign, and who had Il
greater responsibility upon him for
longer time than any officer on the At
lantic: it would discriminate against
the enlisted men. who have yet had
neither thanks or medal, nor any TeCOg-
milton. and are Inundated on the deck
of every warship on which their ship
mates who served in the AsiatiC squad
ron display their medals and the San
tiagO men have none. 1 feel almost
like invoking the help of yourself and
every other senator and representa-
tives as to what seems the simplest
Justice.
mot content with what has hither-
TO been done. IL was only a few days
go that / wrote d letter to Senator
Hale. chairman of the naval commit
tee, a cODv of which is enclosed, ask
ing him if he would not. as a last re-
sort. have the naval committee. or a
subcommittee of it. take up the mat
ter and consider the report upon the
deserts of these officers.
Wants Thanks rendered
Yesterday I wrote another letter to
the president. a copy of which I en-
close. reciting recommendations which
! made to him in my annual report Of.
1893. that he make the same recon-
mendation to congress in the case Of
the Santiago squadron which was made
in the case Of the Asiatic squadron. viz,
That the thanks Of congress be ten
dered to the COMMUNICATIVE chief and
be extended through him to the officers
and men,
4 think you viii cordially acknowI-
edge that the president by his speedy
nominations for promotion has been
prompt, that this department has left
no stone untuined to do justice in this
matter. and that it is now for congress,
of which YOU are so distinguished a
member. to act Trusting that we may
all cooperate, and at last secure to
these officers and men an expression CT
the country's appreciation of their ser
vices, am, very truly yours
JOHN d. LONG"