The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-23
10 STOP ALL
CONTROVERSY.
The Presidents UItimatum
in the SChlGy Case.
DEPARTMENT DISCUSSION MUST END.
Explanations May Be Asked From
Hobson and Two Retired Ad-
mirals = Action by General
Miles Anticipated.

President Roosevelt has delivered an
| ultimatum in the schley case. It is that
the controversy. Sc far as any department
Of the Government is concerned, must
end Immediately. OF course he cannot
dictate to Congress what that body shall
do, bus the word has gone out from the
White House to leading members Of both
houses that the President disapproves of
an. Congressional action whatever He
is sincere and earnest in his determi4a-
tion that there shall be an end to the
controversy
This IS taken to mean that the pr0po-
sition to create three vice admiraIs.
| Schley being one OF them, ard the resolu-
tions Of thanks viii not meet with Presi-
dental appreciation The President hopes
that IN the interim between now and the
reassembling Of Congress the matter viii
have cooled and VIII be allowed 10 re-
main dormant thereafter
Comment OF Naval Officers.
Sc FAR as the Navy Department is con
/ cerEed, the matter Is regarded as CT
deialIy and finally settled. Notwithstand-
ing. however, the agile tongue Of gossip
is tedsy discussing TIE probability OF the
/ Secretary Of the Navy demanding an ex-
| PLANTATION from Rear AdmiraIs Beiknap
and Brown. both retired. and frcm Naval
| Constructor Richmond Pearson Hobson for
| their alleged expressions of tie Schley
| case. The former has been quoted as say
! ing IN an interview that it vas irpos-
Sible for him TO see from the evidence
how the majority Of the court couId have
arrived at the findings they reported. and
10 have made a statement as strong as
that CT General Niles endorsing the po-
sitina Of admiral Devvzy.
Concerning this Irs.t4r Secretary T.oag
| said this morning that the department
had not asked al explanation Of these
tao oflcers. He did rot say. however.
/ that such a course would not be taken. but
| refused 70 discuss the subject further
than 10 say that SO far as possible the
waole Schley controversy would be
! dropped BY ths Nay Department.
Nove by General Miles Expected.
Secretary Rect left yesterday for New
York with Mrs. Rect and viii return to-
morrow. General Miles Is also in that
! city 50 that nothing could te learned
here today from the ts3 principals re-
eardinge the reprimand given the Com
Tlanding General by fhe Secretary OF War.
I Friends CT General Miles are not in a
{ position TO say what action he VIII take
I he nay ask fer q court CT enquiry on the
! 60 nd I,1F Ii
| any offence which would warrant such a
| eensure as he has received. and he may
reply in a letter 10 Secretary Root The
/ oP.ntOn prevails that the matter win not
/ be allowed 10 rest
a SchEey Appeal Unlikely.
IN view Of the stand which the Presf-
/ dent has taken in the Schley case, the
probabilities CT an appeal to Mr. Roose-
welt en- the part Of AGu,iraI Schley are
diminishing. The question has, however.
not been fnaIly decided upon, and will
not be until after Christmas
| Admiral and Mrs Schley left Washington
this morning fer New York. and VIII re-
main there for several days With their
daughter. During the latter part et the
week the admiral viii hold a conference
with his counsel ana advisers and deter
| mine what course he VIII pursue further.
! The great fear entertained n Admins
tration circles now is that the SchIey
/ controversy, if it is continued, VIII work
its way into politics, and every effort is
! being made to avoid this
Little Satisfaction fer NacIay.
TIE Navy Department bad received
nothing this morning from HacIay indi-
eating that he WOULD resist the steps tax
en- to secure his removal by declining to
resign and demanding that lie Re advised
| of the charges against him
| The laborer-historian has. however,
taken refuge behind the civil service
rules It is said here today. however.
that the best he Viii be able 10 do for
| himself under those rules VIII BE TO post
| pone for few days MS actual dismissal
| from his position as special Iaborer in
the New York Navy Yard. Under these
rules there is nothing improper in the re-
quest for his resignation, such as was
made Saturday by Secretary Long, by di-
rection OF the President
Should Maclay not be disposed TO resign
ne may be instantly suspended. He can
not be removed, however, except q for
just cause and reasons given in writ
ing.
/ Opportunity would have to be offered
him for explanation. Thus Secretary Long
would have the authority to say his work
vas unsatisfactory and dismiss hin for
! the good cf the service