The Press., 1901-07-25


but If it leads to congressional investi-
CATION that will bring out the rear facts,
which now seems probable, 1t may do
good by preventing future revivals of the
controversy. The present revival was
started by the publication OF the third
volume of Maclay's History Of the U. s.
navy, which is used as text book at the
naval academy, In which Rear Admiral
Schley Is called coward" and other In
sulting epithets. The author-a clerk In
the Brooklyn navy yard-in saying that
he had submitted proofs to Secretary
Long, was understood TO mean that Sec
retary Long had approved of the use of
the abusive ep.thets. This Secretary
Long lost no time In denying. He also
ordered the objectional volume stricken
from the list of text books at the naval
academy. II Secretary Long had allow
ed his denial to end with bis having said.
'It Is absurd to say that l would endorse
his language when he calls Admiral
Schley coward. Admiral Schley Is no
coward. No one In the service who
knows him has ever for moment doubt
ed his bravery or his gallantry in action"
the friends of Schley wouldn't be So fight
Ing mad, but he continued by saying that
instead Of the navy department being OPP
posed to congressional investigation, he
had written to Senator Hale, chairman
of the senate naval committee, asking for
one, and made the fire hotter than ever
by adding: admiral Schley should
have been court-martialed as soon as we
learned at Washington that he had de-
liberately disobeyed his orders when
searching for the Spanish ships. l sug-
gested to the president that Schley's ac-
tion ought to be inquired into, but the
president demurred. The day we learned
that Schley had turned back was the
darkest day in all the history Of that war.
The president felt convinced that Admiral
Schley had some good reason for turning
back, and would not order court-mar-
tial. When Admiral Sampson took charge
of the fleet he refrained from ordering a
court-martial because he was Junior Of
ficer, and assumed that Admiral Schley
would ask for a court of inquiry, when
he learned that the navy department was
dissatisfied with his course"
The warrant officers in the navy, whose
status is about that of non-commissioned
officers In the army, are not falling over
each other In their eagerness to put in ap-
plications to take the examination pre-
scribed by the navy department, the suc-
cessful passing of which will give them
commissions as ensigns. 1t was In con-
nection with this examination that Heaf
Admiral Sampson wrote the fool letter
about Gunner Morgan, who Is barred by
age from taking the examination. AL
though applications to take this examina-
tion, must be filed before July 3Oth, only
two have been received. Officials of the
navy depar tment say 1t is fear of the diff
ficulty Of passing the examination that
has prevented more applications, and an
official statement giving synopsis Of the
scope of the examination has been made
ducing more warrant officers to apply.
Old warrant officers, when they can be
got to talk, tell different story. They
say that the bright young fellows in the
service know that their lives would be
made a standing torture by the other
commissioned officers, should they sue
ceed In passing the examination and get
ting commission, and have wisely de-
cided not to make the effort. So many
army officers who did not graduate from
West Point have become prominent that
the prejudice against outsiders has been
dulled In the army, but there are very few
holders Of naval commissions who did not
graduate from Annapolis, and who are
not dead opposed to any other method of
getting one, and consequently bitterly
prejudfced against those who succeed.
Germany seems determined to do ev-
erything in its power to hamper, and con-
sequently to lessen, American trade with
that country. U. s. Consul Warner at
Leipzig says In report to the department
of state that 1t is reported the Reichstag
will pass law compelling American ex-
porters to Germany to make out invoices
covering the shipments, which must be
authenticated by the German consul in
the U. 8. In whose district the goods are
Eproduced. It Is alleged that such course
will help officials In perfecting statistics
OF the imports from the U. s., and will
also throw another obstacle in the way OF
American exports to Germany.
The post Office department means busi-
ness in its fight to shut fake publications
out of second class mail. The orders OF
the postmaster general, calling attention
to the law and declaring that it must be
enforced, has been followed by circular
letter from the third assistant postmaster
general, telling postmasters that their
bondsmen will be held responsible for any
loss to the government on account of their
failure to strictly enforce the law.
Hon. Joaquin Barenda, who was for 1s
years member of the cabinet of Presi-
| dent Diaz of Mexico, and who will be-
| S~oe~AAA - AAAo AoesAoA ARAOEOS do AAuCA uuE
ing his travels as he hopes, Is in Wash.
ingtOn. In conversation at the White
House, gentleman who had just been
introduced said something about how
much the welfare of Mexico depended up
on the health of President Diaz. Mr..
Barenda said In reply; President Dlaz
Is great man, but II he should die or
leave his position, there are many men
In Mexico able to cope with the situation
and to conduct good government. Mex.
leo has never been more prosperous or
more peaceful"
| The Man Turned Yellow.
Great constsrnation was felt by the
friends of nj. A. Hogarty of Lexington,
KY, when they saw he was turning yell
low. His skin slowly changed color, also
his eyes, and he suffered terribly. His
malady was Yellow Jaundice. He was