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SOME INSIDE NEWS
FROM WASHINGTON.
THE NAVAL DEPARTMENTS
PETTY WAR on SCHLEY.
a New Naval History by Author Of Rs-
putation That Tickies the Eeaurocrais
ana Fact.onists-SOme of Its statements
and How They Violate the Truth.

putation That Tickies the Eeauroera'I
ana Fact.onists-sOme of Its S,sisment
aud How They Violate the Truth.
(From our special correspondent
Washington, July 2-The navy de
partu ent is hugging itself over anoth
err so.c4lled Impartial history of The
war with Spain, put forth by . dis
tinguished historian. in which thu
facts of history are deliberately sup
pressed vita the plain intention OF
exaltiug Admiral Sampson and hui
initiating Admiral Schley.
Edgar Stanton Maclay is the author
of "A History OF the Uuited States
Navy. The first two volumes OF this
important and ambitious work were
Issued in 1893, and contain com
plete record Of our national Affairs
ahoat up to that time. Silce It's pub
LEGATION it has steadily grown in ia.
vor, until it has been accepted as the
text book in the naval academy al
Annapolis.
"a third volume, carrying on the
story through the war with Spain
down to tae year now, has been add
ed. While Mr. Msclay docs not falsify
facts, be suppresses them whe,, ever
they rebound to the benefit CT Al
miral Schley, thus in many cases Civ
ing un altogether false impression
Passing over hundreds of minor out
RACES to truth, his description OF
the fight at Santiago must convict
him Of deliberate malice. Maclay
suppresses the fact that Schley Of
the Brooklyn was obeying Simpsons
orders to "close in On the harbors
mouth when he made his famous
squirt at the opening of the fight.
When that no less famous sweep to
staruoRrd was made by the iirooklyn,
he ACCUSES Schley of 'leliberately
turning tail and runuiug away, and
of lewiston of duty and us's this
remarkable phrase; Schley was per
fectly willing to avoid hiankctitg the
fire of the other American warships,
even at the risk of disastrous col.
lision with the Texas, so long as he
colld escape getting too close to dan
ger. "
This is mali,e, nothing less. To
make it appear as truth, Maclay sup
preses the fact that there was no pos.
siple danger Of collision except
lUTUuRl We IhulI bl lut ltAdS. wv
flagship taking the other course would
have placed her in o position OF the
most danger by forcing bier between
the Spanish ships and the shore,
With sides too thin to Withstand the
enemies fire, suppresses the fact that
the Brooklyn was, from the iegin-
ming to the end of the fight nearer the
enemy than any other American yes
sci; omits the official map which
proves that fact that it was the plain
duty Of Scblcy to keep his ship from
damage, stree she was the only A mer-
lean with speed sufficient TO pursue
the Spanish cruisers in the absence
OF the New York.
Maclay uses another malicious
phrase concerning the Brooklyr,
saving: AT the beginning Of the
action this cruiser was, much against
her commanders will, in the thickest
OF the battle ; Against her con
mauders will is impossibly false in its
intention Then he goes on to prove
that the Brooklyn WAS kept out of the
harms way in the face of the facts
that she was struck oftener than any
two American ships, and that the
was standing al Schley's side st the
of death.
TIE final proof of Maclsy's petty |
malice is TO be found in his suppress.
ing the official report Of the board of
survey which Informs the world that
the guns of the Brooklyn inflicted |
more damage on the eccmy than these
If any other Americao ship, anu that
She was the only American eDgagcd |
and helped to ruin every Spanish war
vessel