The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-07-25
.cIAY,s HISTORY CANNOT BE
USED AS A TEXT nook AT
ANNAPOLIS.
ofnANDs JUSTICE FOR sCHlfY
open Letter Addressed to the Pre"-
dent Asserting That There ~
Clioue I'm the Navy Department
4. Traduce schley-LOnG Denies
Having seen Proofs of the BOOK
=. claimed by the Author.

,xyoshington, July 2L-The secretary
:, the navy has decided that the thiro
s.,,me of MacLay's history or the
cnonish- American war shall not De
"a IA as a text book at the naval acad-
s.,v unless the obnoxious language IL
go atoins In characterizing the action OF
DIR Admiral Schley shall be elm
.sotas The secretary says that II
n,ould be manifestiy improper to have
historv containing such incorporate
'.craoe as a text book for the cadets.
- this connection the secretary says
~ the proofs of the entire volume
. s not submitted to him by the his.
.orian He received only the proofs OF
.ha third chapter, that relating TO the
mobilization of the fleets, winch con
tined a summary of the orders when
ne. as secretary of the navy hau
med in making the naval preparations
Tor the war. The chapter was satlslac-
torv and he returned II TO Mr. Mac
Iav with an indication or ms ap-
rroval He says he never saw the as
copnt of the battle of Santiago ana the
criticisms of Rear Admiral Schley uhtii
after the book was published. Mr.. Mac
Iay was appointed TO his present po-
sitior in the New York navy yard Aug
% 1900 having been transferred from
the lighthouse service.
This Is Different.
baltimore, Md. dispatch says:
Cen. Felix Angus, publisher or the
baltimore American, has written the
tol,owing letter to President Mckinley,
which was wired:
civilian Mckinley. President, Can
ton Ohio: .MacLay's History or the
Navy is the standard In use at the
naval academy. In the third volume'
inst issued. the historian charges Rear
Admiral Schley with being coward,
liar. a caitiff, an incompetent and IN
subordinate.
an an interview In the American
this morning MacLay the historian,
who Is navy department. clerk,
classed as laborer and attached TO
the Brooklyn navy yard, says that
prooss of this third volume, which
should have told the most glorious
story in all our naval annals, were sub
mitted to Secretary Long and Admiral
| Sampson and approved by them in ad-
vance OF publication; also that Long
out him in his present position. after he
/ f.
attack upon Admiral Schley.
"These proofs were also submitted 10
Admiral Dewey, who refused to read
| them.
IF aught were needed to convince
any fair-minded man that clique In
the navy department has conspired 10
traduce the hero of Santiago and tha'
the conspiracy was carried into execu-
ton while that brave and gallant Of
ficer was suffering expartation on the
fever-infested coasts Of South Africa
this should furnish It,
"Will you, Mr.. President. in view OF
all this, sit quietly by and permit these
conspirators to continue their diabolica
work? Every justice-loving American
appeals to you to intervene In the
name, and for the sake, of fair play
Next to being right at all times, whicf
no man ever was, the. best thing is te
find out as soon as possible that you
are wrong and right yourself immedi
ately Felix Angus,
Publisher Baltimore American.