Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-07-25
SCHLEYCOURT THIS FALL
Long Says Inquiry Board VIII
Not Meet Before Sentember.
SESSION WILL BE OPEN TO ALL

secfetary's Reception Room To Be
! UtiIized-An Effort viii Be Made To
Have Maciay Discharged From His
Navy Yard Position.
Warrington, July 25.--Secretary
Long, in accordance with a request
from Admiral Schley, yesterday adj
vised that officer that he would order
, court Of inquiry to examine into the
entire matter of Admiral Schley's
! course in the Santiago naval campaign.
Later the secretary announced that
owing to the extremely hot weather
the court would not meet until Sep
| TENDER, and that he would turn over
his reception room to the court The
secretarT said:
! 1T is too hot now, and do not be-
/ lieve it would be very comfortable for
officers to sit in their heavy full dress
uniforms during August. l issued an
order some time ago dispensing with
the wearing CT full dress uniforms dur
ing a court martial, but this case will
be so important that every form of
official dignity will be observed, even
to the guard of marines at the door. l
propose to give the court the use of
the large reception room adjoining my
Office, which is a convenient and com
modious place"
will the sessions Of the court be
open?"
'Unquestionably So was the en-
phatic reply.
| Il propose to make that fact very
/ plain. 1t would be great mistake
to have a secret court. The country
has the right to know all that trans
pires in the way of testimony offered.
Personally | should be very glad to
have court composed of large num-
Der of officers, but the naval regula-
lions restrict me to the selection of
three. | hope to name the personnel
of the court tomorrow, and this will
| give the judge advocate and recorder
ample time to prepare list Of wit
| nesses who are to be summoned. This
list will be necessarily quite lengthy,
and it will take some little time to as
semble the officers here. do not be-
lieve that the session of the court will
be prolonged, because, after all, a
| great deal of the talk over the San
tiago campaign is like the geniis va
por, which can be condensed into a
small bottle
will Admiral Schley be allowed to
name Witnessed"
Admiral Schley," was the reply,
will be afforded every opportunity for
| the appearance of all the witnesses he
may desire. He is also entitled, under
the naval regulations, to be represent
ed by counsel"
While Secretary Long was not asked
whether the court of inquiry would be
asked to form and submit an opinion
upon the facts disclosed by the inves
| tigation, it is considered quite proba
BILE that this course will be pursued
Unless the order converting the court
expressly requires this opinion to be
expressed it's report must be confined
to stating the facts found.
An effort has been made to secure
the removal of Edgar S. Maclay, the
author Of the history of the Spanish
war, containing the criticisms on Rear
Admiral Schley Maclay is a clerk in
the Brooklyn navy yard. Representa-
tive Sidney E. Mudd, of Maryland, a
member of the committee on naval
affairs in the last house of representa-
tives, called on Secretary Long yester-
day and represented to him the i'm
| propriety of Maclay continuing an en-
ploye of the government IN view OF
the language of which he made use in
referring to Admiral Schley. The Sec
rotary promised to give the matter his
| early attention