Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-07-25
IS SEVERE ON SCHLEY
Naclay's History hot to Be Used at
Annapolis Academy.
AUTHOR WILL REVISE SOME PARTS
He Admits that His Language 10 Too
Abusive n says Proof sheets Were
Not All shown Too United States ONO
fals rs They should Have Been.

WASHINGTON, July 20.-The sec
rotary Of the navy has decided that
the third volume Of Maclay's history
of. the Spanish-American war shall
not be used as a textbook at the naval
academy unless the obnoxious Ian
guage 1t contains in characterizing
the action of Rear Admiral Schley is
eliminated. The secretary says that
1t would be manifestly improper to
have a history containing such intern
perate language as a textbook for the
cadets. He will inform both Com
mander Wainwright, who is in COM
mand of the naval academy, and MI.
Maclay, the author Of the history, of
his decision. In this connection the
secretary says the proofs of the en-
tire volume were not submitted to
him by the historian. He received
only the proofs of the third chapter,
that relating to the mobilization Of
the fleets, which contained a summary
OF the orders which he, as secretary
of the navy, had issued in making
the naval preparations for war. That
chapter was satisfactory and he re-
turned it to Mr.. Maclay with his ap-
proval. He says he never saw the
accounts of the battle of Santiago and
the criticism of Rear Admiral Schley
until offnr tho hpnLy u,oc n,,h1iChaH
Mr. Maclay was appointed 10 his pres
n position in the New York navy
yard August %, 1900, having been
transferred from the lighthouse SER
vice.
Accuses Naval Clique.
BALTIMORE, July 2J.-General
Felix Agnus, publisher of the Balti-
o. American, has telegraphed the
following to President Mckinley:
r. William Mckinley, President, Can
ton, Ohio.-"Maclay's History of the
Navy" is the standard in use at the
naval academy. In the third volume.
just issued, the historian charges Rear
Admiral Schley with being a coward,
a liar, a caitif, an incompetent and
1nsubordinate. In an interview in the
American this morning, Maclay, the
clerk, classed as a laborer, and at
tached to the Brooklyn navy yard.
says that proofs of this third volume.
which should have told the most glori-
GUS story in all our naval annals.
were submitted to Secretary Long and
Admiral Sampson and approved by
them in advance of publication, also
that Long put him in his present pc.
sition after he had read and approved
this scurrilous attack upon Admiral
Schley. These proofs were also sub
mitted to Admiral Dewey, who refused
to read them.
If aught were needed to convince
any fair-minded man that a clique in
the navy department has conspired
to traduce the hero of Santiago and
Ihcl IhC SouSpiidCy was CdIIicu luto
execution while this brave and gallant
officer vas suffering expatriation or
the fev~er-infested coasts of South
America, this should furnish it. Will
you, Mr.. President, in view of all this.
sit quietly by and permit these con-
%spirators to continue their diabolical
work? Every justice-loving American
appeals to you to intervene in the
name and for the sake Of fair play.
Next to being right all the time,
which no man ever was, the best thing
is to find out as soon as possible that
you are wrong and right yourself inn
mediately. FELIX AGNUS,
Publisher Baltimore, American.