Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-07-25
HISTORY UNDER BAN
MAcLAY's OFFENSIVE BOOK
PROMPTLY CUT OUT.
BY SECRETARY OF NAVY
Volume Which Contains Scurrilous
Attack on Rear Admiral schey not
to be Used at Naval Academy
No Protests on Proofs-Presiden
Mckinley Appealed To.

Washington, July 20.-The seere-
tary of the navy has decided that the
third volume of Maclays history of
the Spanish-American war shall not
be used as text book at the naval
academy unless the obnoxious lam
guage it contains in characterizing
the action of Rear Admiral Schley is
eliminated. The secretary says
proofs of the whole volume were not
submitted to him by the historian. He
received only proofs of the third chap
ter, that relating to the mobilization
of the fleets, which contained the sum-
mary of orders which he, as secretary
OF the navy, issued in making the
naval preparations for war. He says
he never saw the account of the bat
tie of Santiago and the criticisms of
Rear Admiral Schley until after the
book was published.
Baltimore, July 20.-Gen. Felix An
gus, publisher of the Baltimore Amer
lean, has written the following letter
to President Mckinley, which was
sent by wire:
"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, liar, a caitiff,
an incompetent and insubordinate In
an interview in the American this
morning, Maclay, the historian, whom
the navy department clerk classes as
laborer and attached to the Brook
Ign navy yard, says the proofs of this
third volume, which should have told
the most glorious story in all our ma
val annals, were submitted to Secre-
tary Long and Admiral Sampson and
approved by them in advance of pub
LEGATION; also, that Secretary Long
put him in his present position after
he had read and approved of this sour
rilous attack upon Schley These
proofs were also submitted to 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 to
| traduce the hero of Santiago and that
conspiracy was carried into execution
while that brave and gallant officer
was suffering repatriation on the fever
| infested coasts of South America, this
should furnish it. Will you, Mr.. Pres
ident, in view of all this, sit quietly
by and permit these conspirators to
continue their diabolical work? Every
justice-loving American appeals to
you to intervene in the name of 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 immedi-
ately."
Maclay Won't Yield.
| New York, July 20.-Edgar S. Ma
clay yesterday replied to the criti-
cism which has been made upon his
historical works dealing with Admiral
Schley and the navy during the Span
| ish war. He said in part:
81 did not appreciate at the time I
wrote the book that the terms were
immoderate and Incorporate. 1t is
my intention to revise that portion of
| the work that deals with the battle of
Santiago. But l shall not alter the
facts for they are correct; l must first
be assured they are in error. The
proofs were submitted to the officers
who took part in the battle of Santi-
ago as well as Secretary Long and re-
ceived their approval. I should ex-
1 L.,
book were submitted to each officer
that related to him personally or to
the part he took in the battle. l have
never bad any animus against Schley
and wrote as l did because l believed
it to be the truth"