Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-07
served FOR the latter part of the speech
because Of their Importance.

| ana the 3tlIilifIi VIII utNbtc lic morn
ing tomorrow, to removing her from
their HON" in the suburbs to their city
residence.
taiaain Parker talked for - minutes
| And Mas followed by Mr.. Eayner. lie
n,siat died that the blockade Of Santi-
| ago Mas effective. II" defended COM
'nn.lorc S,hl"y'a reconnaissance "t
! May Il. saying; II" had acted wisely ii
| Determining. the actual conditions. In
this line Of policy h said that Comma
dor" Sch;ryy conduct was parall"lcd by
| that of Admiral Dewey in Asiaiic wa
/ ters when the latter remained for ser-
cral days in Mrs bay. Regarding the
loop made by Tie HruokIyn cant. Par
k"r declared that it WAS the wiS"St
| movement that could havr been made.
All talk ah,u' the Hr,.rkINn going to
The 1"uthv ara h" characterized IL
'moonShinc.'
IF the Spanish ;uun"rs could hnNr
,hot as She Americans did" declared
Captain Parker admiral SchI"y. in
stead Of being on trial as ~ is today.
would Dc in Il sailors grave"
Referring Ia Ii" IIodcSnn ,ontro\,r-
N"iA ~ Nv E'''ti Nv lf'tiIS .''N ''ti
llodESon desired to tel III. truth hut
unfortunately h" told Il different story
every tin" h" h"i Opened his mouth
tlpt PAX said he did nct know nov.
the alleged controversy oV..r the tlarurr
81 'olii,ljnS with tho Texas aroS.. ,.Nc,pt
from the story which had been told lv
n" captain Of tn" Iowa.. Th, speaker
was very sarcastic in his alluSion Ia
capt. Evans alleged Statement regard
ing the iamaE" h. had done Ia the
Spanish ships. capt. Parker cnlicluG,d
with Il gln"n, trihW" to Admiral
Schl"y
Ir. i;nNnrr began his argument al
H. \. N. He paid a compliment 10
JudG" Advocate Lemly ANA his assist
ant. Mr.. Hanna. for the mos, judicial
imrar'iaiity with which they have
Managed This case"
Mr.. Rayn"r made. a plea for th, con
sin"r# ton Of questions from what was
at that tim" Commodore Schl,y's point
- view. Let us" he said. put our
selves in his place and Sc. what the
circumstances Were. "" all known
BOW what IL would have. been wis,. to
do
biS'.H- sing dispatch No. :. known as
tn. Dear Schiey" letter. Mr.. Eavn.r
contenIcd that the order conveyed in
that message made it incumbent upon
CommoJVr" Schley to remain at Glen
fuecoS. He declared that this WAS tn.
Key To- thr whole cas-. and that il did
not admit Of any other construction
than that tommcdCrc Schlry should r..
main at Cicnfu"gos.
Mr.. 1:ayn"r in support If this con-
= nti0n read the departments orders to
Admiral Sampson directing him t. no
tify Commodore Schlcy. by the Iowa.
t" proceed off Santiago. Admiral
Sampson instead Of transmitting that
order and reinforcing il ad transmit
ted II with directions to Schlcy to re-
main Oft t1"ntutgoS on the ground
that the holding IF that port would
Offer the best chance Of capturing and
destroying tn" Spanish fleet. This
Of the Department. orders
by admiral Sampson had been fol-
lowed by order No. S. directing him If
satisfied that tn" feet was not in Glen
gucgo5 /" proceed. but cautiously. to
In this connection Mr. Eaynrr dis
GUESSED the Mccalla memorandum
which he said had never been intended
for Commodore Schlcy but for the com
ma ndcr- n-chief at Key West The
memorandum contained not "A word
ahout the means Of communicating
with the insurgents. Order No. :. upon
which the counsel on tn" other side had
laid 50 much stress. he said, did not
p, rmit Commo,i"rc SrhIry 10 leave nm
til satisfied that tn" SpanardS were
not in cicnfueGos.
If il had reached Commodore. Schlcy
as Admiral Sampson believed ii would
by 4. ~, April %, h could not have
lett. TEIt dispatch reached Commodore
Schl"y Il, \. NJ. April -. ana on that
day the .Adull was sent ina fact
which Mr.. I;ayner said h" regarded as
"a" of TN most important in the cam
p,ign. When til" Adula did not come
: IT thc next day. as her skipper had
grsrd. to do. Admiral Schley was still
fun Their confirmed in the belief THAI
Ccrv.ra was in CienfueEos.
IT want to say. right here continued
Mr.. Eatmcr, that as brave n man AS
NJ calla is and as daring and fearless
Z soul as h. is. h" never pretended ("
land any boats on the Cuban coast ana !
he was around there eight days. This
IS not criticism Of him. but to show .
that YOU are CriticisnG one man for !
not doing what another man never at !
To do
Mr. Rayncr next devoted his att"n- !
ton To the mrsSag" delivered by til, |
Eagle to Commodore Schlcy when the |
latter Was en- route to ticnfucgoS ana !
m..t Captain McCalla's sub-Suuadron |
rtturninQ to Key West. Telling Of the |
landing Of til" Scorpion to intercept the |
Eagle. he said.
w hcr"-iS the mega phone message, of |
commander Southcrland? Is ii still in
the rnrElphonc. or is il vibrating upon |
tn" tropical br"czaS of the Caribbean |
Switzerland must either have gotten |
At IN" wrong end Of tn. instrument or
perhaps the instrument was like the |
StHdim"tcr and was not correct in re-
corfing sound for ~ distance of more !
than 80 yards. AT any rate the mes
sage that the Scorpion did receive. and
which has been sent to US was what" |
That tit.ro was an inSurgcnt camp I'm
tn" vicinity of Cicnfucgos" Oh no.
That a signal code had been agreed
Uron with the friendly natives? Oh. |
no. These were All mysteries that il
WAS not proper to communicate to the