New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-12-22
C1osJyc THE SCHLEY CASE.

Secretary Long has taken the manlIesug
proper course with the proceedings OF the Sclie.
court of inquiry. He approves the nhulhss Va
fact and opinion reached by the entire coul' l.
Among these findings in which AdmlraI Dew!
concurred were the opinion that Admlrai ocnie!
was wrong TO make his retrograde hio' eihen
from Santiago: that he failed to use his utmost
endeayor to capture or destroy the Spanish Meet
ON Nav % and 80 1898; that he did not do DIS
utmost 10 capture or destroy the Colon on May
81: that he erred in making the FAMOUS loop'
that his conduct toward Commander housson
was blamewOrthy, and that While III coiliii"nu
of the fleet he showed 'vacllatlon, dllatoriie''
and 1acl, of enterprise" The Secretary also APP
proves of the majority opinion on the Sc
minor points covered by the inquiry concern
inc which Admiral Dewey differed from his col
leagues. He could not well review the VAST
mass of testimony TO decide between the '"o
expert views, and even if he were TO 90 SO anu
accented Admiral Deweys opinion, he woulu
not essentially change the result or V1ndlcate
Admiral Schley: for the really serious FEATURES
of tbe ouestions investigated were covered ny
tbe parts of the findings from which there was
no dissent.
AS 10 the extra judicial remarks OF Adnlral
Dewey on a question which was not cohslueieu
nv th, court and on which ii absolutely re-
fused TO hear any testimony, secretary Hon5
wisely ignores them. He might tecHii'' 'i'
have been justified in returning the hihoi ny
report TO its maker with request Tor tue eiiiii'
nation of the irrelevant matter Such d oooi ~
however. would probably have added luel ~
the flame of outside controversy, ana the 0e'le
fairy accomplishes the same purpose by heIel!
recording the fact that the question Oh coil
pand at the battle of Santiago was not oel'i'
the court and could not have entered ln'o con
sideration In consequence the applca'ioh y,
Admiral SIMPSONS counsel to intervene anu
enter upon inquiry into the quesuoh vi Oo
,,nd roisnd nv Admiral Dewey is denied
Whatever Admiral Dewey may THINK pers'lai'
on that subject the point Is not ornclalls III ooi
troyerSy and the department Is not calieu upon
20 undertake. q new investigation into the ques-
49,, If command because an officer considering
ON entirely different question happens 10 eN-
press an individual opinion upon IT,
The odoption of these findings. including lhe
recommendation that nothing further ne uole'
ends this unfortunate controversy SO Tar as 'iie
Navy Department is concerned ana there Is Ie"
son 10 believe that before long the pubhc VIII
with one accord lose interest In It "hle ac-
oon+inq the criticisms of Admiral Schley con-
duct in the management of the calnpalsh' 'ne
danartment also accepts the courts tribute "
his bravery in action and also justly punlshes
nv removal from his place in the navy EaFu
boro Nfoclay. the writer who published the
4o1eo ord 1-enomous characterization of Admiral
Sch1ev as a coward All Americans take prlde
In the fact that. whatever his faults as an OIL
ficpr Admiral Schley is absolutely vindlcateu
from oil insinuations against his bravery ana
patriotiSm.