The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-03
SCHLEY is NOW WAITING
TO SEE WHAT ACTION CONGRESS
WILL VOLUNTARILY TAKE.
Admiraps Friend Says He Does Not
Desire to Press Matters Just at
fTfs Time.
Especial to The Post }

New York. January Park Benjamin,
who has been a personal friend of Rear
Admiral Schley for years, asked regarding
the admiral's plans for the future and the
report that friends Of Schley would ask
congress to vindicate him by retiring him
on full pay and reimbursing him for the
expense OF his trial. had this TO say
Congress has gone back to its constit-
ucnts The representative have gone home
and will get the opinion OF the country
on the whole matter. When they meet
again in Washington they will have re
ceivcd instructions from the people who
elected them / think Admiral Schley is
waiting for that do not think he has
made any plans, or will, until after con-
gross has expressed It's opinion or taken
its choice OF the various plans that have
been suggested
twenty-five or thirty bills looking to
some recognition Of Schley have been in
troduced. do not think Schley himself
will do anything in connection with them.
He does not want to press himself before
the public but will wait and see what is
the pleasure OF congress. His friends
have no doubt that the feeling throughout
the country is in his favor He has been
Il
months, and at present wants rest. Every
body, so far as know, is advising him to
take it. Admiral Schley is not a vindic-
tive man, but is very good natured. |
think if congress wishes TO indicate him
he would be very glad, but if not he will
bow to the will of the people. 1t has been
proposed to adopt Admiral Dewcys re-
port as the judgment OF congress to re-
store Schley 10 the active list; to keep
him on the retired list and give him full
pay. as was done with Admiral Jewctt,
or to make Sehley, Sampson and Captain
+, Clark all vice admirals, None of these
propositions would involve any investiga-
ton by congress.
! II do not think, however, there is any
desire on the part Of Schley or any of his
, friends to press these matters at the pres.
ent time, but rather TO wait and see what
the people think about it, as expressed by
their representatives at Washington With
/ Schley the great point was the cowardict
charge. The rest did not interest him, a.
| those things had been settled by the presi
! dent the secretary of the navy and tn,
senate, and he did not ask for an investi
! cation of them. But he did wish TO be ex
onerated from the charge OF cowardice
I and he was eXonerated.
Mr.. Benjamin added that il had beer
! stated that os per cent of the officers o.
the navy were adverse to Schley, anc
thought he had got his just deserts from
the court. Mr.. Benjamin, however, hac
heard a great many OF the officers OF tn,
navy on the subject, and knew there wa
no such overwhelming sentiment agains
Schley. A few were the admiral's bite
opponents, a very much larger numbe
were in favor OF him. and a still large
percentage were neutral. Furthermore
many officers were against Schley not onl!
on account of the present controversy
but for totally different reasons for ex
ample, his opposition 10 the personnel bill
in March, 1899, which had proved a dis
NAL failure.