The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-21
The SchIey Finding.
ROOSEVELT OFFERS HIMSELF FOR
MEASUREMENT

MEASUREMENT.
New York Journal
What has become of the courage, the
boidness of Theodore Roosevelt?
His response to the appeal OF Admiral
Schley for justice is shuttle.
It was already known before Mr.. Roose-
Welt became President that jealousy of
Schley, the Democratic American and
victorious commander, existed in the
navy
1t was already known that officers and
bureaucrats in their partisan Partially
for Sampson were averse to awarding
credit to the man whom Sampson left
| in command OF the fleet when he sailed
away on that immortal morning for
conference with General Shafter, taking
with him the New York a powerful war
vessel, whea dispatch boat would have
served him as we'll.
| But the President rehashes it all and
makes it his own to show-what?
That most of the captains saw none
CT Schlcy's signals.
1t does not occur to Mr.. Roosevelt to
| say that perhaps the reason for that was
that Schley was too far away in the lead,
chasing and fighting the Spaniards, to be
| within signal range.
Is The Colonel of the Rough Riders pre-
pared to defend as military the PROPOSE
| ton that in proportion as leaders SUBJ
! crdinatcs are brave and efficient, III
proportion as they require least direction
f. ON him respecting the details of fight
ing in battle his glory In victory is
diminished
Mr., Roosevelt, as we have said, has
shuffled--sought to carry Schley water on
enc shoulder and Sampson water-on the
other.
But he has done some thing worse than
that. He has actually by innuendo, re-
vived the worst and basest charge against
Schlcy-of which the Court of Inquiry
unanimously exonerated him--that of
want Of courage.
Admiral Schley fought his ship and led
| the feet in great sea fight TO splendid
/ victory. He was cool under The tire OF
| the Spanlards, and he can we'll AFFORD 10
| he not lcss cool under the fire from the
White House His countrymcn are CRATE
full and loyal.
| President Roosevelt has offered himself,
, ndct good testing conditions. for meas
uremcnt
The American people can be trusted 10
/ ta6e his measure.
END OF SAMPSON sCHLEY SQUABBLE
Washington Post
| THE Presidents memorandum upon
the arpeal of Admiral Schley'' neither
/ surprises nor enlightens us. We derive
| from it Mr. Roosevelt's personal opinion,
| and that is ALL He has devoted to the
| task his conscientious efforts and we are
| sure that his verdict is in every way
sincere. We go still further and declare
that with the material at his disposal,
he could not we'll have reached any other
| conclusion. The memorandum" is per-
fectly honest and intelligent utterance.
| Nothing else could have been expected.
| It will be recalled, no doubt. by the
| readers of The Post that we have dis
tinctly withheld from Admiral Schley our
sympathy in all the appeals he has taken
lsfrom the verdict of the court of inquiry.
] We have felt, ever since the announce
ment of that verdict, that Admiral Schley
should have accepted 1t without cayil or
| protest and referred his reputation TO
the conscience and the judgment of the
| American people. The decision of the
| court was not all that he could have
wished. but, considering the tremendous
and the vindictive hostile influence at
work, it was all he had any right to ex-
pect. Moreover, the minority opinion OF
the president OF the court was enough
TO Offset the unfavorable conclusions OF
the majority, and upon that ground Ad-
rniral Schley could we'll have afforded TO
rest. The country was more than will
ing TO adopt the opinion OF George Dewey.
Schley's mistake was the attempt TO dis
q turh that situation.
As things now seem to US, nothing Is
really changed. The controversy and its
ialignments remain intact. Admiral
Dewey still thinks that schley was, from