The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-14
CHICAGO FOR SCHLEY
BOARD OF TRADE ADOPTS RINGING
RESOLUTIONS.
AYES DROWNED THE NOES.
SLIGHT OPPOSITION HAD NO Eff
Feet.

The Resolutions Declare I'm Effect
That Schiey Has Been Badly
Treated, That the Verdict of the
Court of Inquiry Did Him an In
Justice, and That Dewey's Opinion
Was the Only One of VaIue-COn-
Record and Pass Upon Conduct of
Admiral SchIey.
Chicago, Jan. 13.-Resolutions calling
upon Congress to reopen the Schley
case and make it's own decision as to
who was in command at the battle of
Santiago were passed by the Board of
Trade at its annual meeting to-day.
The vote was not unanimous, but
the roar of the "ayes' was three times
as loud as the noes and the vocal
vote went unchallenged, as expressing
the feeling of the board. A brief but
of the resolutions.
r. G. Chandler introduced the reso-
lutions, but before Secretary Stone had
finished reading them he was interrupt
ed by ]. B. Rumsey, who tried to have
them tabled unread as out of place in
board of trade meeting. He got no
satisfaction and Mr.. Chandler made a
speech for their passge which was so
full of emotion that his voice trembled
while he spoke.
1T is evident to anybody who read
the report of the trial" he said, that
Snhlaxy 60 ,i-I,- Il 10,
eminently proper for this board to de-
mand for him fair play"
What do we know about the facts ?"
retorted Mr.. Rumsey. "The proper off
c1als of the government are alone able
to decide and if we are wise and mind
our own business we will not try to
tell them the facts where we are our
selves ignorant and incapable of judg-
ment."
The resolutions as passed. are:
Whereas, efforts We're made, not
only to detract from the glory due to
Rear Admiral Schley for his signal
victory over the Spanish fleet off San
tiago, but to denounce his victorious
plans of battle on that occasion, and
to charge that gallant and generous
officer with eowardice in the face Of
the enemy. and
Whereas, such efforts were so per-
SlSLeIlb b0dJ admiral ScnIeY was
forced, out of self-respect to demand a
court of inquiry by the government
and
Whereas, though the verdict of that
court of inquiry left no stain upon his
reputation as a gallant and brave Of
t1cer, yet two members of that tribunal
denounced his conduct of that battle,
in spite of the fact that glorious
victory was won, and denied that he
was chief in command and
Whereas, our great admiral, George
Dewey, who by virtue of his ability
and patriotism, and who as the hero
of the greatest naval victory of mod
ern time, was pre-eminentlY qualified
to judge of the actions and orders of
Admiral Schley on that memorable
day, declared in a supplemental re-
port that the latter had maintained
an effective blockade, and as officer
in absolute command, was entitled to
the credit for the victory off Santiago,
Resolved, That we believe it the
duty of Congress to review the record
of the court, to examine into all the
circumstances and events tending to
throw light upon the controversy, and
to announce its judgment as to who
was in command at the battle of San
tiago. and as to the conduct of Ad-
miral Schley on that occasion.
Resolved, That a copy of the fore
going be forwarded to Admiral Schley,
also to our senators and representa-
tiveS in Congress-"