Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-08
PROTEST SCHLEY's APPEAL
Attorneys for Admiral Fampsoa File Frisf
with the Prssiasnt
DISPUTE COMMAND AT THI sAIILL
Claim that New York Was Practically
Ordering the Maneuvers of
Every Vessel In the
American Line

AOANN y - ~
representing stayton, Campbell q Theall.
council for Rear Admiral Sampson. today
fled the following brief with PresldeHt
Roosevelt. protesting against the claim set
VI in Admiral schiey's appeal that he
in supreme during the battle Of
Santiago:
30 Broad Street, New York City, Feb. g.,
lsoz;-Hon Theodore Roosevelt, President
Of Of ne United a. ssst s we beg Leave.
son and on his behalf. to submit the foi-
owing statement in connection with the
asking relief from his condemnation as
reported by a court of inquiry and APP
proved by the secretary OF the navy.
No Argument on Dewey's OpinfOn.
No argument win be submitted as
to the volunteered opinion. the presiding
o %smSsT o. At ' ssp sUSrs 0S ". .n seo sSsssdsAICn a Of
piled for an opportunity to present EVIL
dence upon this point to the court and our
request was as often refused, and we were
confident thai an attempt 10 pronounce an
adverse Judgment where a hearing has
Simple SsSp os sOod fam a 10 ,h D't'n Il has 'S 70 cSsnS CO
OF receiving your approval. We were ready
then and are stu ready g produce much
70 show that the statement that New
out of sight Of each and every ship OF the
~blockading squadron but one" 10 Inaccurate.
We are ready to show that under the
tations thereof Rear Admiral sampson was
during the battle in ccnnmaIN OF every
is abundance Of testimony avaiiabls to
show that from the beginning OF the battle
every american vessel at Santiago was in
DId Not HOist signal.
There Is evidence, az hand. both record
m~ander-in-chief left the blockadinE line In
front OF Santiago. he hoisted the signal,
chief. . proceeded to that point where. under
Of the squadron ceased, and then ~sIsnsiisd
that on the morning OF July 8 the com
mander-in-chief had given Instructions 10
c ceEs lodoy 49, sehiey 70 s assume eommand
that this signal was 70 be hoisted when.
under the regulations, the appropriate mo.
arrived. and that such signal had not been
hoisted when the enemy e~ndeavored to es-
cape from the harbor.
New York Hoists Rattle Signals.
From Oregon. too. there is available
was bred the quartermaster Of Oregon,
using the long glass, could. from the POSI-
ton OF that vessel near the center 81 The
70 be presented TO the court Of inquiry, and
I not Is a TsaSE q S to P PSs ooSf, e Because SS; 4 4 T rs,
fused 70 go into the question OF command
Rear Admiral sampson has never %
ected and does MT now object TO any In
quiry 10 determine the question OF com
mand. He has. however. reported that h
was In omman at that battle. A. com
mander-in-chief he has made his recon,
mendatt0ns concerning the promotions. HI
has been recognized by the executive snt
and he asked when the accuracy Of hi
reports Is questioned he be at least per
mitted 10 hear the evidence IN opposition
and to permit his brother ofncers to coml
forward with the testimony they are read,
TO give in his behalf
DisObedienes 70 Orders.
There Is further IN abundance Of evi
denee available 70 establish the fact tina
what the applicant now calls the com
plete and total failure OF the pre-arranget
order OF battle" was due wholly to his owl
disobedienee OF the orders OF the comman
der-in-chlef. These orders were 10 close Il
ana 20 hold the enemy At the harbor
mouth. Commodore 6chley 80 UNDERSTOOD
i tha ordara Ha holniad The VARY afanal