The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-01-15
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come from the circles OF Schley fanat-
icism is heard in the resolution adopted
by the Chicago Board Of Trade, passed
day before yesterday, SCHLEY's par
tisans being in the majority. The
characteristic Schleyite misstatement
or ignorance OF the facts, found in
the second " whereas We shall not
dwell on.
Since the termination OF the Court OF
Inquiry ScHLEY's friends have been
endeavoring to bury its adverse con-
illusions under the inexplicable dictum
of Admiral DEWEY that SCIiLRY was = in
command at Santiago The resolu-
ton introduced in the House Of Rep
resentatives by Mr.. GAINES Of Ten
nessee shows a desire TO have Congress
adopt, without trial, an opinion which
DEWEY expressed, likewise without trial.
he and his associates having persistently
shut it out from investigation by the
Court. To make the madness Of the
case clear We reprint the Gaines reso-
luton:
Inc opinion OF AumlTh phOhuE ouu-
Joined to the report of the court.martial recently
delivered. Is accepted and Endorsed as the opinion
OF Congress. and II Is hereby declared and sttes,ed
that Commodore ScHLxY, the senior Officer In COM
mand OF the squadron that fought the battle on
Santiago, Is entitled to the chief honors and re-
wards"
From this extraordinary proposition
that Congress shall, ofhand, reverse
the decision OF a President and a United
States Court, let us turn to the sugges-
ton by the Chicago Board of Trade:
"Rs,ort>d. That we believe II the duty Of Con.
eress TO review the record OF the Court. 20 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
scHLEI on that OCCASION
Between CONGRESSES delivering a judy
ment offhand, and waiting TO investi-
gate there is a radical difference. But
possibly some Schleyites may have at
tanned to a sobriety wherein they in
cline to consider even further.
The late President MCKINLEY decided
that the Commander at Santiago was
SAMPSON. and, unoficially, the majority
Of the Santiago Captains have exhibited
the same conviction. The Federal Court
OF Claims has declared SAMPSON TO have
been the Commander. But If this is not
sufficient for any considerable portion
OF the American people, let US have a
formal and ~rcuular investigation of the
subject, so hat the actual c~aptain-in-
chief may be revealed, clear Of the
shadow Of a rival.
There is a regular road TO this result.
BY il Rear Admiral SCHLEY, who has
Always lodged around the question, and
whose counsel never pressed it against
the Court Of lnquiry's repeated ruling
that it was excluded from It's precept,
will assert that the decision Of his
Commander-in-Ch Chief, President MCKIS-
LEY, wrongs him, and will demand a
Court Of Inquiry for the claim that he,
SCHLRY. is entitled TO the commanders
honors at Santiago.
In 40 far M Admiral S~CHLRY's friends
in Congress are responsible for the dig
nifty of that body the proper course for
them will be 3 insist that Admiral
SCHLEY put THE question Ia the test m
the appointed way, before they resort 90
the extraordinary method of a Con-
g%ressional Investigation. but let us
the Investigation some way by
all means