Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-29

gov" ,si n week ago inc uePa'
WI 'VO ''.,,,,osOtp win be published In
,by Of two. ..o,s 70 the presi.
' mo chief executive ana COM
~ ,.,o.chlef Of the army and navy
"" .d with power to regulate ana
'u4, Il. so,s Of the several executive
n boreotn and he asks that the
.,,5sol review the findings of the
No asks this on three grounds
..,b ease basIng his appeal on the
w., ~ Admiral Dewey as opposed
'l NJ. 'n N report These three
Wv ma set out cnmpendlously Ia
v' a.a,ltlonp which Ills about eight
" p'r rsges Of a pamphlet and IL
s,n n BY Admiral sehley and by
WV, psrAor Parker and league, of
,S'so0,sS Attached to the petition are
KY syhlbIts a. "B" ana &C." each
w mn n c0plOus extracts from the
a.4lro1y taken by the court OF inquiry
iiSisoded 10 confirm the statements
Si,rl mae IN the petition Itself
FIRST GROUND OF APPEAL.
i hs latter document the FIRST
,,npS Of appeal Is the holding OF
ss long IN Mis- endorsement on the
,,, Godings that "rhe conduct Of
\. oon IN making no finding, and
'."1srlpe NO opinoin ON those questions
Any, n command and OF credit for the
ymfyl Is unprecedented 1t could,
Nh proplety take no other course
'0f,pce On these questions during the
,,eI,, having been excluded by the
cas on his point the petition says
a,t the secretary Of the navy was IN
,w, m stating that the court excluded
,.rlncny 10 show that, as Dewey said,
sAsy was the senior officer IN the bat
n n SANTIAGO was In absolute COM
r,tl and entitled TO the credit due
N Nd glorious Victory which resulted
a NJ tolal destruction Of the Spanish
Am On this point the petition says:
NHLEYs ARGUMENT.
Nd your petitioner the applicant
hicR sat court q inquiry. now files
flh his telliOn an argument, togeth-
irwin a resume Of the testimony taxi
n igng lhe inquiry in so far as II
nha 70 fine question as 70 who was
70 cAMnd at the battle OF Santiago,
h .e,m Of his plea that the presld-
NJ anber Of the said court acted
Satiis authority and jurisdiction In
Mtrlg his opinion as hereinbefore
X tah and that the majority men,
hr u said court failed IN the dis
cane Of a most important duty de-
wizs upon them under the precept
8 DOT they did not report their opin-
til0n the said question, that II was
bgHhsnt Upon such majority mem
hB 10 consider and determine the
W question. for the reason that only
30 doing could they determine the
Npely Of the conduct OF the said
MlJ In said battle, since, 1t being
lat that he did assume command OF
y American forces therein engaged,
hactlon would, In the absence of the
igll and duty 70 do so, have been high
, ansaIable and upon the questions
'ith hight and duty and the pro-
FAY Of bis conduct IN the premises
rsald Schey was entitled, under the
aoepl 10 a finding and an opinion
aon The majority members as well as
Noa Tie minority members Of the said
ogl and your petitioner respectfully
Nl'Ns that the said argument and
lrane OF testimony (which are at
Hlel hereto and marked Exhibit A.
Nisldered as part Of his petition
va a he basi7 'o" his prayer for re-
premises"
WANTS ENDORSEMENT AN
NuLLED.
heleiore the petitioner asks the
saasnl to annual Secy. Longs in
cement on this point, and that he
,Ngucaly approve Admiral Dewey
,Asluehl declaring that Schley was in
W. He says that only in this
ny. can exact justice be done him
u'asi The precept,
SECOND GROUND.
,,i " second ground relates to the all
ri,s s nmarawal Of the squadron at
~ wv ron santiago bay and the char
W. ssr ol The blockade, and the pro-
XIV Of commodore sohley's conduct
~l, ~s premises, This was one of the
~ ,,1.s upon which Admiral Dewey
~, s"'a'y dlssented The petition re-
~. findings Of the court TO the
sS s taa' The flying squadron ala not
be nv N AZ night and declares that
n, S'S statement the court obvlated
as IA a', aly OF expressing It's opinion
eu,,. Htnether or not a close or ade-
NJ W. pockade was established and
tosa p'op'llely Of Commodore schley's
ms ~. ~ 'he premises. 1t is declared
arfh w'uer this speciiication-.the
4. s,, more than q majority OF all
,h0n, "'.lesses were examined and
M lno Vu,t-thlrd Of the whole period of
slisss,ioa was consumed IN its con.
he,, ' t yet Notwithstanding the
ps,s S , aergin set forth, all of which an
torcorri Su w. . record Of said court, the
Utterly " asI members thereof have failed
most l,o ruu entirely to discharge the
Asm h "'n9f'ant duty imposed upon
tator ,.t t9p Terms OF the said speclA-
opinion 1 nn DUTY was to report their
o. ma, ol"h The question of whether
Il Sh c,ose or adequate blockade
u tbs aaInor TO prevent the escape
e,sh,l.t ensmys vessel therefrom was
nolora S s'i ana the propriety of Com
A. '"ey 9 conduc; in the premis-
HOLDING ASKED FOR.
pr,S sislere Admiral schley asks the
torssms1n,, 70 annual the secretery's in
ALLURE af "nlch makes valid the
# 70 r !, 'ne majority members there
lortIop' ' z, their oplnion u5on that
lon A., 'ne said eighth speclflca-
b Nbs,i,n, . also asked that there
sy's holS i1alea therefor Admiral Dew.
,so Nay ,u,es . The blockade Of sart,.
iliIsDsrr as Effective otherwise ,be e ne
4 fniIp11e c :. that he win be wi,haut
important specl6cations .V VI '"V
THIRD GROUND.
Dsvsy',s n, u ground recites Adm,ra,
Iasage ryrainlon to the effect thai tb :,
vas msAo yln Key West to Clenfneg go,
o DossIb,I ~ 'he flying SQUADRON Win
De insoSU,'ss despatch having I'm in v w,sn
8 VIZ S, c,,s q arriving on cIen dys
We si c sIu,solent coal; that the block
'A'ueE0S was elective Ns ''t that