The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-12-25
DEFENDED BEFORE |
IH0Us[C0MMITTEE
Taken Ship For Ship Il Has No
Superior In Whole
World

fleet, the house naval Committee ques.
toned Rear Admiral Charles J. Bad
ger, u. s. N, retired, and Rear Ad
miral Prank T. Fletcher, U. 8. n, who
recently succeeded Rear Admiral Bad.
ger as commander in chief of the fleet.
The house naval committee Is thus
finding out the facts about the eondi.
ton Of the nations defenses In the
manner suggested by the President It
is doing the work that would have been
done by Representative Augustus p.
Gardner 3 special committee had tho
President not succeeded In sidetracking
Mr.. Gardner's resolution calling for an
Investigation.
No Apologies for Navy
'Rear Admiral Badger IN answer to
questions by members of the committee
concerning the condition Of the feet
when he relinquished command after
the Vera Cruz incident said:
i had no apologies to make to an,
one regarding its condition.
The hearings Of the committee are
secret and II could not be asceftained
what information he divulged concern.
ing the details Of target practise ana
ether phases Of battle efficiency.
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tha Committee III .oiS ' tha I yeaS
states never ,yonIS hsaa rse az a. 1n..a
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