The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-25
secretary Daniels should Re.isn.

made ~ Secretary DAVIS. IN he
I-~-~n~e ~ he House Naval Cor.
nit'~a. upon he professional rnpr.s.
ion ot Admiral Rt.Diyr A. Fi.gr.
THE S-y said As Admiral Ftsxr
TNl retire from The navy 'o- age On
June - after e Distinguished and
h~"nnrab.e car~e-. ~. LIZZIE Zine "a
."'- hin % dear III reputation -
TIE asI~~.1-s that yosrpH-s Dag.
fErs has cas- UPON - B@-E~- 70
Admiral ard no Secretary here ve-@
s~T~-al questions ot ve-a~'T r -
t-g'h vas m 'hs ..tA 90 ~ S-~-A
ta-T re Admiral vas -. -. o@~~-
ard 3 z"n'lNnaa-: n f.. - ras
m 2 creril- - ne service a-t - zas
gns, 20 wear he gr.,0--. Th.s coo.
riEsioo wss inA~~aJahA
IN ,"~iifl M f~fp-- h House Va.
val Cnnn.''e~ RI Mar,h ~ A4n.-al
FIsEE s-a'e-i ,Aa- he b. direction o..
Secretary IAN-rfs ir-r-m~i .hA Gar.
@-al B1a-! ,h4. orA 80 - -ar-.
would ~ - rgtl.sh@t q. = -a~nn-
n"rta'icn for an Increase n, 1870
erlls.A! nat vA-a -e.s'rAt Eyatt--
he d.r~c- issgA and plainly implying
TIA, he Admiral had n. told -hA
crrni.-e@ Re 'rI-h. S~4-re-a-v Ia~.
iEI-s declared Il ne,a- 20! 70 Gen.
"-al Boarl ~ =" sry'tih. 10 RS
life. Nothing csn ~ more An4-n.
- q naval "t"pr. reputation than
- charge him z.'h ur~p-ot~s.oral
.o.lo'ln- 20 obtain promotion. Al.
riral RtrTFz Has a'-1g, - re..ra p.
commander - - A.laa'lc ae~'. \,
he tine A'mi-al Fi.kE vas ae-ls.
a. Aid ~ Operations = -h4 Secretary
q the Navy and IN daily persona,
Communication Rl,h HIN. Admiral
F!sEE-" Secretary DtSirr- %averr-!.
urged ne q d"z@n t.m~. ur..l 8. -.
cane embarrassing. - aIi-... him
cpnmand@r." !, va. di..~!l- for ne
.Afuiral's friends. and 'h@.- name :,
legion IN ne navy. 70 h~@,.e.- his.
According 20 HI u a~n.a-. A.
m.-~i F:-Eg finally re..-s-! ~ Al fo-
Operation. f--ciV-A ~ -yas 90 hor-.
10 disagreement with Tho >.--" ~.
ar-,G' r~'hrls 20 make no navy 81.
"."1- and renty fo- no national 10.
fen~. b., NJ. r,virr- sought 20
convince the House Naval CommI'-@@
thai n" ADMIRAL i:nNf because he
was not appointed commander 81 no
Atlantic f"S-'. \ minor question ~
V~"-ac!'y had . ." wiki .he wire mo,
order, Secretary DASiyrS quoting Tho
ADMIRAL ~ opposing Z. tecaU~@ ma.
vai "H@--. II deprived ri .hei- wine.
would take N ~.~alr"." Admiral
Ff-EE rei"iued that his was 2 c-oss
misrepresentation a. his position. He
wanted 20 aIf@ar before tho Naval
Committee again in hl- oRn defence.
bay was y, allowed 70.
II" committee made q concession
N Admiral FisEE IN tho ma'-a- ~
-" wine mess order he could file a
letter IN the subject which Re had
written 10 the Secretary on May -.
lfl!. r~epreS@n'ing. The Admiral said.
~ I@- en-. Of the officers ~ the navy.
This letter. published m April 20.
convicted Secretary D~,SrErs 0. reck.
loss II not wnn'on and malicious mis-
quotation. The case in opposition N
the wine mess order vas one ~ con.
mon sense and convincing illus.ra.
ton. Admiral FisKE had been grossly
m!sr"presented by his superior. But
he skill had uphill work 70 defend
his honor. Senator LorGE am N his
rescue and called for the production
from the D"parfmen. records .. n
letter which the Admiral had writ.
ten 70 the Secretary abou. the neces-
sity 81 naval preparedness In Novem-
her, 1919. This bore upon the ques.
ton ~ whether Admiral FisKE had
told the truth when he stated that he
resigned az Aid for Operations because
he was not In accord with the Secre-
tary about naval efficiency. In rams.
hitting the letter Mr. DAsiErs de-
clared that he had never seen II. a.
though Admiral FIsEE was positive
that he had put I. In the Secretary
hands and that Mr., DANIELS read 4,
In his presence before II was consigned
10 the file. No one can read this letter.
which has since been published In the
newspapers. without realizing that
Admiral Fishes warning was no,
only comprehensive but mastery IN rs
treatment Of preparedness, and with.
our being amazed thar any man who
had read the letter could forget II.
Nevertheless Secretary DANIELS
persisted In saying that he had no,
afen this important letter. There Is
non published a communication from
President WILSON In answer 10 n re-.
quest from the American Defence
Soct"'y that IN Justice 70 Admiral
Fisgg, whose veraciry was still In
question, an investigation be ordered.
President WILSON in reply encloses
a memorandum from Secretary DAN
IELa, In which want Of recollection