The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-28

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- ~ A9mirat r1ecksr shs uNised
Il s,.t.s haa comparatively ttw troops
4ssssT EUROPE and Italy was prostrase
xnrr 4 combined GcrmanrAostr'@h
.44 &naive. =. !.
The at,ies' moreover. we're IN
49, ,~ay rsnfd Marshal HAi& hau
Is ,,sta~ad his famous expression ua.
%ssSstr1sna had ier back 70 the Wall.
"a ,Ne French were preparing 70
49,. ire ro,a,nsneat from Paris thc
rarana tine. Meanwhile ALI s'ohs
Sna western trent. German aa.es
wore rilins victory on siesors -
s re,ertiessiy advancing IN the
Ms,s,ery men tonight declared ina.
4 -. sS,,s antrsnce f~to the war at TINS
.,Aysna would have been caiastfo-
~ They said that sha could nave
...srrhca more than 1000 600 men
sr.a ,nc south Of France and NV.
sa~,.ca The allies and the Inlteo
s,a,rx u divert n trey1endotis force
fror, the western front, ~hich the"
80 weakened 10 meet the new m
/. .vasien.
TWO THEORIES
Z sr,sn ,nsorics are held here In 3tp!o"
( ,rntt,, circles MS 10 the merits OF tf'e
. y,.~ker- Willard controversy cne
e. .haf tho arfoassa dcr probably
asarea that the agitation for wsI
-. merely TIE result Of court
..sahal and without the support OF
fhs peopls. The ether Is that "a
= fn3ral Decker believed not oniy 'ne
contrary hut that even the ease
were ~ Ambassador Willard re-
norted "a have believed II To De- me
moral effect OF Spaih Joining tne
I contra movers would have betn III
..S;rulah;a II was pointed out that
the moment Spain discarded mere
= ,,antralitv. her ports would have
heen ournos 10 the submarines anu
!. GERMANY would have possessed ~hht
9 sh.. lacked all during the wars
base ON lhs Spanish coast
Admiral pcckcr's letter /" full IS
/. aas follows
~1--lf has hsen brought TO my
j. attention by public notices that
: have oocr recommended for reward
4 az the navy cross.
= "e--In uy opinion th.s award IL
entirely inadequate to the services
sTlt4d IL. The offle.. OF
/. the naval aftaeAe and those VINO
WORKED with me TIE effect OF this
! nork was to keep Spain from enter
ing the Wa against us at the uue
!. "a The enemy March offensive OF
49fs a}ao % reduction OF the 81 =
/. marine activities off the coast OF
spain
/ "S--If any estimate OF the sitaa-
: .sno ts incorrect and ] am mistaken
a. 20 the WORK done then feel that
n \ cross should not be awarded for
Yny services, While il may he I'M
: possible u prove that the work done
,ltd produce the results claimed. /
have been assured that this was the
. case.
: 4-~Th,s }egter Is not written in
any spirit 81 fault-fnding or objec-
{ 1,s,n 10 the award OF the board that
4 was organized for this purpose. !
do not desire honors to which am
n.t entitled or the other hand ! fcei
that II Is just, feeling. M ! do. nor
- pcyuit the services Of the offcers
ara met who ,yete associated Win
! me- 10 be taken 80 Lightly. The work
done by Mr. r J Marion, W. a.
{ CladpUurne and MIR. Howell was or
the greatest value 10 the country.
"5~-lf my estimates ia correct my
services and the services of those
1 who worked with me. In spite of the
oupcsltion Of The ambassador. are
i certainly greater than III. work lone
Z hv any single battieship in the war,
I or by ans official stationed on shore
Z duty IN sn administrative capacity
: 'e--The recommendation that |
made Tor crosses for the personnel
were made aftar very careful CON