Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-28
CONGRESS WILL REVIEW
DECORATIONS BESTOWED
Admiral Sims Will BE Summoned 10
Give Reason for Refusing
Medal
n TO WISE LIST
ADMIRAL Decker Says Tha, ns Al
tachc at Madrid lie Prevented
Spain From Entering War Against
Allied Powers.

tBy AssocIaten Pc.

WASHISGTON. pee z,r.m :,
'estisa'i"h OF IN. controversv over
awards NJ decorations for war s.r.
vice TO nara! officers brought to .,
head by hcar-Adm.ral William :
sims protest against The tentative lie.
ISSUED by the Navy department, viii
De made ~ both Congress. and nv IN.
dep5r'me
u IN me heeis OF secretary Daniels
sna'i.d en-, ,hat the naval board.
i ne"neu bN Rear Admiral knight had
oeen ordered reconvencd 20 review H.;
~. n on recommended lions for med :
~. % e ,S dscorations Representa-
setts. 81 the House Naval Commit.
So on1Grfeu Win members OF the Senate
!ee YOU'D take up the whole QUESTION
win Call Admiral Sims.
Representative Lufkin said Se.re
.aiF Danieis' Admiral Knight. Admire
ans and other officers would be called
before the joint committee which does
INJURY: clunges made by Mr. Daniel.
N the board list OF awards a. we'll as
,ng actor ha or The board in r1ch case.
Secretary Daniels said ,odav ina.
IN reNisins the list Of decorations and
ifor awards, the knight board Womb oDii
De instructed to follow in general the
policy ne odupted in revising the orig :
the oojection5 voiced by officers who
nave criticized some OF The awards.
T,s" More Names Added.
int names OF Admiral Henry g. VIII
SON who commanded American naval
forces IN French waters during The
var. and OF Rear-Adm!ral Henry r,
!antic Fleet during the period OF hoe.il! :
ties, were added today to the list OF
officers vino have written thu secre-
tary regarding the awards.
tests include I!ce-Adn, i Hills HiiisrIH Pre- p.
on co On iy,S Of seuadEoa tTo OF
er. commanding the seventh naval die
!rict: Key West. and Captain Raymond
tieship sinnesoiS ' hSmirai Jones ene DE de-
SERVICE Medal awarded him and Cap.
for which he had been recommended.
supporting the position token by Adj
miral Sims.
GERS viii he placed before the Knight
BOARD. and Secretary Daniels said today
he hoped the revised awards made by
the board could be accepted without
change. He indicated he would send
.hem 20 the President for his personal
Letters Are Made Public.
The department. made public tonight
copies OF letters a. TO the awards re-
Jones. Mayo and Decker. ana Captain
Hasorouck.
Admiral Dcciier's letter notes tina, he
had been awarded a Navy Cross under
the published list in recognition OF h IS
services az nava! attache at Madrid
IN my opinion il sayf. this award
is entirely inadequate 20 The services
that were performed by the Office OF
the naval a;tache. and those. VINO
worked with me. The effect OF this
work was TO keep Spain from entering
the war agains us al the time OF the
enemy March offensive OF 1918. also y
reduction OF ;he submarine aetiyi,ies
of the coast OF Spain. While
i; may DC impossible TO prove That the
work done did produce The results
claimed. have been assured that this
is the case
omneuds Services.
The letter ccmmPnds the services OF
F. j. Marion, w. a. Chadbourne. and
Mr. Howell. who were associated with
the writer. and de 2!arcs admiral
Decker cannot permit them TO be tax
IF my estimate is correct" il CON
.inued my services and the services
of those who worked with me. in spite
Of the opposition OF the ambassa dor. is
certainly greater than the work done
by any single ba;tieship in the wa,
or by any official stationed on shore
duty in an administrative capacity