The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-28
RE COMMENTATOR
Ne v COMMITTEE
ON NAVAL w. >adDS
VIII - : ADOPTED


's'o''' Dec' -''-p uH lhNesIt
gat. Of the controversy over awards
of decorations for war service to naval
officers hrop,,bt - ,.o, g.. po,n
,,-.,--, ,,..,,,7
''O'''''' 90 " imam . SUNS recent pro
test against the tentative list issued
by the navy department. will be made
both nv conoress and t,,, ,bo do,o,.
mept
on tto haoIs or sooroto.,. Dari,,.,
announcement thot tho moo, Nod
headed by paor ,5,,ir,i t-,,int, ha1
been ordered ro,onyanod a., rI,.,,,,. ~,
FINDINGS IN, rsron,,,o,5o,i,o- f,,,. ,,,,',
ais or other d.co,,tiorg ,.,,,,...',,,+..,.,,,
Lufk,n. ran,Jhlio,r lr,ssa,.n,...,. oe
the bouso naval coror,ittoo o,,r,r,..,
with members or tha s.,ot, ..,,,,,it,,.,
and stated that , ioint ,ornr,,,,.,, ,,o,., n,
take mn the whole onestion ,sr.r c,.,.
gress roronyened
Ranresont,tiya rufl,ir soil sa.-,,,-,.
Daniels AdmiraIs Irni-br Si,,s ar5
other officers would ho c,llo1 bof,rs
the ioint committee ,cbicb doos mot ,,o,.l
sDecial authorization for us i,oi,ir,,
Chanpcs mad. nv Mr. Dari..s ia ,Lo
board list of awards as uel sc t,. a..
ton Of the board i'm each ca. viii no
oyamirc,, he said
Secret,,, Daniels s,ij tod,., +b,+ IN
revising the ust of decor,tior. and in
passing ON new rocommond,4 ,4.,ns fo,
awards. The KNIGHT hoard ,yo Il ha u.
structed 70 follow in pan.r9l thc NAT.
lev he adopted in revising ,ta ,rioin,1
lists o,yipg due copsidoreti, M An r,,
objections voiced hv officers who b,vo
criticised some oe fine award,
The names or Admiral Jan,,. y Nvu.
son. who commanded American naval
forces I'm French waters d,,rin,, the war
and of Rear Admiral rienrc ~ Nf,yo
who was in command Of tbo Atlantic
fleet during thc neriod Of bostnuios
were added toda,. IN thn LIST of of6cors
who have written the secretary reg9r1.
ing the awards
Officers obiecfiors win ne nloced ho.
fore tbe KNIGHT hoard and Secretary
Daniels said today he boned fine re-.
vised awards made bv the hoard coull
be accented without change. He indi.
Gated that he would send Them to tbe
president for his nersonaI annrnyol
The department made public tonight
cupies Of letters as to the awards r,.
ceived bv Mr.. Daniels from Admirals
Jones. Nlayo and Decker. and Captaiu
Uasbrouci. That from Admiral Jones
goes at some length into the service
as commander of a squadron of the pa.
troll force. later of a sauadron of the
cruiser force. still later as command.
or Of the Newport News division. cruis.
er and transnort force. and finally ms
administrator of harbor floating eouip.
nent i'm HAMPTON Roads district.
at is submitted the letter said.
that, if the discharge of these highly
responsible and largely iniependent du.
ties were 50 successful as to meet the
department's anproyal. the responsible
officer should he recognized. If. on thc
contrary. the duties outlined above
were not successfully carried out ia
tbe satisfaction of The denartmcpt
there should be no award of decora.
tons."
In view Of these considerations Ad.
miral Jones said he felt it my duty
TO tbe dignity and imnortance Of the
forces oneratnd and the work accom-.
plished bv them" to request the award
to him Of n navy cross be cancelled.
Admiral NTayo declared il was evident
there had been Instrumentation" in
considering recommendation for decor.
ations he made as commander OF the
. fleet many of which. ne added were
NOT carried out. The letter notes that
no member of his staff received decor.
,tjnn eycant hi; chief of staff and as.
serts that an admirars success rests
10 a large extent upon the "Iovalty. in.
.itialiye and efficiency" of his staff per.
sonnoI
Failure to recognize adequately the
service of mon on such duty. il said.
"creates m impression that such dutv
ia Of minor importance" not compar.
able 10 command of q single shin. Such
an iuuression II said "would he fa.
to1 to tbe dovelonmcnt OF the navy as a
fighting machinr."
Admiral Mayo renewed his recon.
mendations and urged that reconsider.
ation be given merltorious cases.
Admiral Deeker's letter notes that
, ne had been awarded a navy cross un.
der the published list in recognition