New Britain herald., 1920-03-10
If U. s. Had Fully { operated At Fir
 Allies Would Hd Won By July, l91|
KEPT IN DARKNESS
 ON NAVAL PLA Says Daniels Message Ignorance Made Him Like Jumping Ovebt Himself.

Washington, March 10.-FailuI the navy department to fully operate in the war during the Six months after Americats cost half a million lives, S15,oOOJ 900, 2,500,000 tons of shippingI prevented a victory over German July, 1918, Rear Admiral SirnsI the senate Investigating comnI today in presenting documentaryI dence in support of his charged delay against the department.
 Tells Of Six Months Delay.
 The officer read to the com nj recommendations he had made tl department immediately on his s al in London in 1917. A cablej sent late in April. 1917, said thel ical area where the war would be or lost was in the eastern Atland the focus of all lines of ocean municauon to England and FrI Admiral Sims told the committed although he repeatedly urged every destroyer and small craft could be sent to sea be despa imm edfately to this area his re mendation was not complied witII til about six months later
 Failure Was Expensive.
 He also recommended. he said | two divisions of the American al thoughts be sent to base on BreI guard against raids in the En channel by German cruiser fc but this recommendation was CT ly disregarded. Failure of the de ment to throw the full force O navy into the struggle, he said suited in the unnecessary Ios 1,500,O00 tons of shipping by sui rine attack in 1917 and 1000, ,00oI in 1918.
 American Troops Held Up.
 If the tonnage lost in 1917 been saved by the prompt co-o ton of the, navy" he said, Am could have had a million mer France at the beginning of 191 stead of 50O,000."
 Admiral Sims said the Germa fensive of 1918 was due to the ia of the German subma rine camT and that in all probability it would have been undertaken ana morale Of the German people VI have broken if the American [. had been more promptly dispa1 to France. He estimated on the of what happened when the Ame] forces did arrive that victory have been achieved by July, 1a1 the tonnage had been preserved.
 Plans Made Too Late.
 The navy departments first req cision as to participation in the Admiral Sims said. was containd a cablegram to him 27 days America. entered the struggle. message said, the department ind ed to send 36 destrovers. one te and a mother ship to the BI Isles. and asked for minute info tion regarding the possibility of taininG necessary supplies at Bre haven. the probable base.
 All these plans should have worked out long before we en the war" said the admiral should have been placed, in effed at least. the day we cn the war"
 Page Pleaded With Wilson.
 Admiral Sims said that whe found that his own efforts to i'm lIp pon the navy department the ser ness of the situation were unava he invoked the aid of the late bassador Page at London who April 27. 1917, sent a confide ra.bIegram to Secretary Lansing President Wilson declaring there is reason for the gre alarm about the issue of the cause dby the increasing succes German submarines"
 Declaring that British anti-suI -ine forces were entirely unabls St cm the rising tide of sinkings i m ba sSa dor urged immediate as nent of every available United s destroyer and submarine chase British waters.
 Even this request was un hcedei some months. Admiral Sims said
 The witness read a message Id lnparrment in 1917 saving the sh government 'appreciated" he United States was doing to Town submarines.
 -fncidcntally." he added, ''.fhd case of international polite They were thanking lis for sen .N destroy CTS
 Didn't Know oi Plans.
 Admiral Sims insisted that he ,cen badly handicapped by fa f the department to keep him
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