South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-29
MAY 29. 1920.
sEc'Y DANIELS AND ADMIRAL FIsKE.

Pushed the wall In their effort to make poll
teal CAPITAL out OF the near-treason OF Admiral
Sims employing it discredit sec'y Daniels. with
results that reflected backward upon the
ate instead. It is wonder that the investigating
subcommittee should take barking back and
quoting ancient history substantate claims.
What the navy was like, or certain of it's warships
back a. the time OF the Daniels-Fisie con-
troversy even II what Admiral Fiske claimed were
true. IS about much proof OF the claims made
by Admiral Sims 1920. with reference 70 1917,
the claims that preceded the voyage of Columbus
are today proof of the shape Of the earth. Fiske.
backed by the Navy league was the groundwork
Of the attacks upon secy Daniels preceding the
war political effect then just attacks by
Admiral Sims, backed by the Navy league crowd,
being employed for political effect
But this time there are new toes upon which to
tread OF them. of course, political to be
thankful for II. but in the main. when Admiral
Sims speaks to tho dscred;t Of the Of the
American navy during the war to asserting
addenda that the army only in the beyond
the seas ne is casting slurs at many Americans
for the committee to successfully bolster up
.ts crusade by resurrecting the CORPSE Admiral
Fiske. You remember the old agitation of those
days The nilitaristc plan was place navy
department I'm the hands of the general board OF
which Fiske the head. the civilian secretary
OF be reduced to a mere rubber stamp. It
didn't work. and It never will work as long as the
American people retain their senses.
To be sure Admiral Fiske. head o. the board
made sundry representations a Of his pro-
posed program. that the navy inadequate. the
equipment antequated and so on-an inheritance
o years. Of which then sought have
appear to have been brought about by Sec'y Daniels
and the Wilson administration during the year 1918
We do know this however that despite that claim.
mn
overseas. the with the aid of British
transports doing the job besides assisting effective
~ Tutting down the U-boat menace and in the
policing Of the North sea. Neither did we lose a
single man IN carrying that transportation sys-
tc-n-which may be the glory OF the American
navy it may not; pro-sims Wilson politicians
in senate. Of course thinking not
Another purpose OF the Fiske controversy was
discredt Secy Daniels in his fight for a govern
ment armor-pcte plant that the American navy
might improved without the American people be-
ing forever mercilessly robbed by Eugene Grace.
Charley schwab and earn eeie and United States
steel whose patriotism it seems gave them license
to furnish plate much cheaper England.
France. Russia. Japan. Germany-or anyone below
what they were charging Uncle sam. got the ap-
Tropriatlon for the plant however and the price
Of armor-pIate Immediately came down. making
undesirable to build g. Much improvement Of the
navy was done curing 1919 ana 1915 ana at
much lower figure than ould have been had not
he approx ration been made
Tt would he dangerous business to ring up this
Fisle affair but for the anti administration de-
pendcnce upon tn short-rnemories of the American
people in succumbing to such chicane Nothing
seems TO daunt them. however. Campaign clap
trap must be eonjured up and the Sims diatribes
having suffered a setback any straw good
enough to grasp at in effort TO bolster him up
That is all there IS the bringing OF the Fiske
affair. More partisanship skirting the edge OF