The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-21
PUBLIC HEARING
MOI NEGGsSV
Mistakes May Have 3
Made But Could III
Been Rechfed
DANIELS ACTION a.
WAS NOT FINN
Admiral Mayo Says III
Criticized Method ol
Naval Awards, But Mo-
in Nature Of Protest

Washington. Jan. 20.-The geAer9l
investigation authorized by the senate
into the conduct of the navy depuxt-
HaeHt during the war will be started
early next week by the sub ~commit-
tee of which Senator Hale of Maine, II
chairman.
The subcommittee will be asai6te4
by counsel in the examination of -
records and reports which will tend ~
prove or disprove Admiral Sims
charges that the departments coNraa
during the war was characteristics y
lack Of responsiveness and co-op4ss-
ton with the officials abroad and fkaAt
his verbal Instructions before 9Qf48
abroad were that the United St4t49
would as soon fight the British q IN
Germans" 81. g4
Incidentally. navy department ~
Gals revealed for the hrst time to-day
that this lack Of "responsiveneesf'g n
promted by the DISCRIMINATION to 9e&H
the American feet Of capital ship IN
| shape to meet the Germ4nA ID xex1
event Of disaster to the British 4nkY
In the North Sea This explAin& II
was stated, why some OF Admiral A1lb
requests for vessels to 70 to fota58%
stations were refused. gs.*s
Senator Hale announced today {1(S&
the investigation into thu 1nAtf4e% n
awards will be concludes .thia
AdmirAls knight and 1AuppM eaN
Rotary Daniels viii bN h44Yd III
part Of the investd&4ticn win ~ se1
while the other chafgss - takeM
MAYO As WIIHE5A
admiral Mayo comrnan1s -
Atlantic feet, Wa witnea2 80 =
the committee today. He dl1S
with the views expFeAsed by Adn
Sims on two important pointa
declared that the service OF men st.
entitled them to fully ~ much rseor-
milton rs the men on shore, and N4f0
defended the board Of officers NhtfS
| made changes in the Recommendation
| for naval honors
| The navy department was ciAafN
within its rights in changtnE III
higher officers recommendation x1s
miral Mayo said. His recommef1H-
tons were altered in two instances ~
continued. but he saw no reason to Ana
/ fault with this action. Although ~
had sent letter to the secretary OF TIT
navy criticizing some Of the metn00a
used in making up the list OF awNf6h
this was not I'm the nature of q pEa-
test he said. sss*s
Admiral Mayo said he deprecatk1
the policy in the department whtrh
placed a low valuation on the services
OF the Stam. He added. VI
III this policy Is adhered to and tn
STAFF men are not rewarded, II will -
come impossible to get bright yauri
men to accept stan appointmentI
There is feeling that all the stan MT
have to do is to follow the old mA9I
and look pretty. This is all wrong
There was one point upon swhi64
Admiral Mayo and Admiral Sims N6n&
in complete agreement This 1891
/ the matter of awarding medals n
men who lost their ships.
/ Admiral Sims criticism was diTacfs
ed against the award of the dtatf6s
guished service medal to CommAul4e
Worth Bagley, Secretary of Navy B14s
+! iels' brother-in-law, whose vessel WA
! sunk by IN enemy submarine. M
THOSE TO HONOR. III 81
! Admiral Mayo said that, a. Z. y
eral rule. men who lost their tkf1
should not be honored. He sAid NJ
j the British navy a man who lG&ks II
. ship is never given another comn,4H1I
/ That is a good rule for the servicx
1t does injustice to the individual At
J times but ii Is the only safe ruiet IT
( follow. l feel that 4 young 0flfc4G
should be made to feel that he W6u14
/ lose the possibility of getting aadNS&f
! Command IL he should lose hi1 &
/ when placed in a dangerous poeIx1 y
! / do not believe he should bSt3f1S
warded for going into danger. l9At
Is what he is there for.'' s I
! Major General Barnett, commanxae9l
/ of the marines, will testify tomofTV1,
| The revelation that Americas carl.
/ tai shins were being held intact In tjSf
event Of an emergency was one VI IN
surprises OF the day. s{k
/ During the war it has been un6fus
cially stated that because OF fear M
/ the German submarines the Rrittt&
navy was kept In home ports and thAk
were the American capital ships SeSA
overseas they would be immediate
ti.terned in ports, Psi
This explains why Admiral HeHAS
did not rcsnrnd To the constant Nf(E
meals from the other SIDE. soYSt6 RI
them from Admiral Sims that
American feet 60 over for atatl0at@4
British waters. ssssS
Admiral Sims said that he wAAAy
tho capital shins and that when III
n c..mid not Eet7 thena ss&ae tsnAr<
Colonel House was appealed to- gBks 9S&{
Only very small part OF the 4t4x
( rought feetswas sent over, ThA
4 that were sent to sinus were fs1&&
rated In the British forces. bat
] that went to Admiral HENRY H. 81
son, operating In French EAfefs<s4c
not Incorporated m the Erencak
Wilson's shi.ss were run 1aeuH1i94lA
Aemiral Sims, but actually M ~ =
/, raj Henson. n ssla
Navy oisarspis aaslsi r.s non
more the charges md c0snp1
that by the ttpae iiIM. A \ = II
lxyStheif recokd Vs n