The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-22
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Subj Committee on Naval
Inquiry Desires Advice
Of Counsel
BORAH AGREES TO
"WHAT WAS SAID"
Developments in Hearing
Point to Mountain Of a
Mole Hill Situation
Marines Get Theirs

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Washin gton, Jan. 2I,---The question
~ 10 whether or not Secretary of the
Navy Daniels did admonish Admiral
Sims when he was sending him to Lon
don mot TO permit the British ito pull
:. tn. xaai over his eyes and to remsm-
Der that we would as soon hght the
British as the Germans aroused a
spirited debate In the senate today
The skirmish was started by the In
troduetion OF a resolution by Senator
y Walsh. OF Montana. to censure Adra'~
/. raj Sims for making public his letter
&, Secretary Daniels in which this yer
sion of his parting instructions from
4 tre navy department was given.
senator walsh said that Admiral
SINE action In making the confidential
communication public justified the seri-
Gus consideration of the senate.
senator Lodge. the Republican
Leader, blocked consideration OF tbs
resolution. however. by insisting that
II was "a most unheard-of thing to
condemn Admiral Sims in such fash
ion without 4 hearing
when the resolution was introduced
The administration senator's rallied to
It's support as measure OF defense OF
Secretary Daniels.
They received uuexrecteo supper.
from Senator Borah. Republican, Of
Idaho. who took the position thar II
Secretary Daniels really did say the
things attributed to him ne Was de-
serving Of great deal 81 credh.
senator Borah pointed our thAt Adml
raj Sims could not Justly Be criticised
Tor making the letter PUBIC IN view
~ the fact that he was = witness be-
xorc the suh-cSfnrritt<c and when the
, letter was asked for re rcuid not re-
fase to prodnce X. ana the senator
II sstUNd
~ sSe0UNxAxy 0UN - M0lnHlxkxs
NJ Seams IA me we are making 4
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= mai time dfsriairns All Knowledge
~ tns b,starv and the genius OF the
English peauie / am impressed that
secretary Daniels is entitled to II Srea.
,,ess ~ ,sreai. Gar giving such instruc-
lions L he game them.
Il don't know whether Secretary
naniela said these things or not. but
T he ora say them nc sho"sa s"S, ne
really khew so'nssh.nS spou. sns 80 ~
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go =. ~. Srhar Sanator Hale asL "a
~ sanntinn ~ ! resolution to nermit
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