The Washington times., 1920-05-18
SIMS WORKED
.PENROSEOU
Daniels
Daniels
Naval Head Says Admiral Got
Mental Waves" From Penn
syNania Senator.
BY LEE ELLMAkER,
IuteraationaI News Service.


International News Service.
Charges made against the Navy
Department by Rear Admiral Sims
are the "amplified and repeated"
statements of Senator Boies Pen
rose Of Pennsylvania, made in the
Senate August "a, 1918, Secretary
Daniels today told the Senate sub
committee investigating the Sims
charges.
Sims Charges Hash"
Il have been informed that IL was
not Admiral Sims who originated this
charge. but that II was nrst maue
IN the Senate by Senator Penrose,'
Daniels told the committee. 1t at
tracted no attention whatever then
and do not recall seeing any refer-
ence to IL in the press. 1t would nave
been as easily answered then as now'
however"
DANIELS quoted from the Penrose
B speech in the Senate at that time our
ing the discussion OF the raids maoe
On the Atlantic coast by the German
sea raiders. Penrose charged that
the .-Secretary of the Navy lost three
months. and very likely much more
time. before he got started in MS
naval preparedness" and that the
loss in dollars would be "$15.0OO.OOO
900 or more to the United states.
"Either Admiral Sims is plagarist
and appropriated his views ana
charges from Senator Penrose, or oy
the new science of mental telepathy
the views of the Senator from Penn
sylyania were communicated to Ad-
fniral Sims by wave lengths or some
other wireless method unknown TO
those not familiar to occult science
Daniels continued.
"Peuoose comes from Pennsylvania
and Sims was appointed to the Naval
Academy from that State. Did they
collaborate or exchange mental tele-
grams?' Daniels asked.
"This mental telepathy not only
went from Senator Penrose's active
brain to the dome of Admiral Sims,
imparting figures, but his ouija board
communicated the same character or
ideas and exact words to some other
witnesses who have been heard by
your committee" Daniels said. He
quoted several officers who testified
that he was guilty of "procrastina-
ton"
where did they get that idea and
the particular word?" Daniels ques-
toned.
See the speech Of Senator Pen
rose" he added.
=. "They all speak the Senator's Ian.
Euage, 6gures. phrases. and all. You
might Have saved thousands of reams
of paper by investigating his briei
accusations which his plagiarists OF
hypnotized successors have elaborated
into many hundred thousand words.
Daniels continued.
Case Of "Grent Minds"
Senator Penrose was imposed upor
by some informant who is almost az
reckless in his figures as Admiral
Sims was in his accusations" Daniels
said when the Senator has the facts
he will, Of course, be glad to correct
his statements made upon informa-
ton he will now see is not reliable.
Daniels said Sims "was telling
practically the same thing in Europe
Penrose was telling on the floor of the
Senate at practically the same time
On August &c, Admiral Sims wrote 6
letter to the Navy Department ir
which he forecast an investigation
into the conduct of the war which
Daniels quoted.
That great minds-even those OF
politicians and admirals-and some
who are both, run in the same chan
Dels is strikingly exemplified, the Sec
retary continued. Did Penrose tel
1t to Sims or did Sims tell it to Pen.
rose?" Daniels quoted the testimony
of Sims and the Penrose speech which
ne presented to the committee writer
out in parallel with similar quotation.
and identical figures.
when Sims first appeared before
this committee in the medal awards
hearings, he was asked what brought
about the investigation, and he
answered he did not know anything
about these things but had Just sized
it up that there was some political
flavor to it," Daniels recalled. "Wher
he made these latter charges
thought he was voicing his owr
views"
Daniels reviewed the shipbuilding
program of the navy and the accom-
plishments with 1t before and during
the war. Before the armistics the
navy was operating s34 vessels, ant
had a force of 175,000 officers and
men. engaged either in European
waters or in the transatlantic serv-
tce," Daniels said. Figures presented
to the committee by Sims included
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