Republican farmer., 1920-01-02
A PEEVISH HERO

DNIIIsAL SIMS peevish navy department had decided to grant him the distinguished service medal which to be awarded for exceptionally dis position great responsibility The officially offered the admiral but he nevertheless refuses it, the theory that he would it, which seems error of judgment.
 Admiral Sims tells why he is grleved explaining his mo- lives letter which he wrote to Secretary Daniels
 The substance of the affair consists in ths that Admiral Sims to receive the medal and sometimes Secretary Daniels followed the and sometimes he did not. 2 more appears to be mpoitic. There by which be arranged that superior officer accept the recommendations of his inferior.
 Secretary Daniels being the final authority has the right the duty to exercise his discretion.
 Should subordinate Admiral Sims, treat him with the degree of insubordnaion, court mara deck gen. eral might be expected to follow.
 wrong Secretary Daniels not to accept every the recommendations of Admiral Sms or has he erred in judgment respected a part or any of them?
 The distinguished service medal is award to be grant ed at the discretion of the executive It is entirely within his control his judgment of how it should be awarded is final Sims had the habt Secretary Daniels of being liberal his of to receive the honor each of the 19 officers of his staff The Knight Board of Awards reviewing the recomnen daons gave only to Secretary Daniels x but three of them not suggested by the Knight board.
 The medal Secretary points out given important service but for distinguished service by which implied degree of conspicuous preemnenee, something that stands out from the normal service of the employ ment.
 It highly improbable that each of 1e men, all of the staff Sims, could rendered distinguished service Such uniformity distinguished average, the medal would be given not for distinguished service for average service
 The fundamental difference between Admiral Sims regarding the of awards originally given to shore duty.
 In the original list of 14O officers recommended for the medal hone stations and 45 per cent duty only g per cent of them duty the water in the
 Nor had there a due consideration branches of the service little consider given officers duty merchant shps naval guards
 Daniels believed duty recognized, not in the degree actual and dangerous duty He made his awards to include branch of the and tended the recognition given to naval guards
 q did not said the secretary believe that the command officer old battle ship Chesapeake Bay should be with the medal would be given to the mandng officers of of most powerful batteshps the North Sea with the British fleet and ready for action at any time"
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 generous about him. whom he knew. He lacked the perspective who the whole thing, the he as the does
 His view that shore service and home station service should be highly commended high service in the zone will not commend itself to the average
 The soldier who detained at home to is not to blame because he not in the battle theless if he in London and not in France he could receive the Star of Mons.
 exceptions the most responsible po the most distinguished service who had ships tion and ready night and day for the fray. whether officer should be dec eraed for distinguished service the question
 Secretary Daniels who had the authority and the duty decide, of the opinion that where lost in action the should duct meritorous.
 is battle that finally men, The sink ing ship also gives it's opportunity for splendid whic ment of the United States operating through secretary , She
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