The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-21
WALSH WANTS
ADMIRAL SIMS
REPROBATED
Declares Officer Revelation
of Confidential Instructions
Deserves Condemnation Of
All Americans.
BARNETT new WITNESS
tBy Associated Press,.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. - A reso
Iutlon declaring that the action of
near ADMIRAL Sims in making public
on1cial instructions" of the most con-
fidential character, affecting interna.
tlonai relations deserved the condem-
nations of all Americans, was intro
duced in the senate today by Senator
walsh, Democrat, Montana, a member
OF the Naval committee.
His request for immediate consider.
alton was denied on objection of Re.
publican leader Lodge. =
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The resolution quoted from the let
ter read by Admiral Sims last Sat.
urday, before the senate committee
investigating naval decorations, In
| which the admiral said that before he
left the United States for Europe in
1911, he was told by high naval Off
Gals not to 'let the British pull the
wool over your eyes; it is none OF
our business pulling their chestnuts
out or the fire; We would as soon
. fight the British as the Germans.
Admiral Sims must have and did
| consider these instructions, if they
ever were given. to be of the most
highly confidential character, the reso-
luton said, adding that his action in
making them public deserved uni
versal and unqualified disapproval.
Il cannot but believe that whether
| the above admonishing was or was
not given to Admiral Sims, the dis
closure under almost any circun-
stances must receive the disapproyai
of every American" said Senator
Walsh
Senator Mccormick, Republican.
| Illinois, declared the resolution sf
fected a matter that was to be later
investigated by a subcommittee, and
Senator Lodge objected to considera-
tlon OF the resolution on the ground
| that it contained grave charges
| against one of the most prominent Of
| ficers in the American navy, with
out giving him an opportunity to de-
| fined himself
Replying to an inquiry by Senator
Borah, Republican, Idaho, whether Ad-
miral Sims volunteered his letter,
| Chairman Hale of the decorations sub
| committee, said:- -s-t
! The admiral produced 1t because I
insisted that l am entirely willing to
| take all responsibility
| Declaring that Admiral Sims could
rot object IL the committee ordered
the letters production, Senator Borah
said the senate was making a noun.
tain out of mole-hill in this entire
affair"
| The warning given to Admiral Sims
against letting the British pull the
WOOL over his eyes, was approved by
Senator Borah, who said the official
giving 1t should be commended.
Il don't find anything to censure
either Secretary Daniels or the ad-
mlral," Senator Borah said ut was
very proper admonishing and I re-
gretthat the secretary has denied it,
Major-General Barnett. commandant
OF the Marine corps, was called to ap-
pear today as the third witness before
the senate subcommittee investieat-
ing the award of naval war decora.
| tions.
Rear Admiral Mayo, commander of
the United States fleet during the war,
completed his testimony yesterday be-
fore the committee. He disagreed with
Rear Admiral Sims in two of the lead.
ing points involved.
| Admiral Mayo declared he did not
believe sufficient credit had been Civ.
en- Officers who served at sea during
the war and that in cases where com
mandfng officers of ships sunk by sub
marines or mines had rendered meri-
torious service proper awards should
| be given. '''''''..