Arizona republican., 1920-02-08
DANIELS SEEMS SORRY HE EVER LET SIMS WRITE
 NAVAL HISTORY
Secretary Says Now He Would Not Recommend Admiral for Higher Posi- tion-Hearing Has Wide RanCa

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Concluding his testimony before the senate sub committee Investigating naval decora- tion awards. Secretary Daniels dis closed that a wide difference of opin- ion existed between himself and Rear AdimraI Sims during the war on the acceptance of foreign honors and decorations by American naval off, cers. The admiral. who favored such decorations while MT. Daniels opposed them, will again be before the commit tee Tuesday.
 After committee members read Mr. Daniels commendatory statements he made in recommending Admiral Sims be made a permanent admiral for his war services, Secretary Daniels de- clared he would not now make such a recommendation as development had caused him to change his mind He cited what he characterized as Admiral Sims efforts to magnify achievements Of the British army and navy and to minimize results obtained by the United States in judicious statements contained in a series of articles by Admiral Sims regarding the nayyis part in the war, including a @gratudors reflection on the Irish race" and the officers action, in giving out official instructions of a highly confidential nature as progress led to a change in his views on promotion for the admiral.
 Daniels Is Sorry
 MT. Daniels said he had waived regu- lations requiring officers to submit articles to the department before pub lication because .he wished to show Admiral Sims every consideration and courtesy" and expected the articles to be confined to Americas naval war activities.
 T am very sorry now that I gave Rear Admiral Sims this latitude" the secretary said.
 Chairman Hale placed in the record a letter from c. " Cusachs, formerly a lieutenant commander in the navy and assistant naval attache to Spain Curing part of the war. Cusachs said he was recalled after Ambassador Willard had cab1ed the state depart ment that a MT Urgoft. owner Of a Madrid newspaper. had informed the ambassador that CusachS had told him the United States contemplated eStah- fishing naval bases in Spain, the ana baSsadors message adding, he $A5& that CusachS indiScretion is fatal fo our interests"
 The Spanish editor, Cusachs said. in a letter to him later denied he had ever made the statement attributed 8 him by Ambassador Willard The aEa4 bassador's behavior in telling him goo7 bye, the former officer wrote, WaS piece of hypocritical acting"
 Debate Has Wide Range
 Senator Pittman, democrat of Nerad8 protested against introduction of the Cusachs statement as not pertinenL but Chairman Hale replied that Ana< bassador Willard would be given an cn- portunity to defend himself if he aez sired.
 Secretary Daniels had DO comnleht he said, Cusachs and Rear Adn1ira4 Decker, his chief, had both been sre- called because they were unable to eek along with the am bassador and flssz< such action wa sordinary naval policy in the case of attaches.
 Debate on the peace treaty, of tI1e navy's conduct of the war, of Admfral Sims literary ability and many other subjects consumed much of the com mittee's time while Chairman HalA made intellectual efforts to get the hearing back on the subject of dasa+ rationS.
 Secretary Daniels said that a meda1 hao. been conferred on Thomas A. EsEff- son in recognition of the service he rendered as head of the naval consuIg- ing board but. that the inventor had refused it after the controversy over naval awards had arisen, saying he had served for love of country and wanted no reward or decoration Mir MT. Daniels said, had given his whole time. most of it on naval yes sells. to study anti ubmarine devices.
 Chairman Hale read a letter from MT. Edison saying the latter had devoted himself to perfecting a listening de- vice which would enable detection of the direction of torpedoes."
 There isn't any honor the navy His accomplishments and record gave something to us"
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 WOOD ENDORSED