Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-05-12
SECY. DANIELS
!. REVEALS ORDE Rs
GIVEN NAVY BY
';:;:$::'F PRESIDENT
Wilson's "BoId and Auda-
CiouS' War Policy Is Laid
Before the Investigation
Committee of Senate,
OFFICERS WERE TOLD
TO ABANDON PRUDENCE
Sims Has Attempted to Rob
America Of the Credit to
Which It Is Entitled, Says
Cabinet Officer.
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Washington, May 11.--President
Wilson's bold and audac'ous" war
policy for the navy was laid before
the senate naval investigating COM
mittee today by Secretary Daniels
in continuing his answer to charges
by Rear Admiral Sims against the
navy departments conduct of tho
war. Mr.. Daniels coupled with this
presentation counter charge that
Sims himself had opposed and held
fhack execution of the greatest
bold and vigorous" naval project
against enemy submarines, laying
| of the North sea mine barrage.
The president laid down his
policy in person to officers of the
Atlantic fleet, speaking aboard the
flagship Pennsylvania in August,
1917. He told them he was not
satisfied with progress against the
submarines being made by the
allies and urged them to abandon
prudence and seek an audacious
solution to the problem at what
ever risk. He added that he was
willing to sacrifice half the navy
Great Britain and we together
have" to crush enemy submarine
nests.
Told To Treat 'em Rough"
do not stop TO think of what IS
prudent for a moment" he said.
"You will win by the audacity of
your methods when YOU cannot
win by circumspection and prod
ence."
Admiral Sims had refused to APP
prove the navy departments plan
| for the North sea mine barrage for
six months, Mr.. Daniels told tho
committee. He added that after
Admiral Mayo had been sent
abroad to obtain the British ad-
miralty's agreement to the plan.
| Admiral Sims attempted to give the
/ credit for the project 10 Che Brit
ish.
admiral Sims attempted to rob
America and the United States
navy of the credit for initiating
this great achievement and To
give you the impression that II was
a British project which our navy
|
| Mr.. Daniels This despite the fact
that 1t was originated in the navy
department and was proposed and
urged by us for half year before
we could induce the British admit
rally to approve it,
| In LAYING the text of his remarks
before the senate naval investigat-
ing committee Secretary Daniels
said they showed the "bold anil
vigorous" policy the president had
outlined for the navy.
do not stop to think what IS
prudent for moment" the presl-
dent said you will win by tho
audacitv of method when you can-
not win by clrcumspection and
| prudence.
II think that there are willing
ears to hear this In the American
navy and the American army be-
cause that is the kind of folks we
are.
There will have to come n new
tradition into a service which
doesn't do new and audacious sue
cessful things"
President Dissatisfied.
| !
dissatisfaction with progress then
being made toward crushing the
submarine campaign.
The British admiralty had mot
American suggestions with what
amounted to statements that "it
never had been done" the presl-
dent said, adding:
"And I feel like saving: Well,
nothing was ever done So system
atlcally as nothing is being done
now"
On opening his address to tins
officers, Mr.. Wilson said:
admiral Mayo and gentlemen.
II have not come here with
malice pretense to make a speech
but I have come here to have p
look at you and 10 say some thin~q
that perhaps NAV be intimately
said, and even the company is
large. said in confidence. Et
This Is an unprecedented war,
and therefore It Is a war fl one
ecnse for amateurs. Nobosy ever
before conducted a war Ike this
and therefore nobody can pretend
to be a professional in a war liFe
this. Here are two great navtes.
, not to speak of tlIf others asso-
, ciated with us--our own and the
Pritish. outnumhefing by a very
great margin the navy to which we
are opposed andNet casting about
for way in which to use our
superiority and our strength.
Now, somebody has got u
think this war out. Somebody has
, got to think out the way not onlv
to fight the submarine but to dc
something different from what we
are doing,