Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-15
DANIELS CHARGES
SIMS BELITTlED
DESTROYER WORK

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a million, but. of course. half a mill
lion sounds more impressive than
the figure which would have been
arrived at by correct arithmetic"
the secretary declared.
The admiral based the charge on
the assumption that had there been
million American soldiers in
France by March, 1915. the war
would have ended four months soon
er. Mr.. Daniels said. and completed
the reasoning by assuming that tho
tonnage losses OF 1917 prevented
carrying that numbe OF troops over
seas by that date and that failure
of the American navy 10 cooperate
heartily in the first months of the
war resulted in the heavy tonnage
losses
Daniel. Quote. statI.tic..
TX IS not necessary 20 wander Ear
Into, re realm o. statistics o! tech
1isai questions 20 show The absolute
Daniels said lie Informed The com.
In!,;ee ,ha: she net tonnage available
Cos. eos ;oas. Il is a matter o. COM
mon knowledge thar on Nay !, 1915.
ne tonnage Was less thaa on Nay !.
ss w9si naisS.,ss y ss, y ys A Ae i5:i
during tns year Was about 100000
to-s. This j probably a sufficiently
ciese es;!:nA;e 70. lp.ac;:ca! puE-
,o.: %o~ Z. '4 is:; ow,RE to The tonnage
1913 the ne: tonnage available TO the
oee OF Nay :. 1871. to 100000 on
Nay J.. 1915. Ttt /; is admitted by
Admiral Sims :hs; In the spring OF
a
~ 100000 . month, o. more than ten
times the -e;e 20 which he said
,rsnapo.;at!oa had been restricted in
1917, because OF The destruction OF
tonnage,
This s:mF!. fac. -e.u,es absolute
~ Admiral Sims statement that the
possible 20 ,!anspor, MY cons I'd rs b. e
American army and.-maie- u 'ncccs-
sary TO limit the number Of Ameri-
during the Nrsi year TO an average
OF approximately ?5.eeo men per
ness said, when tonnage was no,
available 20 carry troops and supplies
TO France as fast as they could he
landed and transported TO the front.
cxertions tina; this was done during
the rush OF troops IN APRIL"
Ailoca,ion OF ships 10 the United
clared.
American Army Shortened War.
las a matter OF fact tho American
army. materially shortened the war"
said Secretary Daniels. 1T go, 10 the
front as soon as /; was humanity pos
slhle, not by chance, but as resul,
OF careful plans involving complete
co-opcrat!on between the army and
navy. carefully carried out"
Mr. Daniels quoted Field Marshal
Iiaig as saying that the British armies
were unable to intervene until nearly
two years had elapsed in sunici-m,
strength adequately 10 ass.s, the al
lies. The war was over nineteen
months after the United States en-
tered, he said, adding that mo one
can deny tina, within nHeon months
4 was in sufficient strength adequately
: TO assist the allies"
n In this connection he asked the
committee 10 consider that American
troops and supplies had to be trans
Z ported across 1000 miles OF sea. while
Great Britain MAS within sound OF
the guns"
Mr.. Daniels quoted from the testi-
mony of Adinira!s Rodman and VIII
son, BearAdm!rs!s N!black McKean
Strauss. Fletcher and Badger and
Captain Pratt. 90 show that ali OF
these officrrn refused to support Al
Inirai Sims charge Of proionga;ion OF
the war.
WASH lSGTO% May ii--Whi,a
House officials said that president
Wilson's wartime address 10 the Al
lantic Fleet and message TO Rear-Ad
miral Sims were laid before the Sen.
nate Naval Investigating Committee
by Secretary Daniels with the fuu
consent and approval OF the presi.
+ dent.
The British Admiralty was cri,i.
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