Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-19
Senate Committee to Take
{ Up Investigation at
| Later Date.
DANIELS SAYS HE
COURTS INQUIRY
admits Recommendations Of Admiral
Sins Wsre FilIowed and That Many
Were Vetoed by Admiral Mayo.
Ranking offiesr-committee to Find
Out Who Told Sims "We'd Just as
Soon Fisht England as 0srmany.>


} Soon Fight England as osrmany.>
Washington. Jan. 19.-Complete in
Hestsation of Rear Admiral Sims
charges against the naval depart
ment's conduct Of the war will be
made by the subcommittee now con-
Quoting the inquiry into naval awards
as soon as It completes it's present
task. This decision today was made
by the full committee. A motion by
Senator Pittman to have separate
committee named was defeated, the
motion to have the committee con-
tinue the inquiry was made by Sena-
tor Walsh, OF Montana.
Unless the senate Investigation OF
the charges Of failure Of the navy
department to cooperate withNhe al
lies In the war is made to the entire
satisfaction of the American people
an inquiry will be made by naval
board, Secretary Daniels announced
today. He added that no organization
in history ever did better Job than
the American navy. While refusing to
discuss the admiraPs letter. Mr.. Dam
iels indicated that Admiral Sims fire.
quenuy confiicted with the. depart
ment by his insistence that more de-
stroyers be withdrawn from convoy
duty to assist European naval forces
Courts investigation.
"Tne paramount duty Of tho Ameri-
can navy was to protect American
ships going to Europe, ana assistance
TO the other navies, vital - that was.
was secondary. Secretary Daniels said
that contrary % common impsos-
sion. Admiral Sims was subcrdinate~ to
Admiral Mayo, chief of the Atlantic
fleet He indicated that on the ques-
ton OF destroyer placement ADMIRAL
Sims was overruled by Admiral Mayo.
as we'll as the department. "Every
naval order, every document bearing
on the naval activities is open to the
light OF day and the nn0fS titor0a3Ats
tho entire record is laid before the fpeo-
pie the greater pride the navy can have
in tho achievements OF tho navy"
could not cosnplste tt Investigator of
naval decorations In less than ten days.
and that inquiry into Admiral 9imsf
charges would not be undertaken until
the committees had made tts report on
the present casA.
The inquiry into naval awards was
continued after the full committee nd
journed.
(. Who oavs Instructions?
VINO issued 70 Rear Admiral Sims
on tho eve Of tbs American deo,aration
OF war on Germany tho instructions
that "we would - soon deht the Brit
isil a. the Ge1mans"t
Light on this question will be
sought by the senate committee on
naval affairs in tho oourse Of thor
oush investigation OF the conduct OF
tho war at seatby Secretary OF the
Navy Daniels. under tho direction Of
the commander In chief. PrsAident
WATSON. .,5.,.u..,-
Al a result Of Admiral sinS ssn-
sationai charges that ascFetary DAn-
aels hannpered an efdGsot prosecution
ct the naval opsyAtAon at the cost q
much shipping ana many Lives. the
Hale subcommittee Will ask for ass-
thority 20 sextsnd the inquiry. II ap-
peara likely the main committee will
have to ask tho SsnAte for the extend
ed authority. .ae3sss
Navy Scandal Wakes Hot. .
The navy scandal has cbeen waxing
more Sensational almost datly, since
the news Of Admiral sims dsclinatiou
Of the distingifshed service medal TN
O letter severely criticizing Secre.
tary Daniels. s. ,,sr,
Admiral Sims declined today to re-
veal who gave him his Instructions.
saying that hes would disclose that 20
the committee only. Secretary Daniels
refused to say whether ne issued the
instructions and maintained silence on
the chargSaaagatnst him.
II was upon Recommendation Of Am
nassador PASe to the president that IL
was decddsd 70 send q high naval or
ficcr 70 yUngland on tho eve Of. the be-
ginning Of the war. Assistant socre-
tary OF Sfhs Navy Roosevelt was FIN
strumenta1 In causing the selection Of
Sims, but had nothing to do with tho
1nstfuctionsa Stven the admiral.
Who Gave the fnstruotion.7
Ems was ordered to oome 70 wash- Z
;ington. but not "a. report 20 tbs ,dsnar r.
insnH TOR reasons Of secrecy. when ho
arrived sad reported his presence by
tsssphens the person % far uni1enti-
ftsd saye him his instruosions. rhere
z some doubt that this psrson Va
Secretary Daniels. but no doubt th.t
the instructions We're formulated by
Daniels. ,a 3 !. :
Whether the instructions. oris,natsd
with the prosidant ID ono Of the uua..
'tions raised. It was hardy threo
months betsrs that Secretary Lans1ns
explhininS Prssident wilson,s peaos
rote 70 The bstiissents in December
1sts. sold th1t if America was to s..
drawn INTO tho war we wanted to know
90 wnisn side We were going to fight.
ersttsn Started Ball RsiIina.
The cfarges that Daniels wes NOT
snppoStins Gtms wholeheartedly were
exploited n December. 1911, 81 ,R,rrs- :
sentative Brttten, Of Z Chicago. who
auisse6 DalHelS on the reports at ! ses- :
sAon cfF the house COMMITTEES q, navaf
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