The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-05-10
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ROM ~t>AII I>,t~ti-
CATION COMMITTEES,
ItIi~ ni~ ~inI Ot
NAVY nl.rAHI-
MI>I'~ STORY
SAYS ADMIRAL HAD
WRONG PERSPECTIVE
CONSIDERED BRITISH Al
MiRsi.rN SUPERIOR To
ANYTHING i>-NORi.D
A>D WANTED ~ JOl>
IT WAN TINE

NWNtttNfNWHk WIZ FtFfNtFef r
nanIcls. before the senate inveaal
aatlng vnmmE,gen to-day made hh
Ions awaited reply "a the CRITICISMS
og Rear Admiral Atnw on sh~ nayyA
department gart ta shw war
llc ataira that Hlms laeked viainn.
ana hellttind the work ~ shn Amefi
can navy w contrast ~ thn tfttlah
spvsted decorations aud asplred 20
hecamo an honorary membar nf ths
british admiralty IIw a~,'laFni thAs
ufficers wappuftiug the pima charges
were Iarsrly ''people with srlus
anee"
The Testimony ~ other nftIcers. ~
pnaaeasipn ot first hand know l.ags.
Secretary naulnla testified phpald
Ia accepted w All epen mkded men
a. an absolute refatatlon of pgae.
tIealiy aiI W Admirai almm' charges
"atmW Secretary nanlrlH told tha
committee. did not measure 40 ~ exr
neeaailuflw W yafkNlm ways III which
he mentioned alx. aw fell0wH
lIe lacked vision ~ Hse that .
Rrem' and new rroIuet a. heag ti4s
submarines from their huatiaE
grounds should bo promptly adopted
And carried oul. no matter what thu
enst or how radical shs departure
FROM what ultra prudent mrn rs.
aafded Ha ampractteAhirs
'llH seomsd 10 nee0vt ,hs View "
tae british aanlFaltv am saparlot 10
anything that waulss consa fFons
america and ufsrd tho~c views sven
when thu navy department prnpoard
plans that proved mera effective.
"tn public apaerhe@ and other ways
be gave maximum ~ erasikf ta
british efforts and tnlnlniaed what
hts country waa auiuw
"iiu coveted nritAeh decorations
and seemed to place hiMhnr valau
on honora given abrnad than on hon
orh that could be conferred by Tho
American government
Iia anptred 90 heeoma member
of thn British admiralty and wrols
compialnnsly whsn thr Ameetcaa
government declined 10 permit HIN to
nec"ps such a tender ~ the king ~
England
iie placed protection N mefchAnt
shipping ~ the main operation ~ oHr
forces abroad, fallNa 10 apprnclatA
that ihe protection of Transports
carrying troops 10 France WA ths
paramount naval duty until I felt lnss
pelled 10 cubls him fereuiptofliy that
such Was our main mission
Secretary Daniels testified taat NJ
had hnowu that in uct0iar. lals. Sims
nd maze Fuch siatenenig ',eups
rlmn the contributions ~ snw United
Statee army aud navy "a winnins tho
war % mombers N couErun. vhlflng
ahfvad hn would nnyvr htvs rseaia-
msnded hls promotion.
I'VE had nor then attacked ihs
Ifiah people Secretary panialt tea
fled = thought them no hAI only
d.fonded American sailors. prefer
'hiug 70 IN. whom attacked aniuasly
BY what h~ termed 4 lawloas element
~ Cork ~ ! lad known thas he bal
pfDroand. under the permission srAnt.
81 him 70 toll 'be story ot what me
navy had dons over ses., 10 lsnousea
tbs Irish pe0nle aA ha dld In hts arta
leias "a The w1,ils w1,k. tha Fsr.
mission would noi hate besn grsnt-
"a d@
S~sresary Daniels said he had nev.
~ publicly or privately criticised Ads
miraI Niria Tor iark N early vislon ia
connection With the North sea MINIS
barraEe project. "or bis other mla-
takes or wfunw vinwn"
Admiral Mayo succeeded n con.
yinninE the british admiralty ~ tbs
seindnes sof the barrapa aehemv
where ADMIRAL Sims had failed. hs
said
Although the derHrfment had dhi~
approved ~ some W hta rpenmmen.
daiiona and aenled 8oma IL hts da-
siro@." said Secretary nanIaIw N mira.
fakenly supposed untii tha lsstter Of
January 7, that be- had accepted and
anul"1ced with nprw ar iaws grace.
IN the departments disposition of
slttps and lia other official actions.
as loyal officer accepts lhe declm-
Ions ~ his auperi0rs even though hn
might personally hold cthnr ylowm.s
~rs @essss4
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