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SIMS BY SENATOR
Walsh Introduces Resolution to
Condemn Admiral.
LODGE BLOCKS DEBATE
Declares Sims Must Have an Oppor-
tunity to Defend Himself on Reeve
Iations of Secret instructions.

Washington, Jan. pa resolution
declaring The action of Rear Admiral
Sims in making public official instruc-
tons of the most confidential charac-
ter" affecting international relations,
deserved the condemnation of all
Americans, was introduced in the SEN
ate by Senator Walsh, Democrat, Mon
tana.
He is a member of the naval COM
mittee His request for immediate
consideration was denied on objection
of the Republican leader, Senator
Lodge, Massachusetts.
The resolution quotes from the let
ter read by Admiral Sims Saturday
before the senate committee investi-
eating naval conditions. In it the
admiral said before he left the United
States for Europe in March, 1917, he
was told by high naval official not
to "let the British pull the wool over
your eyes; it is none of our business
pulling their chestnuts out of the fire
we would as soon fight the British as
the Germans"
Admiral Sims must have and did
consider these instructions, if they
ever were given, to be of the most
highly confidential character, the reso-
luton said. 1t added his action in
making them public deserved univer-
sal and unqualified disapproval.
II cannot but believe, whether the
admonition was or was not given to
Admiral Sims, the disclosure under al
most any circumstances must receive
the disapproval of every American"
said Senator Walsh.
Senator Lodge objected to consider
alton Of the resolution on the ground
it contained grave charges against one
Of the foremost officers in the Ameri-
can navy, without giving him an op-
portunity to defend himself.
Replying to an inquiry by Senator
Borah, Republican, Idaho, whether
Admiral Sims volunteered his letter,
Senator Hale, Republican, Maine,
chairman of the committee, said:
"The admiral produced it because l
insisted and I am entirely willing to
take all responsibility"
Asserting Admiral Sims could not
object If the committee ordered the
letters production, Senator Borah
said he believed the senate was "mak-
ing mountain out Of mole hill in
this entire affair.""
The warning to Admiral Sims
against permitting the British to pull
the wool" over his eyes was APPROX
ed by Senator Borah. He said the of
fetal giving it should be commended.
II don't find anything to censure,
either in Secretary Of the Navy Dan
iels or the admiral" said Mr.. Borah.
''It was a very proper admonition and
I regret that the secretary has denied
it."
Senator Thomas, Democrat, Colora-
do, said 1t seemed there was "gross
violation of somebody's confidence"
Efforts by Senator Hale to obtain a
vote on his resolution to authorize the
employment of counsel and clerical as
eating naval decorations developed an
open f1libus+er on the Democratic side.
Finally he withdrew 1t.
Senator Hitchcock, Nebraska, Demo-
cratic leader, said the senate had au-
therized sixty-ons investigations in the
66th congress as compared with thirty
one during the entire 85th congress,
and charged partisan politics was be-
ing played in employment Of counsel
for committees.
Republican party leaders," he said,
"are being named as attorneys to
conduc: Investigations, and develop
every fact that could be used in a
partisan manner.
Instead of having investigations,
we are having prosecutions" ne as
serted.