The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-11
SIMS ONLY TOLD
WHAT He HEARD
Denies Byrnes' Il cp or {
That He Declared the
Army Fell Down.
GLASS SUPPORTS VIEW
Senator Did Not Think Ad.
miral Tried TO Discredit
American Army.

NNsUtNGTON Fob. lo... lh'
controversy olcr Tho naval war de-
otHtIora took H ucw turn today hr-
fp-o tho soupt0 investigating com
milton. Tho question of juHt what "''
.lId in conversations between Rear
Admiral william IS Sims and % trio
of m,mbor4 OF congress iu thf'7
during tho war displacng tn ~" u"
rKiout MQuIry into charges mndc 10y
socrrar, Daniels lu decorations roc
commended bv Admiral Sims.
The officer was recalled TO supplo-
mont his previous testimony. Chair
man Halo ot the committee pointing
out iu him that the secretary hdi
appeared since tho admiral firhL
hearing ~ was lu answering somo or
tho statements made by Mr.. bnnieI3
hat Admiral Gins touched upon nc
question OF conversations ho hai
with Representatives Byrno7 ana
Whuicy ~ South Carolina and MI
Glass. thon representing Virginia.
Kcpllcs io Daniels.
Secretary Daniels before the com
mittrc had referred 10 a. speech 10
tho house OF representative by Rep.
rcsCutatiNo Byruus In which tho
South Carolina representative aHacrl- l-
cd that Admiral Sims had told him
The hrmistice was forced on the al
lies hy failure OF the American army
TO break through the German lines.
tho failure being duo to cOllapsc or
the American service Of supply, IA
mlrnl Sims today denied that ho had
made such an assertion except ns in
repeating rumors then Currcnt IN
France and which he said ne warned
his visitors not to believe. llo denied
flatly other statements attributed 10
him by Representative Byrncs said
to belittlc tho part Of the American
army iu tho war, and asserted he ma
not told Byrnes and his associates
hat the American merchant marine
should not be developed and the seas
be left to Great Britain.
congressman Called,
At the request Of senator Pittmnu
of Nevada. democratic member OF
the investigating committee. Chair
inau Hale asked Representative
Bvrncs and Whnlcy and Senator
GlaSs to come before the committee.
Ucprcsentative Byrnes not only re
ifcratod all he had previously said.
but added that he had personally re-.
ported his conversation with Admiral
sims before President wilson before
rr. Wilson made his first trip tu
Paris. Hyrnes added that reported
also To Secretary Daniels because,
since the war was over. ho did not
wish to "stir anything up"
Senator GLASS, who was n member
of the lower house at tho timo. re'
calling the conversation with Al,
nirnl Sims much az Byrnea reported
H. put somewhat different intcr'
prctation ON wha. the officer hat
said. He did not understand Ad
-niral Sims toiw wish To discredit th'
army, he said adding;
81 rather believed that ho was sim
,ly telling Us what no had heard an,
thought to be true"
representative Whaley did not np
pepr today BECAUSE OF illness. II,
asked to he allowed to testify Mon
day but Chairman Hale fixed no dat,
Tor resumption OF tho investigation
Admiral Sims reference 10 tn,
Paris conversations which promptct
tho calling of Representatives Byruo'
and Whaley and senator Glass WA
madc after he had read u prepare,
statement. rcatfirming his position
as to naval awards and asserting thp
Mr. Daniels method had Injected
"dofoatist policy into tho navy dc
Tartmout moro dangerous than hul
shcvism tu organized government