The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-03
WITH KTEOUS IANGI ACE
AND IN CHESTERFIEIDIiN
TERMS SEC'i. NANN ANSWERS

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I Nlth TINS as an ioprIIInS rca'on
the secretary said NE d'~approvod OF
the disparity between honofS to men
ashore ana al.oat. aS rocommondsi
/ 10y the NnEhi board ana dccordng =
~ reduce" rI eliminated NUMB r
oI awards Tor sn"r' service.
In support of his contention that
Il commander of ship sunk or dam.
titled lo 70 modal if hc showed prop
cr qualifications oven though his
ship was unable to combat the sc,rr-
tary cited numerous examples i'm Am-
crican naval history and also poiu'e1
20 instances Of such awards by lre
French government during the wU'lu
war. American naval history, he old
the committee, was filled with precod-
cnt uphOldiug his action in awarding
the distinguished service medal TO
commanders Of ships sunk by sun
marines or mines.
IN the stiletto attack of subml.
rine warfare" said Mr.. Daniels il
is not the fact that a man who
strikes or is struck, that tests true
mettle and true naval leadership. rhc
true question is: Does he play the part
Of the man, with chiyaIry anu
thought only OF Others and of bis
country. And has he, by preparation
and foresight, done all that !" pos
slble to meet any and every emergenc".
ana Wileh ne I"V'@ IT. court oil MS
oro'I'r "l"c''S' 90 'n'y ma ''ot
ne mas measured up III 'ne leir'o''
orue"I u" ,u' "ls" naval 'I'u!''oh9'
Hu"'ir".S '','"''S an" Mayo an" NIc'
Au'''.i"' 'i"'' ''''''l''''iu'u com
i!"''"'"s o."'''S' "'"'I '"'i' lo'
uISl'''s u'Sl''u yer '''' 'ipo'''S' VINO 'ns'
p'uS'o 'ieSe "ih" Pu'"''' "n'" t'e''
S''PS' S'"' pS "'''''S ", 'o'Peuo'' .,
were Su''N OF u''''''E'"' me po''io OF
AWARDS approved th'r recommends
'o''S' ! ne greatest 'hins '"'' Il ni''n
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W., oa,..h o,a t,o,. do.i,,aI ,a,on
helerIIh6 10 Autn'taI o''''S S''l'
l"oh' In'u ne h"u hol recommended
any e'i''S''u men l-r i'eu"'S' p'c"uS'
We ma ho'i.lnE ~ bNe t'e'i' tue 'cc
re'diF c''leu 'n' co'''l'"''e' > u'''u-.oh
~ '"e 'V~ ',V'''"S .'!V "N'uS "'"'"
ne Se'o maze no u''l',''uon ",'"ee"
an ''''i'd'' captain anu V''''S'eu ''''n'
Is lhe service ne renders lA'
N''e ~ p''',' anu .lo' MS '''N '''~'
'o""'S "' ""u'u' mere '"' o''
loiS "Ii'I' " sup - ''"t'''''r" WIN
ueS'l "o'lo" ""o Ni.u '"' ,i'e Hlo'
i'e"I ''9 S"'''S "',D I'o''c'lo! 'e
l,ei'oS ." an e,.''S''u IVA" an" ''e
,nr' i'. J." d" P"S,N'" VI s'o'' 'eSpo',s''
on''E anu IL nc iV'lo'"'s ms uu'leS
at '''"' 'lol'le"' VIZ" ''u'aSe ana
,o''oii ne - Iu"S 'nu''cu " ',''
son,ia, ,no3,i -
I,eIerr'ns 10 .he ptS'o"oi ol t'-'
i'ieua' On "u'h'''l benson because
VI inS SeI vices "s cHlel VI naval OPP
,yould ,,i,.a bo ..ar,,. I'LL ot,,,
,.oa, 10 tl,,+ ,,r,ot and If,,i,,,,,,i.,,,,.,
orGnor to ,ha 'r,I.la,, ia 'a.,
,rho who, nI,ood in ,osi4io, ~
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1a,,'. ,,,a a,,,r5 ~ ,.l',,t, =.
t,a,ia ,,o, ,ra da,,,,,,1. 80 49, A.
tia. an1 ,,aae1 ,i. w., T., ,oaoo,.,,.
y, -" t,", l,i, ,, ~ 49,, Wy !
80 ona. ,,, ,i.,.. sup ,''U ,''
VI 0'''''9 'i''7''' " ''N'
WIN Ihal III Hilhu' ne o'derea lu'lA-
er study oil navy records Wheh ne
louhd thal o-ly IIs ehllsIed men OF
the zooooo IN thc navy durlhg thc
war had peeh recommended Ior my !
hlsh hohor' ne explained AS the re-
SUIT ol inns STUDY as yet incomplete u"
siuu 10 additional ENLISTED men were
awarded the distinguished service med
al ana bS more men were put on re
HIST Tor navy crosses.
Emphatic denial was made by the
secretary of Admiral Sims statement
that the policy followed in awardlrs |
medals had shot to pieces" the nayy's .