Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-05
WILL PROBE MEDAL AWARDS !
SENATE AND HOUSE
COMMITTEES ACTIVE
secretary Daniels Issues Statement to
fAplRin His R~asop, fur
Awarding lIonors
rBy Universal y.1.,r.


WASHINGTON. Jan. A.-ln a lone
lclicT 20 Senator G. $. Page. chairman
OF me senate Naval Affairs Committee
touag, secretary of the Navy Daniels
Jus.ihcs The action whereby ten nay,!
oiiiccrS, who either lost ships in con-
me. with German submarines or had
tnclr vessels damaged In battle. were
a~ardcd the Distinguished Service
This procedure is tho ono mos. cri,i-
cized by Admirai Sims, who refused
me- .is award Of 4 Distinguished Service
saln Representations on behalf of OIL
GERS OF his staff were d:wrcEartlcd ant,
WI, wa1o t Sai!Gd ATTENTION 70 rhe fact that
awarded alike TO mon who had sunk
lehman submarines and those who had
u ,..,,, our second best in encounters
Win enemy underwater craft
Chicf interest in Secretary Daniels
i ~ .oaaI conferred on what he had
10 say CONCERNING awards TO Com
m 1ana.h -. W, basicyr OF tho u. $. $,
brother law. and co.n ng sGere "a *
Footc. OF the President Lincoln. who
Is stcsctary Daniels aldo camp
Crash Into Presidents Launch.
w asi,nstoh at present for his exploit
IN plotting TIL" Presidents launch in
.se r"esn, review 81 the rac!nc Fleet
another "esscl in Puget sound. but !.
o"atswain came 20 tho rescue in time
10 avoid damage.
W hen the House convenes tomorrow
Representative Lufkin. OF Massachu :
sctts. Republican member OF the House
Naval Aiiairs Committee. will present
Investigation by 4 join; committee OF
the naval awards controversy. SINH
lar action is expected TO bc taken in
the senate BY Senator Po.ndcxter, OF
Washington.
In addition to Commanders Baglcy
and footc. tn. officers mentioned by
Secretary Daniels in his letter to Sena-
tor Tag. are Commander W. y. Vernon
Of the cnSSin, Commander T.. #. Gncnt.
OF tho Antilles: Captain :. Y. Graham.
jr.. OF tho hlccd": Captain H. II. Chris :
", 81 the l.. $. = san Diego; Captain
-. +. Dismukcs. OF til" Mount Vernon:
Tampa. and Capta!n j. Y. Chase.
Discusses IIa>hrouck.s Case.
3Ir. Daniels taxes . considerable Tai,
al Captain liaSbrouek. OF the L. = =.
minnesota. He says lie was the only
service Medal. IN this connection the
secretary Saya:
These awards a have stated in
my previous letter. were mad. with
officer whose ship ;clt INC blow OF tho
onciny except Que. who was court mar
tailed. and who. though ;ull: acquitted.
had 40 Recommendations from any su
pertoT Office. tor recognition Of any
character. Admiral Wilson stated Off
c!a!!y That the icilnrc OF captain HAS
prouck I" return to his shi? at day
light with salvage party was an
ottcnSc more serious than any error Of
Judgment and Admiral GlcaNcs stated
officially that though the court fully
acquitted him, my opinion Is such that
/ cannot recommend him for the ward,
either to' a medal or a cross low
fncr because Q. M NJ. prc'ions a serri nee,
without reference 10 his action after
INC snip was tospcIoch, oantaln mas
nFoucn "aS ss.ecico ny my oticc..on
Tor 4 -SaN"i o!oss, ne "a IN. as VIZ
,.,a, :, ~ at.t,,i-i, iinshroucl.
writes lie does not dcsir. Ia accept ,h.s
medal
,,.,,s m. po,;..,
, J.,
awarding medals to men who had los,
'hsr ships' MS. oan!eis mas th!S :"
say: ,,
20 INC coin,nandina eihctrs OF sa.i ~.
stroE a snhmnr!nc The truth mus
ais" D.. !"cn nizcd. however, that 'Ae
courage, skill. Je'orm!na,ion resource =;
.nincSS; foresight ana !uo sncnt ., ON,
Gers pos. Slips werv 'o.pc"vy;1 '''ao
severe = Lest as IN tns cases OF Gon,,
inahu!nG oiicciS o. surface sn!PS Nh-Sh
sec ana SINK the oneiH!.
Nobody has suggested that an officer
sunk by a submarine. But IL IS clca'
mat when = snip IS SUNK lhc con, .
:aa.idhG ohiccr Shouio oe "a!usu u
nc meets inns supreme crisis WIN poiSe
Nti. utter fcatiessness, with thousa NJ
inr ms men 'inoNG himself. Win the
Utilization OF ali those attributes that
snow man nero when the hour
~ KS 70. ms supreme tFt'i. 10 den!
,his PFihciP!c IS 10 deny one OF tn.
,hinr that ,,,a,, , ~. ne srea:sSl
word is 10 turn a sturblinE-hlock int
a stepping stone. If medals arc no.
given for this sort Of thing. what On
earth are they designed foi"''
S"Se'
VII regard 10 Commando ia e ley,
Dahte!S icsteE points on;