The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-18
WIDE DIFFERENCE
IN NAVY REPORTS

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Cro-Ecd the Wutor IN ample volume
NJ all timcs.'
Cnief structures wcrr lnid Nv the
majority for war and Tor alleged
tack oi an aggressive policy ho'h
OF which were denied by the minor
nv. The majority emphasized how
ever, TINT iia criticisms Of navy al
ministration were confined 10 tho
period prior to 1918. declaring that
thereafter the naval war was car
riCd on In such n way NJ to reflect
most crcditably on tn" navy dc
pnrtmcnt ag well as on IN" navy
md similarly II Ia with plcasur"
that n can be recorded that the on
tire point of view expressed hy Sec
rotary Daniels on naval mntt'ra
changed from that Of the oif'lhI
whose conduct before ana during
1917 we have been obliged 10 crit
icize 30 sharply"
The majority I'm IT, report stated
that "thc conclusion seems unavoid-
able that upon our entering the war
and for many months thereafter.
the primary motive OF the admins
tration was not to do everything
possible to help win the war with
the allica ana against Germany nut
rather does tho predominant pur
pose OF the administration seem To
have been tn look 10 the future of
the United states apart from tho
nIlies in case the latter might hc
defeated or in case n peace with
out victory" might he made, Tn"
ma iority declared further that I'VE
are forced to conclude that our naval
ninprcnarodneSs though grent. was
not the principal reasons that DO
Iaycd action by the United states.
naval forces" MS Inevitably tn"
facts force the conclusion that the
principal cause OF their delay was
the self defensive. non aggressive.
non helpful policy imposed on tho
navy by the administration through
Secretary Daniels"
Minority Report.
The majority report ON the direct
issue between tho naval secretary
and Admiral Sims had this to snv.
1--WE find that 10 a large degree
20 Rear Admiral Sims belongs tho
credit for bringing about the con
voy system,
1--WE find TINT Rear Admiral Sims
was not kept properly advised az TO
the policy OF the department or aa
20 the forces being sent him, thnt
his requests were not ncCcdcd 20
readily, remained long unanswered
and that he was not provided with
an adequate staff
we find that his general lack OF
support In the part ot the navy d"-
partmcut greatly embarrassed ana
DELAYED his negotiations with the al
lied naval commanders.
we rnd that substantially all'or
tho recon mcndations made by Rear
Admiral Sims during tho first
months OF the war were later adopt
a 10, vIV.gr 10
weeks to "A year
The minority summarized it's find -
ings as follows
THAT the major charges made hv
Admiral Sims, such as that the navy
department by delays prolonged the
war four months, caused the loss OF
. 100000 tons Of shipping, 100000
lives and needless expenditure OF
t15,oo0.o00,o0o. were entirely dis
proved.
THAT the few charges which APP
poJrod 90 have some justification In
fact such as that Tor time Ad-
mural Sims was not furnished all tho
STAFF hc desired or needed are So
trivial IN comparison with the vast
operations and great activities of tho
navy during tho war that they hard
ly deserve serious consideration.
No serious Results.
THAT lu mo- Instance was it shown
that any or ulI Of the DELAYS 'ur
military delays alleged hy Admiral
Sims had any serious or patcriai cf-
feet on the general results.
THAT, while mo- navy is even Too
pcr cent perfect. tho United states
navy was as well prepared for wp'
as any other navy At our cutrtur,
into tho war.
''That at no time did the navy ftI