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Goth day, the girl married the
mailman.
Service Fight
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dent we hope you will put the
Navy back on It's feet.
Will Fight For Navy.
The spokesman also told him
that you have never been too
busy to listen to enlisted mems
complaints" so now they had come
to see him.
Admiral Denfeld, his voice fall
tering with emotion, told the men
their demonstration was "the
most wonderful thing that has
happened to me in all my years in
the Navy"
He went on:
You'll understand I mean what
I say because the title of which I
am most proud is that I am known
as a sailors admiral
If they want me out, it's per-
fectly all right. I will still fight
for the Navy.
II want you boys not to worry
about the Navy because the Navy
has had its ups and downs and it
always come out on top.
'"The Navy is bigger than any
individual, bigger than me, bigger
than any one in government, but
only as big as all of us together.
I'm order to keep it that way,
the thing to do is 60 back to your
jobs and do the best you can"
Probe Reopening Expected.
Admiral Denfeld was marked as
the first victim Of the bitter uni
f1cation row after his testimony
before the Armed Services Com
mittee. At that time he charged
q "landlocked" high command
with stripping the Navy Of its sea
and air power to the detriment of
notiopol cac,,rit,
Speaking of Mr.. Truman's ac-
ton. Representative Arends, Re-
publican, of Illinois. declared: 1T
Is imperative our committee meet
this issue right now"
Some See Breach Of Faith.
We'll have to do something
about it when we come back In
January" said Representative
Short, Republican, Of Missouri.
Representative Anderson. Re-
publican, Of California. said I'VE
are approaching q police state
when capable and qualified off,
GERS cannot publicly speak their
minds"
Admiral Denfeld's removal, he
said, was a definite breach Of
faith. Chairman Vinson publicly
stated when the hearing started
that all officers could speak their
mind without any fear of re-
prisal."
Representative Bates. Republi-
can, Of Massachusetts, said he felt
sure there would be a further
congressional airing Of the bitter
row next session. and added:
Because naval officers called
before the committee to testify
spoke clearly and expressed their
convictions. reprisals are now set
ting in. Notwithstanding the fact
that Secretary johnson stated to
the committee that there would
be no reprisals.
Removal Called Unfair.
Mr.. Johnson. testifying before
the committee On August %, was
asked by Representative Short
whether military witnesses could
appear without entertaining ANY
notion Of suffering reprisals."
Mr.. johnson replied: THAT is
correct"
Mr.. Bates said the Denfeld re-
moval was unfair and unjust" I"
He added that he had asked
Chairman Vinson to protest the
action.
IF Denfeld removal not vigor-
ously protested" he telegraphed
the chairman Of the committee,
before the White House action
was announced, ut will be i'm
possible for the committee to Sc
cure witnesses who will talk in
the future. Gag rule will be fully
in effect"
Mr.. Bates also said he wired
the chairman: II understand
Secretary Matthews told the Pres
ident either he (Matthews) or
Denfeld must 60. I suggest
Matthews co."
Sees 'Dictatorship."
Mr.. Short said today that the
custer action will make it Gin
creasingly difficult for Congress to
get free, full and frank discus
sions from members Of the armed
services for fear Of reprisals.
1T looks,' he added, "as If they
are going to develop military
hierarchy "a dictatorship, or
what you willard Congress isn't
being let In on the picture"
In Madison, Wis, Gen. Eisen-
hover refused to comment. say