Show A 4 Political Verdict IN I N lawyers lawyers' parlance the findings o of the Senate naval committee on the n naval val awards showed II a a split jury iury The trio of reports also shows that politics polities is is sometimes stronger than principle The three ans o on the committee sharply criticize Secretary Daniels and the two Democrats defend Daniels and fire away at Rear Admiral Sims The reports arc are all three irrelevant immaterial and incompetent They do not even pretend f t to recommend a settlement of the contro versy and fand they will only serve to widen the breach among the warring naval commanders and assist in further further fur fur- ther impairment of the morale of the navy which Sims says is already I shot t shot to pie pieces s. s The majority report finds that commanding officers I I arc are best able to gauge military men and had they been leen I consulted the men most entitled to awards would have bave r received th them m that Secretary Daniels was more zeal zeal- ous to further the interests of those commanders who lost their ships than of others who instead of losing th thir ir ships destroyed or seriously damaged the tho ships of the enemy These findings but are a repetition of the charges made ronde by Admiral Sims but whether or not the injustices complained of are aro to be righted the public is left in blissful ignorance Recommendation is made that the statute governing g naval awards should be amended to avoid further controversy which when it is 1 accomplished can n only govern in future naval conflicts in future n ire wars o. o ML t reports in defense of oi Secretary Daniels simply restate his position a as voiced in ill his testimony and a d little v go a further in justifying the award of or a distinguished dis- dis service medal to Commander D. D W. W Yo Bagley thc secretary's law in about whom much of the controversy ersy centered The Thc litt bitterness which was originally confined t to the tho navy y was passed passel on to the naval committee It has hus now been passed on to the Senate Th The Senate will probably divide divido along party lines and pass the controversy controversy contro contro- versy along to the political conventions in June Juno which in ino o turn will pass it along along- to the people who will not be 00 seriously concerned Meantime 1 the medals awarded will pr probably be worn whether merited or not r. A man in New r r York lau Laughed hed so heartily y over o the Good bye Booze You'll Be IBe a Long Time Tunc Gone Gone 1 that he swallowed his false teeth and nearly choked to death eath We Wo wonder what the man would have done if they had sung sling Heres the Good Old Liquor Drink i Her Ber Down 1 b r Considering t the c case se of or Mary Pickford it would tm that thata a n bad husband 1 at least makes good publicity T ts idiS Cl Clearing aring Way Vay for Congress Fight Head Head- th the way has already been becil cleared i |