Show BE N S 0 N iS INVOLVED YEn BY Under Pressure H He States Rear Admiral Informed Him Ur-S. Ur if S Would as Soon Fight Briton as German Gennan Br A Associated Press W March 22 Rear Rear Admiral Sims told the tho Senate investigating committee today that Rear Admiral Benson chief 9 of naval na operations during the war and now cb chairman innan of the shipping board loard was the officer who told him not to let the British pull the wool over o your our eyes w we would as soon fig fight t them as t G eln nn j 1 X 4 This was not a formal instruction the tho admiral said eaid but was told lold to him before other naval officers after Secretary Sec Sec- I Daniels had given him final in instructions In- In previous to his departure overseas where he became commander r ro o of American naval forces force It It was re repeated re- re the following da day he declared i and sI six months later when whon Admiral Benson visited Paris Admiral Sims was reluctant to reveal tho name of ot tho the officer making the statement but Chairman Hale Insisted Admits Admit Indiscretion examination Cross-examination by Senator Pitt- Pitt j man Demorat Nevada dc developed d that Admiral Sims had haq shown his hla letters criticising the tho navy departments department's con- con Continued on Page Pago 2 I I I SIMS INVOLVES YES BENSON IN PROBE Continued from Pago 1 i ci duct of ot tho the war to Henry P. P Davison of ot New ew York Tork about January 15 1 Admiral Admiral Ad Ad- miral Sims conceded this was an In In- In discretion Senator said he lie had reason to a 0 copy of or the tho letter had hal reached a Washington newspaper correspondent correspondent cor cor- respondent who probably would be called later lator Explaining Explaining- his Interpretation of or what Admiral Benson said the witness said ho had not given tho the statement serious serious seri serl- ous consideration then because ho had assumed It resulted from what he described dos do- do s scribed bed as ns an Intensely British anti-British feeling entertained by Admiral Benson Denson He added that Admiral Benson was an upstanding and honest man Daniel c Mistaken He Commenting briefly on Secretary y Danielss statements before oro the tho com corn committee committee Admiral Sims said that In his testimony on awards the tho secretary stated ho had reminded mo of ot tho In Indiscretion indiscretion in- in indiscretion discretion In a a. speech I made at Guild Guildhall hall hail Tho The secretary's recollection Is thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- mistaken tho the witness added no reference was made mado to that occasion occa occa- sIon slon In reply to questions b by Senator Pittman Pittman Pittman Pitt- Pitt I man calculated to bring out that he be mado public his letter regarding reg naval decorations before Secretary Daniels received It it Admiral Sims declared neither ho nor any of ot his staff gave Save the matter any publicity I r am no spring spring- chicken ho sal said and am Lm not putting my head Into a noose unnecessarily I even cven carried tho the only copy around in my pocket so soI soI soI I would know It did not get out pre pre- maturely j S |