Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-05-25 | Page 1 | Daniels is Vortex of Verbal Cyclone

DANIELS IS VORTEX OF VERBAL CYCLONE Cross Ex Cross Examination Brings Answers Termed Terme Irrelevant Irrelevant vant Washington May tay 24 Crosz Cross t. nation ot or Secretary D Daniels before tho the Senate naval In Investigating Uns- Uns committee toda today wound about from rom verbal wrangle t to debate debato and back to clashes between the secretary and ind and Chairman Hale The latter re requested Mr Hr rr Daniels DanIels' DanIels Dan Dan- to answer yes or no and the tle ecret y challenged the right of ot the chairman to tell teIl him h how w to reply I 1 am secretary of ot tho the navy T and antl I Ishall Ishall shall answer you OU In accordance with the duties ot of my office ottice the secretary retorted You have hac no more right ht to ten tell mo roe how to answer a question than I have havo to tell teU you ou how to ask It Dealt With Uh War nr Plans Mr rr Daniels' Daniels testimony today toddy dealt largely with the navy y departments department's w war pla plans in April AprI 1 11 1917 7 He t furnished h a liSt 01 Ot war plan to ne sam nato Rear Hear Admiral Sims' Sims charge e that the department had bad no dual plans During one interchange the chaIrman chairman chairman chair chaIr- man accused Mr Daniels of ot delaying the hearing by introducing Irrelevant matter and b by giving evasive e an an- At the tho present rate It looks like this committee will be here all alI summer summer sum sum- mer mci- the chairman adde added All right replied Mr Daniels that suits me Scored by Chairman I I cant can't u understand why you are arc In- In so much irrelevant matter continued Chairman Hale These hearings are being conducted at great expense and I would think you ou would wouT be as anxious as as an any of or us to to- to expedite them I am nm not Introducing Irrelevant matter mat ter and I do 10 wish to expedite the the hearings replied Mr tr Daniels But I Intend to give ghe full tull answers to questions questions questions ques ques- if it takes tales all summer H Mr Daniels said aid the navy depart depart- ment mena nan pLans pians as as as any inthe inthe Inthe in the history r of ot an any navy nay in the world for tor war against t any any am possible enemy They included he said general i plan 11 for tor war against as Germany Gormany and submarine anti campaign n mobilization operating command str strategy tes' tes and logistics log log- plans Asked if it he was a a. naval expert when ho became secretary Mr lr Daniels replied that ho was not not but that he had had- been studying naval organization and administration seven soven years