Show DANIELS T RUlE ON DECKER ATTACK Acting Secretary of Navy Coontz Will Not Act in Matter l Washington July 1 Action I.-Action Action probably proba bl bly will be bo taken by hy tho na navy department depart depart- mont ment within Vent t twenty four hours In the matter of oC Rear near A Admiral Denton C. C Deckers Decker's recent attack on Secretary Daniels and antI Assistant Secretary Roose- Roose OOM- OOM volt olt it iya was L B said d tod today l by bi y Acting Sec Sec- ry or of the tho Nav Navy Javy coontz I Admiral Coontz declined to Indicate what action he expected to be taken I but said saltI tho the matter had been referred to S Secretary Daniels who Is 13 attending attending attend attend- ing tho the Democratic national convention convention convention conven conven- tion at San Francisco A reply from Mr Daniels within twenty four hours Is expected Admiral Coontz saidI saidI said I have o not acted on my own re responsibility responsibility re- re In regard to Rear Admiral Deckers Decker's letters lotters declared Admiral Coontz because many of oC hI his charges against the secretary and Mr volt velt were personal For that reason I believed It to be the proper course courso to put tho the matter up to them Admiral Decker who Is now commandant com corn mandant of or the seventh cc naval district with h headquarters at Key West cst Pla l In a recently published letter to Chair Chairman Chairman man Hale of oC tho the Senate naval committee commit commit- tee charged charlt Secretary Daniels with having intentionally and deliberately misrepresented certain facts In his testimony before tho the Senate committee and alleged that Assistant Secretary Roosevelt was sacrificing the tho efficiency cy of the tho navy for political ends |