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Show DANIELS ANSWERS BORAH "GAG" FLING WASHINGTON, Jan. !9. Navy officers offi-cers and men are privileged to write and talk freely, except as to nsval secrets, se-crets, Hecretary Daniels said Krlday. answering an assertion by Kenator llorah In the senate yesterday that a "gag-" order prevented navy personnel from expressing their real views as to disarmament. No such order existed. Mr. Daniels natd, -the only- regulation being one to require articles n naval subjects preps red for publication to be submitted in order thst such secrets might not be revealed or offense given any friendly power. "Of course there are some officers whose ambition la to be constantly in the limelight," Mr. Daniels said. "There are only twp ways to deal with them, line Is to 'gag them and the other Is to give them enough rope to hang, themselves. In eight years In this of- i flee 1 have been unable to decide which . Is the better method." as33aaaa i an ssii ssasaassasaBsaBSBBBsasecas |