| Show SIMS SIM RETURNS N TO 10 ATTACK ON NAV NAVI S I. I B But Admiral Now ow Says It J Is Management Not Deeds z I l v v He Criticises WASHINGTON March 9 Rear Rear eal A Ad- Ad Sims today told the senate committee committee com corn investigating the navy s conduct conduct conduct con con- duct of ot the tha war war that the failure of the navy navy department to act ct promptly on recommendations and to p ice ce ce the country's entire naval resources at the f the allies within six months after alter the Ue United States entered the war pr prolonged longed the struggle for at l least ast four months lie He added that it also unnecessarily unnecessarily unnecessarily jeopardized t the e outcome LIVES AND TREASURE LOST Declaring that lives were lost and that spent every day of the war the admiral said the conclusions conclusions conclusions con con- from his statement were ob ob- ob Admiral Sims said his Ills criticisms were directed at at the n navys navy's yYs work In 1 1317 17 and had nothing to do with the magnificent w way wy y the navy functioned In 1918 after It really got Into the tie War w The navy he said was was not properly prepared in April 1917 He de denied led that his stat statements ments' ments constituted an atta attack k kon on any anyone one and characterized as rIdiculous ridiculous ridic ulous tilous statements th that t he was attackIng attackIng attackIng attack- attack Ing civilian control of the navy department department department depart depart- ment which he said was essential DENIES THROWING MUD I f I am at the end eni or of my career and have nothing to Wn In and all all all' to lose los said sald Admiral Sims He wished to be s set t right In the tle eyes eyes of the the country country and to refute widespread criticisms th that t he was aS mud at th the navy navy Aam Admiral ral Sims declared He said sard he raised no question of the efficiency of the navy's navys position In the war viewed In its entirety and without without without with with- out regard to the time element and was unable adequately to express his admiration ad ad- for the navys navy's performances in the war in so far as the machinery that controlled it permitted Declaring that he had raised questions ques ques- thins about the efficiency of the navy sol solely ly be because ause he had he-had had felt it his duty to point out errors rr rs the admiral said he lie had been much emb embarrassed by implications Im im of ot insubordination and Impropriety Im Impropriety Im- Im propriety HIS BRITISH BIRTH He lie was vigorously attacked what he hehe he characterized as efforts to co convict viCt me iDe of ot divided allegiance and of ot being pro English saying that he happened happened happened hap hap- to be born in Canada because his mother went there on a visit If It they didn't want a man who was pro English and pro French to sit in the of ot the allies why didn't they send a pro-German pro with a of ot bombs bombs' ask asked d the admiral Admiral Sims said sal ne repeatedly asked the department to relieve him Itlie if It he lie lost Its Hs' Hs confidence When the admiral had concluded reading a statement the committee re rec recessed re- re ceased c until tomorrow without cross questioning him His statement set forth In detail his criticisms of ot the navy departments department's method of ot conducting its parti participation in the war S 'S |
