Show OJ-MS OJ SAYS DANiElS Y 1 j IGNORED CONVOY I t I REQUESTS i e II r y tt Admiral Cont Continues n es Atta Attack k on on Secretary for Ref Re- Re f ejecting j n g Advice W WASHINGTON March li 1 J Kard rd by the navy department of or his recommendations with regard to adoption adoption adoption tion of or the como convoy system stem was described de de- de- de scribed d by Admiral Sims today as Infinitely more serious In Its bearing bearIng bear- bear Ing on on the the- war tear than other cases of or alleged Inefficiency cited In previous t testimony before the senate invest invest- gating committee Admiral 4 Sims said that early in I 1317 11 the allies were compelled by bythe bythe bythe the su submarines to adopt adapt the convoy plan plan for protecting shipping and that 1 on onlay May lay 1 he urgently recommended I t that at the United States give Its cooperation cooperation co- co I operation but it was not until Ju Jute Jule e j i 20 O that Secretary Daniels replied he hec c considered ms ered American vessels having armed guards were safer sater when sailing Independently IGNORED AGAIN The admiral said sald he again stated slated J j hi his his' belief beller that arming did not offer otter sufficient safeguard I against submarine attack On July i 1 he received a cable outlining an I entirely new ne plan of or protecting mer mer- merchant merchant chant chant- ships formulated in the department department depart depart- I ment which 1 h. h ha said was was wag widely c at t t v variance with the British and French I systems and which he cabled the department de de- department would be a fundamental j military error resulting In In direct assistance as- as t I istance to the et elem I In In answer the navy department submitted submitted sub sub- I I another plan he paid Bald Id and asked t that at he present It to the British ad admiralty admiralty ad- ad lIe lieI did so and vas told t that at atthe the proposal had be been n tried out by tb Jb the ames allies e early rh In Mn the war wM without success ce s. s and that the they admiralty desired de- de sired assurance of American ra coopt i I 1 tion in In tier th plan plan so so sn the first I I convoy OY might sail from New ew York I i July Jyly S S. S JELLICOE INDORSED PLAN A About th the fame same time tints Admiral Admiral Jem- Jem II rt eoe coe wr wrote te him expressing grave ape ap ap- for tor the success of ot the conore con con- n ore aree e y system 1 L' L unless the Uie United States B i ceded t tp participate the e admiral dm ral tri I ws Bally ton on on July y 22 the navy de- de ent accepted accEpt d. d th the convoy como plan Droops ships and later laler accepted r l' Vessels the tha admiral tes- tes ted led Even as late as August 10 30 said received he e r d messages from h hey he department asking t that at the cohO conoy con con- roy oy O system be bJ be explained although for r t r had been exhausting my in attempting to explain he system It is ver very difficult for me to make malte makee clear lear to you now the desperation In tn e I found myself almost constantly constanty constantly constant- constant ly y during the early months of ot the thear war ar said Admiral Sims Sim I I reiterate Iii here was no question that these rec- rec lations were right The fact tact that the they were virtually all oPted In the end |