Show 1 IM fAlD fAlDi E 0 r i Of y ADMIRAl L R 1 WASHINGTON WASHINGTON April 7 W vy Admiral Hugh Hugh- Rodman I I commander commander- of the Pacific fleet appeared today before the senate senateS I S naval committee and criticised Rear Admiral William S S. Sims Sims In Inthe inthe In Inthe the sharpest terms He declared that I Sims' Sims charges charges' have resulted In besmirching besmirching be smirching the good name of ot th the United States navy I Admiral Rodman denounced the indiscreet and injudicious me methods hods employed by Admiral Sims in setting forth his views The motive which prompted this public investigation is veiled under a sm smoke ke screen of ot words Admiral Rodman declared And I cant can't for forthe forthe forthe I the life of ot me rue see but that it will d discredit the work of th the tha navy In Inthis inthis I this war war- which I 1 know has been most cr creditable Admiral Sims' Sims breach of confidence confidence confidence dence in making public an Intimate and confidential conversation Rodman Rodman Rod Rod- man sauL said ald had hd p. received the deepest censure Jn n and out of the navy navy Rodman said he was before the committee to defend the good name of the navy which has viewed Sims' Sims atta attack lt with deepest c censure Sims he said occupied a subordinate subordinate subordinate nate at London as a sort of liaison and possibly In his hit earnest end endeavor avor has hai arrogated to his office more importance than was actually the cast cast- case I Rodman charged Sims with a breach of confidence in disclosing I confidential admonitions which j I sh shOuld uld have been kept kent sacred j jI I II I have an idea that the war was I Inot not fought and w won on in London Rodman Rodman Rod- Rod Rodj RodI j I The ma man n continued med sarcastically whole responsibility y of or wl winning ning the war var ar was not placed on the of Admiral Sims in lh his London office ottIce I Asked regarding Sims Sims' ch charge rge that men lost their because I of ot delay in the navy department I Rodman replied I WORST KIND OF A LIEThey LIE i They ar are arC lies damned lies and arid statistics That statement falls in inthe inthe in inthe the last class Nobody was responsible I. I ble for whatever loss of life there was The statement is is ri ridiculous Assuming that m men n were I killed our responsibility could not I Ibe be more than 10 per cent of that as astie tie the tre maximum force we could have nave would exerted against the submarine not have been larger than 10 per cent I of the total forces Admiral Rodman who comm commanded the battleship squadron squadron- with the h hotly repudiated t the charge that his ships were unprepared n r ar d. d I |