Show MARSHAll WITHHOlDS NOTE MOTE WASHINGTON May l 2 Vice Vicc Vice President President 1 dent In doubt as to the propriety propriety pro pro- of making public a communication tion to the senate criticising I an official lal of ot the United States declined today to hand down a letter Jetter addressed to the senate by Rear Admiral Bra Bradley l y Fiske assailing Secretary Daniels and reC re- re C it to the naval committee for consideration The Fisl Fiske letter contains a denial of Sf Secretary Daniels' Daniels statement In a communication com corn m to the senate April 21 21 that thata a 3 letter from Admiral Fiske warning the navy Y department of an an unprepared state never had been furnished him r The communication was wa not furnished fur Cur nishel me and I did not know of ot its existence until long after it wa was written writ writ- ten wrote Mr lr Danl Daniels ls on April 21 I find upon inquiry that it was WUI filed flIed with the chief clerk cleric without my knowledge knowl knowl- edge that it had been Written Al Although Although Al- Al though Rear Admiral Fieke Fiske was II in my office daily he d did dd d not tell m me that he had placed place d the tho communication on file In hi hs letter Jetter to the senate today Ad- Ad Fiske states he personally handed Secretary Daniels a copy of or his paper on edness watched him read it and says bays others can testify to the occurrence Admiral Fis Fiske e asked f for r an opportunity to be heard on the subject |