Show DECKER REVIVES DISPUTE ihn ATTACK UPON SECRETARY OF NAV commandant of seventh naval adli tract asserts that testimony be fore committee waa beliber sf abely misrepresented hIngton the alms danieli row oer alie nays conduct of the war was on juno 20 with the pub ll catlon of a letter aiom rear admiral 3 benton C decker commandant ot alej seventh norada in which he chaw that daniels in ills before the senate ln ettl gating intentionally tio nally and deliberately misrepresented certain attacks of rear sims fullam and fiske the letter dated june 17 an 1 ad dressed to chairman hale of the com was published in the armi and nay a sen ice magazine admiral decker said he lind als sent a copy of it to secretary daniels admiral decker formerly was naval atta clie at madrid hut was during alie war secretary danielf Danl elf lias that his re inoval followed from ambassador ll c lard to the state department tint lie as on diplomatic functions in his activities there the admiral declared in his letter that from my personal knowledge of mr daniels character I 1 am led to be 1 that whiter er Is cited in alg statements to the discredit of the officers Is so perverted and twisted as to ghe the actual facts a false meaning in an reorganization of the navy todi admiral decker the avy needs arid the best in teresta of alie countr demand thita there shall be placed in the de apartment part ment a naval officer bg enough and broad and of to alie of the nay against alie of fie civilian secretaries who seak to make of alie nay a political organization |