Show G OF SHIPS SHI S NOT ON SECRETARY DANIELS DECLARES DECLARE HE KNOWS NOTHING OF SAL TO DESTROY HUN NAVY first suggestion of plan come comes from london as one possible way of settling a very vexing problem alres 04 pitches from paris parts saying that the american pence reace ua itic with british support will urge arge the sinking of the d german as the solution of their dio deposition position led to initiation ot of stead in the on thursday to obtain an official statement of the fails and tu to wide ulde discussion in naval circles at the state and nivy depart ments merits no information was nas available secretary daniels repeating ills is previous statement that he had neer heard the suggestion officially while at the state department it was said that so far as its known there no such project was included in the american peace program the fir first it published suggestion that tile ships be sunk came froni from london several days ago but cen een before that it aros len learned tills this has occurred to some sortie naval authorities here as one possible way of settling a vexing problem admiral 13 benson enson chief bt bf naval oper itt ablong lons nod find designated as ai naval adviser to the tile american peace delegation has len in surope some time ills viens oi Pd out folh ich nice admiral sims nad and or of the admiralty and the french ministry of marine mill ivill hare have great weight eight with the american amerlean de on naval questions arising at the conference but there 1 Is nothing here to indicate what elon slon he may rally have reached un on the disposition of the surrendered craft there were many indications that a proposal to sink the hips ships meet strong opposition in congress |