Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-01-11 | Page 1 | Daniels Refutes Britten Charges

I DANIELS REFUTES BRITTEN CHARGES At Washington, Jan. 11 Secretary llE Daniels has written Representative j IK jBrittea In reply to the-latter's oharges that the secretary would try to prevent pre-vent free expression of naval officers' views before the house naval committee, commit-tee, that "any officer, civil employe or enlisted man in the navy" would-be ordered before the committee on its request. The report of Admiral Fletcher, covering operations of the Atlantic fleet for the past year and the recent war games will be sent to the senate as has been requested. no