sTjrF5 rU w ' ! 4 ."". &. Tj. w. VJ '"'i? :. v 4, m I'-rn Rr mi m f? 'f v. f'Vs PJiSfHV m 1 1 ? '. b EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER JJ.UILADELPHI A, FlttDAY, JANTJARY ',23, 1920 KNIGHT COND E IS DANIELS'S AWARDS ' Head of Naval Decorations Board Takes Issue With Secretary HISTORIC PARALLEL FAULTY I5v tltc Associated I'ress Washington. .Tnn. 23. Kcnr Ad miral Autin M. Knl.ht. ohnirmnn of the naval ilfporatlnnq bonrrt. look sharp Issue tndny with Secretary Daniels on the matter of navnl nwanR Tfstifrins before Hie Senate invest! -pntintr romniittee. Admiral Knlsht said the board could not nsree that otiiecr who bst their shins tn'oiisn riu-ui. m fon were entit'ed to l.ir' derorntioji unless thp had eiiRnwl i the enemv A,lmlrn1 Kni.lir. paid the cases of nf- operatlng in the war zone, commanders or escort craft operating In the war zone. comninnders of transports who made. two or inoro round trips through the war zone, aviators reported as having taken an active part in offensive opera tions over the enemy's lines nud aide on the staff of lias officers. Great variance by commander officers in recommcndlni! decorations. Admiral Kniclit said, created a situation where many officers would have received t'lcjWould performing exactly the same type -at duty, would have received no decora -tlou had they ben followed. Although the bo.ird was fully ..im pressed with the Importance of duty nt sea, Admiral Knight stated, "the dif ference between the sccreUrj and the board was that the board was impressed also by the importance of other kinds of service, both afloat and ashore, which weio regarded ns fully meeting the requirements of cxceptiouallj meri torious service." "The law providing for awards might not unwisely have made a distinction between service at sea and service on shore by providing different tpe of iwnrd." Admiral Knight said. "The board recommended every one of the commanding officers of the battleships which served in the war zone for a 1). S. M.. whereas the secictary gave the D. S. SI. to five of these and the navy cross to the remaining six." U.S JAY PURCHASE ALL LIQUOR IN BOND ssue Certificates Re deemable as Stock Is Disposed Of VALUED AT $100,000,000 m .... .i. i.. i.rti i-nccnU t-hrniich sun ncern who vm'" . - ,Ui,l. with thnso of Lawrence and Perry, as Promises New neport Sir. Daniels said in his recent letter to i Discussirg Secretary Daniels's order Chairman I'flKe. of the Senate naval that the board tcconsider all awards committee Inwrence's name was ini- and submit a Lew report, Admiral mortal, the witness declared, because of : Knight said : board will modify its tormer it deems necessary and make name win ever uve m '-"" ....... (.iat)-PS k they are found desirable, we of the skiU and daring he showed in , ll0pt, to rl,micr a npw report within a transferring his flag from his sink ng fcw WPclts,.. flagship to the Niagara and then leadiug i.,.f-rrjng to the requirements for the hi.s almost defeated fleet to .i"nr.v- navy ctos Admiral Knight said: Admiral Knight said a high decora- ..T() rol.m.t ., et,tjrPiv false and flon was not deserved unless rue mijk- mjvri,j,,vnls public conception it should lng was accompanied by oflenie anion bp gl,flj-iPnt , emphasize the fact that the crosi is the only award provided by ( ongre.-s for heroism, whether in con mortal, the witness neciareo. uci-.m-.- " , ivnignt sail the spirit he showed during the engage- i .Thp b ment with the rnem. while I r s i r,port as j name will ever live in history because ,.hatlRPS if against the enemy No Dcccrallon Ashed for Bagley Admiral Knight said that in the case of Commander David W. Itagley. bec vetarv Daniels's brother-in-law. no decoration was recommended for any circumstance in connection with tne ninking of 'he destroyer Jacob Jones because Commander l'.agley did not en gage the enemy. A Navy Cross was Recommended for the officer, .he said, for good seamanship displayed in taking off the crew and passengers of the tor pedoed British steamship Orama. . -.-, !- ""TY. Commander iiagiey "" ;" Mict with the enem. or not if less in degree than that which would justfy the award of the medal of honor. It is also the only one provided for distin guished service not in a position of great responsibility." NAVY PAY RISE BILL PASSES Measure Adopted by House Would Increase Emoluments One-third Washington, Jan. 23. (By A. I'.l mended by his immec iate superior . ne , ot approximately one-third ...M fnr nnv decoration in connection . , ,.'if ,, ..i: ,i , : ju i. :T.:n. r tho Jncoh Jones. W1LI1 IUC HIIMU,, vi. "- " , - Officers whose vessels were iuu, it who. by good seamanship and ilis- k..- .i.i:. o,.,.nSml,t in snvinc their ships. earned' the D. S. M.. Admiral Knight declared. D. S. SI. for Ship Savers "It is true that the board reeom- . e I r,f lir. nfri - mended awards ior sei-r;n m ..v ..- ,.. cers referred to b the secretary as Jl commanders of ships which were lost or seriously damaged by enemv submit- ;: rines or mines." Admiral Knight said. "But in each case there was a special z reason. Captain Vernon, of the tas- sin; Captain Dismukes, of the Slouut Vernon; Captain Chase, of the Minne- sota, and Captain Graham, of the I-in- mA ....i ti,oir shins bv excellent sea- sr: manship and discipline after the ships -: j:tn.l 'No information was available to guide the board in making recommendations for Captain Sntterlce, of the Tampa, and Commander Ghent, of the Antil e. nor were anv circumstances known that would justify such award. Admiral Knight said. Secretary Daniels award j n ft M 's to both officers. The Tampa and Antilles were torpedoed and sunk. Commander Foote Only Exception . 'fVmmnmler Foote's ease is the onl one in which the board recommended ft the award ot a u. n. -w. jor nrcuju- stances connected alone with the actual loss of a ship." Admiral Knight said. "and this recommendation was based ehleflv uuon tlie recommendations of - Admiral (J'.eaves and Admiral Slnyo The award recommended for Captain Christy, the admiral said, was based not onlv on nis conduce at me huh- m the sinking of his ship, the armored cruiser San Diego, but for his later service in command of the battleship Vyoming. Commander Conn was not recom mended for award in connection 'with the 'loss of his ship, the yacht Alcedo, the witness continued, but was recom mended for a N'avy Cross under the general citation given destroyer com manders. Board Had Its Own Policy Admiral Knight said Secretary Daniels did not furnish the board with any policy to guide it in making its recommendations and the board did not ask for one us the members did not con sider it necessary. The board itself, he added, worked out a policy based on the following general principles : "That Distinguished Service Sledals be recommended for the following groups : I lag ofti' ers. including bureau chiefs; chiefs of staff to flag officers, commanders of battleships in war zone, commanders of battleships in home waters, commanders of mine-layers in the war zone N'avj Crosses Commanders of de stroyers operating in the war zone for two months or more, commanders of submarines operating m the war zone roinmanilf- "f subitum chasers in the base pay of all enlisted men in the navy and the coast guard, except recruits, is provided for in a bill passed today by the House and sent to the Senate. The vote was 311 to 10. The in Tease, retroactive to last .Taniifirv 1. would continue until Jul 1. 1021. Rli n Staff Correspondent Washington, Jnu. 23. The govern ment will purchase all of the spirituous liquor held in bond by issuance of treasury ceriticates. which can be liqui dated as the liquor is sold for legiti mate purposes, in the opinion of Rep rcscntatic Joseph V. l'ordney. who will soon call n meeting of the ways and means committee to consider the proposition. This is the plan recommended by Daniel C. Itnper, commissioner of in ternal revenue, and Sir. Vordney de clares that all members of Congress-, with whom he has discussed the propo sition are in favor of it. "There isn t anything else for the government to do." said Sir. Fordney. "I'nder the existing condition the gov ernment could not destroy this liquor without immediately reimbursing the owners. And the owners themselves cannot destroy it without first paying the internal revenue tnx. "The plan of Sir. Roper is for the government to take over the liquor and give in exchange for it certificates of indebtedness which would be redeemed when the liquor is sold for medicinal or commercial puriiof. Thus the gov ernment would be onlj bound to pay for the liquor as it receives payment for it. "There are (Sn.OOO.WlO gallons oMi qtior in bond, which, at a low price, is valued at more than .$100,000,000. I have no' idea how long it would take to dispose of it. but there is a consid erable demand for it from hospitals and otherwise for medicinal purposes nud there is n larger demand for grain al cohol for the manufacture of explosives and other commercial purposes." Form Gloucester Ministerial Union Protestant ministers of Gloucester, N. J., met today and organized the Gloucester Slinisterial Union. The Itev. John SI. Davies. of the Presby terian Church, was elected president, and the Bev. It. A. Conover, of the First Slethodist Kpiscopal Church, secretary. SEES PERIL IN INTERVENTION Former Mexican Consul Here Warns of Alienating Latin America Washington, Jim. 23. (By A. I'.) American intcivention in Stexlco would cause years pf ill fc61lng on the part of nil Lajtin-American countries, Man uel B. Kspcna today told the Senate foreign relations committee. Kspena formerly wus consul nt Now York and Philadelphia for Porfirio Diaz, SIndcro and Iluertn, and is an opponent of the Carrnnza movement. lie testified that n revolution against Diaz followed publication of articles by Jehu K. Tinner, nu American, crit icizing conditions in the southern re public. Turner's assistant, Kspenn said, n Slexicnn Socialist, showed him x check from the Standard Oil Co.. which was said to have been refused oil concessions in Slexico by Diaz. When William Bayard Hale, who was sent to Slexico ns President Wilson' representative, became pro-IIuerta, Es pena continued, he was superseded promptly by John Lind. The latter, the witness said, was "given a cool re ception by Iluertn and wrote former Secretarj of State Bryan that "Slexico Citj should be humbled." PASS OVER STRIKE CLAUSE Conferees Can't Agree on Labor Provisions In Cummins Bill Washington. Jan. 23. (By A. P.)- Appaiently abandoning hope, of an agreement on the antl-strlke nnd labor piovisions of the Cummins railroad re organization bill, the Senate and House conferees today passed over these sec tions and took up less controverted clauses. The labor dispute may be taken up again later, the conferees said, but both side? now believe the question must go to the House for a vote on the nnti strike plan. Ask 2-Cent Piece as T. R. Memorial Washington, Jan. 23. (By A. P.) Coinage of a two cent piece as a memoiial to former President Itdosevelt was proposed in a bill introduced by Chairman SIcLean today, of the Senate banking committee, at the request of the Women's National Koosovelt Memorial Association. IAFT URGES TRUCE ON, ARTICLE TEN Declares Compromise Can Bo Effected Without Killing League of Nations SEES SENATORS AT CAPITOL By the Associated Tress Washington. .Jan. 23. Former PrcsW dent Taft visited the Capitol today ami conferred with senators active In the movement for a pence treaty compro mise. He had n talk with Senator Sic Cumber, llepubllcan, of North Dakota, a "mild rescrvntionlflt" lender, and later planned to see a number of other senators regarding the compromise ne gotiations. During his visit to the senate Sir. Coal Warning' With nn advance In freight rates and mine wage there must eome an Increase In price, or with u strike or suspension of work there must come a sliortaice ot supply. Be Wise Buy Now Follow the Flag iOTUANTJC vi - FUEivco: Frank F. Mathers Phones SJckS,05 !Si6 I rrooaiana 110 j S.W.Cor.lOth&WaininjtonAve. Yardi 52J t, Biltimore Ave. Taft addressed briefly representatives of a local committee which had invited him to talk at a mass-meeting hero In bo half of the treaty. Ho said he did not believe a compromise on the reservation affecting Article X of tho League of Nations covenant- would "kill" tho league. "The matter of the ratification of thd treaty Is in tho hands of tho senators," said Sir. Taft. "It must be worked out by them. Every one knows how I stand on the treaty. I believe that the best way Is to let the knowledge of the public desire that the treaty be ratified trickle into the senators. "At present about eighty senators are in favor of ratification, about evenly divided on the reservations. "Only those fourteen reservations stand between them. It seems to me that compromise can be had and the treaty ratified.' "The nttitudc of the President in re gard to what ho will do is not quite clpar. It has been said that Article X of the League of Nations covenant is the heart of the league. And it is, in that it embraces the intention of the members of the league to co-operato in putting an end to war. "But, on the other hand bb a prac tical proposition, Article X will rarely, If ever, bo Invoked, for under Articles XVI and XVII any attempt to bring about war will be put dowu. Ho I be lieve that a compromise on this Article X enn be made without killing the league.'' JEWS DIE ON PILGRIMAGE Drown Crossing Seas In Small Craft on Way to Palestlno New York, Jan. 23. (By A. P.) SlanyJcws have drowned in the Black and Mediterranean seas trying to reach Palestine in fishing smacks, according to a message received hero today by the Zionist organization of America from Isaac Bosoff, president of tho Russian Zionist .organization. "Thousands have trekked ncross Rus sia, suffering tcrriblo hardships," the communication adds, "and arc now In Constantinople and Odessa. 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