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Newspaper Page Text* I ®lje jßemMtteddg Mtnmt'M VOL. XXII. NO. 3.2. am smith is »OH.SPEEDY PACT RATIFICATION He Discusses Also Railroad Status. Jackson Day Din ner and f Wilson's Letter and Party Si Hon Senator Hoke Smith, who was in At lanta to address the Atlanta Freight bureau Monday night, on pending railroad legislation in congress, is confirmed in the belief he has here tofore expressed that the F peace treaty with reservations, will be rat ified by the senate within thirty days. The senator arrived in At lanta Sunday and departed Tues day for Washington. Discussing matters of general and * local interest with callers at the Piedmont hotel Monday morning, Senator Smith touched upon several subjects besides the peace treaty, notably legislation for the return of the railroads to private ownership; the Jackson day dinner as Washing ton; the attitude of William J. Bryan towards the Democratic nomi nation; the Washington interpreta tion of President Wilson's letter to the Jackson dinner; the situation in both the Democratic and Repub lican parties respecting presidential nominations: the failure of the Dem ocratic senators to elect a caucus chairman, otherwise a “senate mi nority leader; the status of Camp Gordon and the likelihood of its be ing retained, and the vacancies on the circuit court of appeals, which soon are to be filled by presidential | appointment. Ball legislation The outstanding feature of the in terview with the senator was his statement concerning the railroad legislation, which he will develop in iletail in his speech Monday night. He is confident that the legislation, which is now in conference, will prove satisfactory alike to the ship pers and jthe railroads, and he is confident, moreover, that it will con tain adequate and efficacious means for averting railroad strikes acid lockouts, which is a matter of vital public interest. “It doesn’t seem likely that the conferees will accept the anti-strike . provision of the Cummins bills,” said he. “But I believe that the measure, as finally agreed upon, ' -will contain a provision that will • eliminate the danger of future ’ 'strikes. "It is my idea that this provision will create a tribunal for the ad judication of wage disputes between the railroad employes and the rail road operators. The findings of this w- . , tribunal will be final, and the bill will make it a crime for either the ■ employes or operators to violate or ; '.■■?!< to violate the scale, oi', images fixed. I am n6t informed as to whether the conferees have worked out the details of the plan, and it may be that the interstate commerce commission, which has the rate making power, will be clothed W’ith the duty ahd responsibility of de termining wages.” Confident of Camp The senator believes that the pro vision above outlined will stand the test of the courts, and will prove satisfactory alike to the railroad employes and the railroad operators. It does not interfere with, nor'ques tion the right to strike, but makes it a crime for either party to violate or seek to violate the decision of the tribunal that fixes wages. Senator Smith is confident that Camp Gordon will be retained. He did not leave Washington until after the subcommitee of the senate mili tary affairs committee had agreed unanimously to his amendment de signed to save the big military reser vation in which all Atlanta is so much interested. "And I believe,” he added, “tha"' the location of the department of the southeast in Atlanta will operate to / strengthen my amendment, when the, bill goes back to the house for con- | cnrrence in senate changes. I fee 1 , j however, that we can hold the : amendment by sheer force of merit. Certainly, the subcommittee was im pressed with the folly and extrava ance of junking Camp Gordon, and J am sure the same argument will «r-->y the house.” The developments at the Jackson <- y dinner will neither hasten nor relay the ratification of the peace treaty, in the opinion of Senator Cmith. He thinks it will be ratified within thirty days, with reservations and interpretations. Bryan Is Sincere "The president’s letter urging that I the treaty be made a partisan poli tical issue in the next campaign,” ' said Mr. Smith.” is not going to deter nor delay the ratification." Senator Smith is convinced that William J. Bryan isn’t angling after the Democratic nomination. He con cedes to the commoner the utmost sincerity in his declaration that he doesn t want the nomination. ’Mr. Bryan's attitude isn't that of a man seeking the presidential nom ination,” said Senator Smith, “and 1 am impressed with his sincerity. I do not believe he is a candidate.” The senator thinks that the polit ical situation in both parties is badly muddled. No Lives in Danger On Army Transport, Says Wireless Message YORK, Jan. 19.--The army transport Powhatan, in distress about 700 miles east of New York, re ported by wireless to the navy trans port offices here a* 4 a. m. today that although she was leaking and her boiler room floated, she was in “no immediate danger.' The 500 passengers were "calm and comfort able,” said the message. When the sea becomes smoother the passeagers will be transferred to the White Star liner Cedric which Is standing by. The transport will keep afloat for several days, Captain Randall .wirelessed. The United States shipping board steamer Western Comet, which is among the vessels near by, will at tempt to tow the Powhatan to Hali •, fax, the nearest port, after the pas sengers have been transferred to the Cedric, The British steamer Bardi (’. bound from London to New York, is another vessel standing by. The Powhatan le/t New York last Friday afternoon when S. O. S. calls Were sent out. BRITISH STITE» SAYS ENGLAND WILL W LOANS OF 11. S. • Former Member of Parfia mentj A, F. Whyte, Dis cusses Industrial Situation in England i England needs and asks no Amer ican aid in paying its war indebted l ness, the British labor situation is : satisfactory. Irish freedom now lies ! with the Irish people, the League of Nations is an instrument of justice I that contains its own promise of im ' provement and which no power in <he world can prevent English-speak ■ ing nations from enforcing, the American senate has passed all rea i sonable limits in delaying ratifica tion of the peace treaty, and the whole world will be dry before an other generation passes. The opinions summarized above are held by A. F. Whyte, of London, England, former member of parlia ment, associate editor of "The New Europe,” and a distinguished student and authority on international rela tions and foreign affairs. Mr. Whyte, accompanied by his wife, arrived in Atlanta Monday morning. He is approaching the close of a transcontinental tour of Amer ica—a pleasure trip extending from coast to coast and which has been spun out nearly six months longer than planned because of the wonder fully interesting places and the many charming people he says he has found here. Believes in League "I am strong ’for the League of Nations,” declared Mr. Whyte, at the Winecoff hotel Monday morning. “And my impression gained during my most delightful journey across America convinces me that a large majority of Americans favor its rat ification outright .although they seem unopposed to reasonable reser vations. While the English public senses only vaguely the situation here, men in public there at first welcomed the senate’s consideration of the covenant as indicative of America’s desire Jo understand its world obligations. “But theer is a limit to discus sion and I think’the senate passed that limit long ago. I believe, how ever, that the league will certainly be ratified and that in the long run the delay will work no permanent harm. The factor that made earlier action desirable was the urgent need of economic restoration of Europe. The rehabilitation of Europe’s agri cultural, industrial, financial and spiritual life will require at least $35,000,000,000. 1 believe that part of this will come from America — logically and to America's advantage. England, however, asks no financial help in paying its war debt. Great Britain is in excellent shape—far sounder financially than France or Italy. Irish Home Bule “The war converted all the young er conservatives in Great Britain to Irish home rule,” said Mr. Whyte, in commenting on a fundamental change of attitude recorded by the element hitherto most opposed to this mode of settling the Irish ques tion. “This means that the only ob stacles now remaining to the realiza tion of Irish hopes are to be found in Ireland itself. The two extremes in the Irish controversy are repre sented by Sinn Fein and the Ulster ites. Both are the children of an evil past. The makers of Irish free dom must look to the future. As In the case of the League of Nations, forward-looking men must think of it in terms of future promise rather than in the light of the evil system it»will replace. “Scotland, of all places in the world, 'is apparently in the sweep of a movement exactly like that which brought America to prohibition. While our constitution prevents an amendment like yours, the policy of local option becomes effective in Scotland next November.” Despite unrest caused by the war, the number of British working day? lost since the signing of the armi stice has not exceeded the total re sulting froi . strikes in any of the three years preceding the war, ac cording s to Mr. Whyte. Public opin ion in England resents the attempt by labor to hinder by strikes the na tion’s return to normal conditions, he says, Great Britain, as a whole, welcomes the entry of labor into politics. The labor party has come to stay and will play an increasing part in British public life, he thinks. MILLERAND PICKS MEMBERSHIP OF FRENCH CABINET PARIS, Jan. 19.—Alexander Mil- | • lerand, governor of Alsace, today ac cepted the offer of President Poin care to head the new French cabinet. M. Millerand himself will take the portfolio of foreign affairs in art- ! dition to his duties as premier. The ; remainder of the cabinet he named I as follows: , Minister of war, Andre Leferve. Minister of marine, M. Landry. Minister of the interior, Jules ; Steeg. Minister of finance, Francois Mar- : sal. | Minister of commerce, M. Isaac. i i Minister of labor, Jaul Jourbain. Minister of justice, M. L-Hopitea’ i Minister of agriculture, M. Ricard. Minister of public works, M. Letroquer. Minister of hygiene, M. Breton. J I Minister of liberated regions, M. . Touron. I Minister o’s. public instruction, An dre Honporat. Andre Tardieu, former French high ■ commissioner to the United States. I refused to reta’in his portfolio as I minister of liberated regions. All the new ministry except the heads of the departments of finance and agriculture are memberse of parliament. t Three Killed in Fire WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.- Three ■ men were killed and four injured ■ yesterday when fire destroyed a building at the army chemical war fare plant. Edgewood, Md., the war department twts informed today. Army officers are investigating the cause. Damage was estimated at ‘approximately $45,000. DANIELS INSISTS ON PUBLIC GETTING ML FACTS ON PROBE Ready for Showdown —Ev- ery Document Open to Light of Day, He Declares in Statement WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.—Com plete investigation of Rear Admiral Sims’ charges against the navy de partment’s conduct of the war -will be made by the subcommittee now in quiring into the award of naval dec orations as soon as it completes its present task. This decision was made today by the full senate naval com mittee. While refusing to discuss Admiral Sims’ letter of criticism of the de partment, Mr. Daniels indicated the admiral frequently clashed with the department through his insistence that more destroyers be withdrawn from troop convoys to augment the anti-submarine forces in European waters. A motion by Senator Pittman, Dem ocrat, Nevada, to have a separate subcommittee named to make an im mediate investigation was defeated The motion to have the present sub committee conduct the inquiry was made by Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana. Daniels, Aroused. Unless the senate investigation of Admiral Sims’ charges of failure of the navy department to co-operate fully with the allies during the war is made to the entire satisfaction of the American people, an inquiry will be made by a naval board, Secretary Daniels announced. He added that “no organization in the history of the world ever did a better job than the American navy.” “The paramount duty of the American navy,” Mr. Daniels de clared, “was to protect the passage of American troops to Europe, and the safeguarding of merchant ship ping, vital as that was recognized to be, necessarily was secondary/’ Secretary Daniels emphasized that, contrary to a popular impression, Admiral Sims throughout the war was subordinate to Admiral Mayo, commander-in-chief of the Atlantic fleet. He indicated that on the ques tion of the distribution, of destroyer strength as well as on other ques tions, Admiral Sims was overruled by Admiral Mayo as well as the de partment. Offers Showdown “Every naval order, every docu "inent bearing on the navy’s war ac tivities,” Mr. Daniels continued, “is open to the light of day, and the more thoroughly the entire record is laid before the peoples of this coun try, tli® greate? the pride they can have in the achievements of tjieir navy. The country will be entifelv reassured when matters are brought to a showdown.” Chairman Hale said the committee could not complete its investigation of naval decorations in les'SsJ.han ten days, and that the inquiry into Ad miral Sims’ charges yould not be un dertaken until the committee had made its report on the matter now under consideration. The inquiry into naval awards was resumed after the meeting of the full committee adjourned. Admiral Sims was called to resume his testimony, which started Saturday. Witness Cautioned Chairman Hale announced that as a seperate investigation of the con duct of the war was to be made, no evidence bearing on this subject could be heard now. Senator Pitt man, who directed the examination of Admiral Sims, cautioned him not to comment on any matter not related to naval decorations. Senator Pittman called the ad miral's attention to the fact that some of his recommendations for decorations had been changed by the Knight board, and not by Secretary Daniels. The witness replied that his ’criticism was not of the persons who made the changes, but of the fact that they were changed. Chairman Butler, of the house naval committee, announced today that Mayor General Leonard Wood would be asked to appear before the committee to explain his statement that the navy is a “floating death trap,” made in a speech last night. General Wood was said to be en route from New York to Chicago and Mr. Butler said his appearance would be sought when he could be reached. Secretary Daniels declined today to discuss General Wood’s statement. • "I haven’t anything to say a!-,cut General Wood’s speech,” d the sec retary. "If anybody wants to put him on oath and let him tell what he krewe about the naw he might be called tctcre the committee and be car. explain his expert knowl edge.” Charges of Siuas .Admiral Sims in his appearance be fore the subcommittee Saturday charged the navy department failed to co-operate with him while he was in command of the American fleet in European waters, said there was a lack of policy and otherwise criti cized the conduct of the navy's end of the war. This resulted in a de cision of the subcommittee ta re quest the full committee for au thority to extend the hearings to matter.’: of t> general sort. Secretary Daniels, in a letter -e --celved today by phairman Page of the committee, declared it was not he who had told Admiral Sims be fore the latter’s departure so” Lon don -n M; »ch. 1917, “not to kt ’be the British pull the wool over your eyes,” and that the United States “would as soon fight the British as the Germans.” In his testimony Sat urday the admiral stated such an ad monition had been given him by a high official” before his departure overseas. HEALS STOMACH TROU- BLE AND TAPE WORM QUICKLY AT HOME A simple home treatment which gives quick and lasting relief in all forms of stomach trouble, including tape worms or other worms, is br ing supplied to sufferers by Walt’; A. Reisner, Box C-64, Milwaukee, Wise. He is so confident of results that he guarantees absolute satis faction in every case or thete is n.> charge for the treatment. Ts you suffer from stomach trouble or ar. ,* kind of worms, send him your name •. nd address today as this notice may not appear again.—(Advt.) ATLANTA, G.A., TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1920. BOTH SEXES AND ALL AGES ARE PRESENT IN AUDIENCE BEFORE J. MOORE HICKSON, HEALER HR, JMjw- —a" - '■/ - .■ ' -'; •-f FT I IN THE ABOVE PHOTCTQJIAPH, taken at the Terminal station Saturday morning, are, (left) Rev. C. B. Wilmer, rector of St. Luke’s church; (center) James Moore Hickson, noted,lay healer, who began his ministrations to the afflicted during the morning; and Rev. W. W. Memminger, pastor of All Saints church. —Staff photo by Winn. Children, Many on Crutch es, Treated by Layman at Mission Some Patients Feel Improvement James Mo'ore Hickson, laymajn of the Church of, England, .conducted his first healing mission ih Atlanta at 11 o’clock Saturday at St. Luke’s Episcopal churcX?- on Peachtree street, between Pine” an 1 Currier streets. The service was attended by aboui 200 people—the small size of the audience being due to the fact that it was announced in the morning pa per that Mr. Hickson would hold n<> mission until Monday. The sudden change was made when he arrived in Atlanta at 9:20 o'clock and was in formed that many people were wait ing at the church. In The audien£e~wefe mens women and children of all riga's. There were i ladies so old that it seemed a breath of wind would blow their withered) frames away, and there were Chil dren so young that they were car- j ried in their mother’s arms. All these were victims of dis- ' eases, deformities and afflictions of ■ infinite variety. There were women on crutches, men toddling along and leaning on the shoulders of friends, j children with club feet and hunched backs, blind people, deaf people, one ! lady who wanted to be “cured of a i hot temper.” « So far as newspaper men could find out. there were no sensational i cures wrought. A number of people' ’ said afterward that they felt bet ter physically, and that they had faith they would eventually get well. Others said they felt better spirit ually, that they “didn’t mind” their troubles so much. The names and addresses of all in the church were taken, and, since Mr. Hickson states: the cures are gradual and the excep-) tions are the sudden cures, time may show more definite results. Afflicted in Bows The first twelve rows were filled > with the afflicted. On one end was a shaggy-looking man with a great' black beard whose left hand, held, close to his side, was withered. Be- j hind him an old lady, trembling in I her seat, held her chin on a gnarled I hand, har elbow resting on the edge i of the pew. Further back was a face many Atlantians would have ) recognized—that of the “soa|> boy,” as ! he is known to nearly everyone Who I works in downtown offices, th®/ boy i whose impediment in his speech has | made him an object 'of sympathy. On the front row were mostly | children. There was a little boy, | sitting silently with his hands be- I tween his knees, looking out from i behind big horn-rimmed 'glasses | There was a child of two or three years in a woman’s arms, his eyes afflicted. Intense stillness reigned through out the church as Bishop H. J. Mi kel], in his vestments, entered from the rear of the chancel, walked for ward and stopped at its edge, look ing out at the strained, tense faces. At the same time Mr. Hickson en tered. but he slipped in most unob trusively behind the bishop and sat down quietly in one of the choir seats. He wore a dark business suit, black shoes and a dark cravat. He looked like many of the men of a | business type .n the audience. He is medium height, a trifle heavy, but thick-set rather than stout. His face is red, but not florid, for he is of the brunette type. Black hair shot with gray; a short, bristly, sandy mustache also gray tinged: rather prominent nose and heavy j black eyebrows are his facial char acteristics. But chief of them are ; his eyes. They arc a warm brown. ' When he is serious they seem to | widen and deepen, to become very | earnest and very kind. And then ■ again, he will laugh and they will : twinkle most merrily. At the conclusion of the prayer i Mr. Hickson walked quietly to the! front and began to speak, slowly and i impressively, halting every now and • then to choose his words. He wanted the people, he said, to ! feel that the mission was not his. ; but theirs, and that they must do ■ their part. The most important j thing was to enter into it in the j right spirit. Reverence and earnest, i prayer were necessary. “God can do all things." he said. | “but He is limited by your attitude i toward him. 1 want you to remem- j ber t hat there* is only one Healer — Jesus Christ. I am afraid you will | be disappointed if you come here ex- ! pecting I have power to heal. God I does use people as instruments, as channels for His power, but do not look to me. look to Christ.” At the conclusion of his talk, which included other admonitions, he walked to the rear of the chancel and laid his hands on the head of the woman who sat there with her hus band. He prayed softly, so softly that only a murmur could be heard. Then, one by one, the lady ushers led people to the front. The children were the first of all. As they were Iffd up, they knelt along the communion rail —a row of little heads. Mr. Hickson passed from one to another. He asked each ope what was the trouble, then placed his hands on the crooked spine, the club foot, across the eyes, or wherever deformity was, and prayed. What he prayed could scarcely be heard, even by those seated very close, but it 'was a prayer, evidently, for Christ to bring His healing to the afflicted one. Mr. Hickson spent about two min utes beside each person. He stcod beside them, going from one end p,L. the' -row to the other, and then returning as new ones took their places. Besults Widely Discussed The results of the mission Bhtur day are being widely discussed in and of course the chief question asked is, “Were tlrere. cures?” Out of the ±BO persons who were treated, those who consented to give their names and statements to news paper men in the majority of in stances said that they felt better spiritually, some of them that they felt better physically. While none declared that he was “cured,” prac tically all expressed the conviction that, with faith and prayer, their in firmities would either be lessened or removed, or that they would be able to bear them cheerfully. As one woman expressed it, “I don’t seem to mind so much now.” This, said Mr. Hickson, is not men tal healing. He admitted that God works, too, through the power of mind over matter, but he said that the holy spirit, united with Christ, rules over both mind and matter. He said, too. that it is far more than "suggestion”; it is the living pres ence of J.esus Christ. “Once we realize the living pres ence, all our questions are answer ed,” he said. “The Lord who gave you faith to come here is here in per son. If I did not believe that. I “Big Six” Special Subscription Offer 1 v . The Semi-Weekly Journal, Alabam? Times, l Al! 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You owe it to yourself io accept this club without delay, and in addition to this we believe that it is your duty to call same to the attention of your neighbors and friends, for fear that it will not be brought to their attention. In forming- this club we have taken particu lar pains to select only those papers and magazines that we know from past experi ence will handle your subscription without delay, and for this reason we* are in a posi tion to guarantee that every single paper would not lay my hojids on a single one of you.” “I don’t want you to expect any thing sensational,” he continued. “Sometimes there are sudden cures, but Yhey are the exceptions. Think *f this as the beginning of your healing, and continue to pray. Live closer to Christ from day to day. He will give -you a fresh influx of ) power,, the closer touch of union ) with him.” Prayer for Each Case He told them not to be discour- I aged for fear they had not enough faith, but to do their best and not to strain. “Be as a little child. No one here wants to see you well half as much as the Lord Himself.” He asked them to bow a moment in prayer. . Then he walked slowly to the back of the chancel. One by one, the ushers brought the little children forward uMU they knelt In a. row a 1 ofl£’*•■ the. <'ommuni©n rail. There Mr. Hickson went fi'om end to end, paUsihg two or three minutes beside each one while he asked what the trouble was, laid his hands on the bent backs and the poor eyes, end prayed very softly—just a low murmur that could hardly be heard. As each group was concluded, an other came forward, very quietly, very orderly. Thus the mission 'con tinued for about two hours, when the last one of all was touched and had gone away. 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WEEKLY JOURNAL is your paper, it is : getting better and better every issue and contains live and up-to-the-minute news. , which you should know. We suggest that you send your order ai ; once, for we do not know what day prices ■ may change, in which case we would be (forced to cancel I his club. No commission allowed on this offer. Tfte Semi-Weeidy Journal, Atlanta, Ga. \ Gentlemen: Enclosed find $.1.40 for ivhich I send me your ‘BIG SIX” combination : offer. Name ................................ P. 0 R. E. D.... State DEVOIJPAOTS OF. M Will OfflPE FLTEOEi™ Senator Borah Addresses Open Letter to General Wood —Senator Owen Is sues Statemen WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.—The present week is expected to show conclusively whether a compromise can be arranged on the peace treaty through the medium of the bi-parti san conference now going on. If this method fails, other compromise attempts will doubtless be made, but failure of the present effort would be exceedingly discouraging, sena tors saicUtoday. The chief reason so much is held to depend on the bi-partisan confer ence is that Senator Lodge, the Re publican leader, and the man upon whom more than any one else in the senate compromise depends, is one of the conferees. Should, the pres ent discussions demonstrate to Sena tor Lodge that Democrats will not yield on article 10, the Monroe doc trine and the other major points in dispute, it is believed by his friends that he will be reluctant to have any thing to do with any other proposal for bringing together the disagree ing groups. There is a growing feeling in the senate that the discussions now go ing on will result during the week in an “aggreement to disagree” which will once again demonstrate that the Democrats are standing firmly against any repudiation of American obligations under the League of Na tions. and that the Lodge group of Republicans are just as firm for the Lodge reservations. The. .bi-partisan conversations will be resumed this afternoon in Senator Lod, e’s office. Both Democrats and Republicans indicated that today’s meeting may become the decisive one. although efforts will be made to stave off the final break as long as possible. Borah to Wood While senate leaders in the peace treaty controversy prepared for re sumption of the bi-partisan confer ence on compromise reservations to effect ratification, Senator Borah, Re publican, Idaho, made public a letter to Major General Leonard Wood, can didate for the Republican president tial nomination, requesting his views on treaty questions, and Senator Owen, Democrat, Oklahoma, issued a statement regarding the compromise negotiations of which he is the spon sor. Senator Borah asked General Wood if he favored permitting the people to vote on the issues involved and inquired as to the genera’’® position on League-vof Natjons -ether treaty problems. The Itlftho senator recently sent a similar letter to Gov ernor Lowden, of Ilinois, another Republican presidential candidate, and is expected to write in like vein to all Republican aspirants. Senator Owen, in his statement, declared that forty Democratic sena tors would support “reasonable res ervations,” and predicted that Presi dent Wilson would accept reserva tions adopted by two-thirds of the senate. Mr. Owen deplored reports of a disagreement between President Wilson and former Secretary of State Bryan.' Definite outcome of the bi-parti san compromise conference is ex pected this week. Leaders contin ued ■today to be far from optimistic. No Alarm Is Felt Over Influenza Cases WASHINGTON. Jan. 19.—Although there was a slight increase in the number of influenza cases today, of-' ficials said there was nothing alarm ing in the present situation. The disease is of a mild type and with a low death rate, they said, while the number of pneumonia cases resulting is small. The out break of influenza at Camp Grant and the Great Lakes training ia subsiding. t?' rx’T.s A t’opv. 4351.23 a year. ■ID MIL 15 STIRRED 8) SIMS. < LAimCEASSERTS’ j -- i Admiral Once Taken to Task by Taft—Navy Bitter Over Activities of Officer —Jeal- , eusies Are Aired BY DAVID LAWKENCE I (Copyright, 1920. for The Atlanta Journal.) | W ASHINGTON, Jan. 19.—Admiral Sims, referred to jocularly in naval circles as tire “best Britlsli admiral in the American navy,” because of t his sympathetic attitujie toward the- British navy for which Anieffcan sailors always have entertained the keenest rivalry, has stirred up an other internalionaJ scandal. Once before. President Taft felt obliged to reprimand Commander Sims for what became famous <as his blood is thicker than watfer speech. Whether a reprimand is fp store for Admiral Sims this time is conjectural. Certainly Secretary Dan iels never told him that he ''musr not let the British pull the wool over his eyes,” ..nd "that would as soon fight the British the Germans.” If anybody said that to Admiral Sims, it was a high naval fleers have seen wont to express about every navy under the -Sun in the confidence of their own private conversations. Indeed, if everything fjbme of our high naval officers haw from time to time said about other navies were to appear iti print, more than one government would be demanding an apology and a retraction. And if everything the British naval officers have said about the American navy or the British staff officers have said about the American army were to be published, more than one American would be hot under the collar. But what naval and military men say publicly in all countries is usually tempered by the knowledge that diplomacy and inter national courtesy forbids the making public of such remarks because of irrilatlng effects on international re lations. Differences Announced The department of. state, for in stance, promptly saw the indiscre tion in Admiral Sims' latest, remark on Sunday and advised Secretary Daniels to make a statement, which he did promptly in his letter tw the chairman of the naval affairs committee. some body in the navy department did caution Ad’.r. t ! Sims not to be he guile'd-Jk. i'Uie British admiralty. Ana tweenActhi'itHAk ’ Siiris,.'’ taking the?* side of tile Bfltisii, aud the (office of haval oneraticns in the Uniped States defending, the traditions of the American navy, became pro nounced. As one official in the navy depart ment remarked: “Everything that the British did or wanted, looked right to Sims, and everything the American navy did or wanted looked, wfong. In the sarhe spirit. Admiral Sims opposed the laying of the' mine barrage which effectually closed the North sea to German submarines aj)d we had the hardest time convincing both the British admiralty and Ad miral Sims that it should be done.” I*erhaps if congress broadens the investigation it will find many other interesting things. For example. It will be found that the British gov ernment .offered to make Admiral Sims a member of the.: British ad miralty and without, nteclining the honor himself, he asWd the navy . department’s opinion an d urged ac- J ceptance. The navy ./departmentfl promptly inquired If the British ad miralty had offered to take in the naval representatives of France. Italy or Japan, and the answer came back that the honor had been re served as a distinguished mark for the United States alone, whereupon the reply that was quickly cabled ( back to Admiral Sims’ said in effect, “Certainly not.” BivaJry General Throughout the war there was a I good deal of jealousy and rivalry. I between the naval commanders. It J was so in the army, too! For instance J it was an open secret in France that General March, chief of staff, In the United States, didn’t get along any too we!) with General iomtaander-in-chief, on the other side. This often happens when brief cablegrams and a distance of three thcfisand miles separate officals front their home offices. Logically Captain Gleaves should have gone to Europe just before the. outbreak of the war, as Amerieais: naval part, if we entered the war. vould fall, it was recognized, upon destroyers and Captain Gleaves was in command of our destroyer flotilla. But because Admiral Sims had a reputation for "getting along well with the British,” he was selected, i And he did many splendid, things which won him the admiration of the navy department. When the war was over, Admiral Sims asked for the post of executive at the navy war college. It was re liably reported that he really want 1 ed to be made commander-in-chief of i the Atlantic fleet. In truth,: hie did not apply for the job himself, but devoted his time to opposing the selection of Rear Admiral Henry B. Wilson, who had been in command of navaF- operations off the coast o: France, where the great bulk of I American troops were .‘jeJaly landed ■ during the most destructive activi-’ i ties of submarines. But the navy • department didn’t listen to Admiral Sims’ objections to Admiral Wilson I when he charged him with' being a poor subordinate. Moreove- there : was considerable, friction between I (Continued on Page 10, Column CURED HER FITS l Mrs. Paul Gram, residing at 91G , Fourth Street, Milwaukee, Wls., re l cently gave out the following state ment: “I had suffered with- Fits ■ (Epilepsy) for over 14 year’s. - Doc tors and medicine did me no good. It i seemed that I was beyond alLJiope | of relief, when at last I secured a I preparation that cured me. sound i and well. Over 10 years have phssjd i and the attacks have not returned. , 1 wish every one who suffers from this terrible disease would write R, i I’. N. Lepso, 13 Island Avenue. Miir • v auhee. Wis., and ask for a bottle of the same kind of medicine which he gave me He has generously promised to 3C.nd it prepaid, Arce to any one who writes him.”—flftVdvtA

Georgia Historic Newspapers

Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, January 20, 1920, Image 1