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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND. FEBRUARY 8, 1920 w son IMS ACT OF CONGRESS Receipts of Medals From For eign Governments Forbidden. DANIELS REVEALS SECRET When Permission Was Given American Orfieers President Asked Decorations Withheld. WASHINGTON'. Feb. 7. After con gress passed a law permitting Ameri can officers to accept decorations from foreign governments. President Wilson directed the state department to inform all European governments that the United States government did not wish any awards made. Sec retary Daniels disclosed today before the senate committee lnvestiatlng naval awards. Before the president acted. -Mr. Daniels said. Rear Admiral Sims had been informed by the chief of the bu reau of navigation of the passage of the law and had accepted a decoration from the king of England and had authorized Admiral Rodman, then com manding the American battle division wilh the British grand fleet, and Rear Admiral Strauss, directing the laying of the North Sea mine barrage, to ac cept decorations. Sims Requests Advice. Admiral Sims was informed by Sec retary Daniels of the president's action, the secretary continued, and he wrote asking whether he should re turn the medal to the king. Mr. Daniels said he replied that in view of the action taken, presumably be fore President Wilson's request reached the king, there was nothing that could be done and that of course the decorations already accepted could not be returned. He expressed the hope at the time, he said, that no other foreign decorations would be given except such aa might tre awarded for courageous conduct in battle. The secretary said Admirals Rod man and Strauss were reluctant to accept decorations from the King of Knulami and he read letters from tiiem on the subject. Admiral Rod man stated that he very reluctantly "decided to accept for no other reason than that I did not wish to giv offense to the British government. nhich holds such matters in high esteem." Admiral Strauss followed the same rn;irse taken by Admiral Rodman, Mr, Daniels said. Jvnretarv Daniels and Rear-Admiral Sims differed regarding the accept ance of foreign decorations by Ameri can officers, the secretary told the sub-committee. The secretary aaid Admiral Sims recommended that naval officers be permitted to accept such 'decorations on the ground that it would have a marked effect on morale and efficiency, while he opposed such plan. Deroratfoas Opposed, "I was and am personally opposed to a foreign decoration upon the an cient American principle based upon the belief that if such decorations could be accepted there would not be wanting a few men in our services whose desire to obtain them would make them solicitous of securing for eign approval and favor. hen Mr. Daniels completed his prepared statement, he was cross- tiuestioned by members of the com mittee. He conceded that Admiral Sims had served where ordered, and said that be meant no reflection by his previous testimony that tha ad mlral had served most of his time on shore duty. Recommendation Regretted. Chairman Hale read letters written by Secretary Daniels praising Admiral Sims for his service during the war, and Senator McCormick read testi mony complimentary to Sims, given by Secretary Daniels before congres sional committees during considera tion of a bill to make Sims and Ben son full admirals. "Every word that I have said of Admiral Sims' ability and brilliancy in certain lines Is true," said Mr. Dan iels, "but if I bad known what has de veloped since, I should not have rec ommended that he be made an ad miral for life. Ambassador Is Scored. Chairman Hale placed in the record a letter from C. V. Cusachs, formerly a lieutenant-commander in the navy and assistant naval attach to Spain during part of the war. Cusachs eaid he was recalled after Ambassa dor Willard had cabled the state de partment that a Mr. Urgoiti. owner of a Madrid newspaper, had Informed the ambassador that Cusachs had told him the United States contemplated estab lishing nival bases in Hpain, the am bassador's message adding, he said, that "Cusache indiscretion is fatal to our Interests." The Spanish editor, Cusachs said, in a letter later denied he had ever made the statement attributed to him by Ambassador Willard. The ambassa dor's behavior in telling him goodbye, the former officer wrote, was "a piece of hypocritical acting." Spring Suits You'll find the new advance styles now on display. Hart Schaffner &Marx Clothes mean better styles, all-wool materials, finely tailored gar ments. Suits that will stand the test of long- wear, hold up and look the best under all conditions. The young- fellows look to this store as the style center. Business men know the Hart Schaffner & Marx label means the greatest satisfaction and worth. The new styles are now on dis play for your early inspection. Come in and look them over. Suits at $40 and Upto$80 Copyright 1919, Hart Schaffner JcMarx Sam 7 Rosenblatt & Co. The Men's Store for Quality and Service RELIEF MONET AUDITED ACCOCXTAXT TO OVERSEE EAR EAST CONTRIBCTIOAS Preparations for Drive Completed and Outlook Bright for Se curing $73,200 Quota. All money contributed for the ben efit of the starving thousands in Ar menia and the oher devastated lands of the near east in the drive that is to be inaugurated Tuesday morning will pass through the hands of an expert accountant and will be care fully audited at headquarters, corner of Broadway and Yamhill. For his work State Chairman Samuel C. Lan caster has secured" H. C. Anderson of the Whitfield-Whitoomb company, a veteran in this line. State Director J. J. Handsaker re ported last night that preparations i for the campaign are now practically complete and that the outlook for a rapid rolling up of Portland's J73.200 quota is very bright, as the organ nation this year is stronger and larg er than for any previous near east relief (formerly Armenian-Syrian) campaign. John C. Stille has accepted the chairmanship of all co-operative work to be done through the theaters and George Estes will have charge of the campaign in the fraternities, lodges and clubs, with Mrs.' Bertha Lowey as his chief aide. costs. Unable to cause the return of this property to Mrs. Burr without payment of the indebtedness by her, the council has caused all these com munications to be filed. Meeting after meeting found Mrs. Burr a visitor in the council cham bers. Always at some crucial moment, during the heat of debate over some proposed improvement, Mrs. Burr would arise and ask if in the opinion of the council "confiscation of prop erty without due compensation was not robbery." For several weeks past Mrs. Burr has been absent. The reason for her absence was disclosed yesterday when the following communication ad dressed to the city council was re ceived by City Auditor Funk: Myrtle Point. Or.- Born. Jsnuarv 24. 10-', s grandson to Mrs. Viola Burr. Name. Jack Howard Fennler. Happy New Year. MRS. VIOLA BURR. The communication will be for warded to the city council next Wednesday for consideration. SUEUR STRIKE DISSOLVED LABORERS RETURN TO WORE OX PLANTATIONS. Japanese Domestics, Who Helped Strikers, Are Fired; Replaced With Chinese. HONOLULU, T. H., Feb. 7. (By the Asscoclated Press.) Indications of weakness were reported today in the ranks of Filipino laborers on sugar plantations in the Hawaiian island group, who struck several weeks ago. Seventy-five per cent of the Filipinos employed on Oabu plantation, approx imately 275 men, returned to work, and a few others returned on other plantations. Date today Curtis Iaukea, acting governor, dispatched to Fablo Manla p:l, president of the Filipino union, a formal letter appealing to the strikers to return to work. The Oahu and Honolulu plantation mills were grind ing yesterday with strikebreakersop erating the latter. Strikebreakers also were employed on the Honolulu plantations, the planters having enlisted 208 of these. An exodus of striking Japanese labor ers from the plantations Jnto Hono lulu is expected Monday. Japanese domestics, of whom there were said to be thousands -Jn Honolulu, have been aiding the strikers with funds, according to the planters' announce ments. As a result many housewives are- discharging their Japanese do mestics and hiring Hawaiian and Chi nese servants. , I 50 "FLU" CASES LISTED Death Rate Throughout State Is Remarkably Low. -Nearly 150 cases of influenza, grip and colds were reported to the city health bureau yesterday. Three deaths from influenza were reported yesterday, bringing the deaths in the city attributed to the disease up to 12. One death was reported from Vale. Although it was estimated that there were approximately 500 cases of influenza in the state, the death rate is remarkably low. 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