A DISGRUNTLED ADMIRAL.
DISMISSED FROM HIS POST.
By Eleotrio Telegraph.—Copyright. _ Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. Mr Josephus Daniels, Secretary to the Navy, has disclosed that Admiral Decker, who refused the Naval Cross on the ground that he was inadequately rewarded for his services in keeping Spain out of the war, was dismissed from his Madrid post in consequence the American Ambassador's representations.
Mr Daniels alleges that Admiral Decker thought himself the real Ambassador, and acted accordingly.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1714, 3 January 1920, Page 5
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