The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-28
An Appreciation of Admira 1 Sims by a Young Lieutenant

guousu .uwau ,,g utIu has h.,a a..u aDuu. Ilr human and pur.uouI ad, of the mauvho. for the u.. .ao s.ar-. aa, commanded inc Nm...au \a,. m Europe Admiral NU.u - ~m.. JmIyd SuJ. navy. .g .ar pa.ac language of Jhc navy. ~a. huuan a~ a great bg two u..4 .auau mau. raI oI p,p brains aa, u-a. suri.I with rhr. uo pos ..... 0a. dasmn and accomplish ..u. # m.Hnd dIp.omuJ d. na.. al aoae gn a palace a- on board .un an excellent Iuaul-, with d .u. cham 0. uanu,. | have my .,u ...u am a.o l.om his desk Jo aaa, hands vJn d second class sea
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 Naou-H upon occasions he has a,mou...aJoI m- ability 10 be a mart u# ouu a.-,ppInm,an of tn. deep. ,.: ..... .. Isc.pluy which Admiral
 ". aa. always umn,aincd and III lo.,.4 under ms .ommaud has been the discipline oD respect and aduua. uon ntur tmH the fear ol punish. l.,ul
 PHYSICAL FITNESS A MANIA.
 -At. .,ms NuGus. SIms condemns .ou because it Lo,ps too many old -uus also who have no legitimate ,>.u.g Ter living" Physical nnoa# <. almost d mania with him. and the l.uID Is aparenD at d glance. Full (. .naIuH or la hernIy alert to the situation at all times and controls tha ..u.oa. aabdiyis'onS of his miehry DoHuaud with an intimate hnoWl ,... Ii. 0pDj]- that i. almost ncanm
 Sam. and hi, taH have been dl- ..uua GHe operations oI line victor oo. American Na>N in Europe for ... a.D two years. This is where .hp human touch comes in the abIl- .s moi only To MnaIr. but to keep aIs. in thy hearts of his auhordinates H.. .or Q. loyalty and devotion Jo duty that makes them put their very
 .0. u,. their work Tur sims Iouru" ], the most striking feature I. .unrjcau navy in Europe and unr which couIrouDe one like slap in tun face from t1, chief of staff down to the lowest coal pa-ayr They do turu work and more nof for fear of their work and more not for fear of punishment or b,cau@. of the navy .,s.ajiou-. but rather because they Mo directed and watched over by a man in whom they have the utmost
 nauunca Mutual loyalty is the M4nbrow definition of such "Dcam WoIh." As We lowbroWs understand II. ii means simply that Sims is the captain of the team, selected by virtue of the fact that he is the best man in it.
 "GOOD. BUT NOT ENOUGH"
 For years sims has stood for all that represents the highest and best traditions of Dhp American navy. He ls radical al heart and believes in fighting for the increased efficiency of the service which he so ably r"p- rpsruls Mentally vgilant and alert, on his toes all the time, he has al WAYS been several laps ahead of the rest of thc gang and his forcsigl has frequently been the subject mai ter of bitter criticism. Th" only trou- bic t. tbat he has always been al least ten years ahead of the game and has never been content to let well though alone Good, but not good enough" seems to have been the mot to which he has carried in his heart aH his life and upon which he has fought for the increased efficiency If lnc navy. II was characteristic of him to have addressed message to rhe commanding officer of one of his jestroycrs who had sunk a German submarine and taken all hands prison ,s. "Go out and do il again" This job Was good" but mot goo"