Evening star., 1921-06-10
Some Parts of Sim Fein
! Speech May Have Been
GarbIed, Is Opinion.
ADMIRAL tJNPERTURBED
!. BY SHAFTS OF CRITICS
Nav Have Used "Too Strong Ad-
jectives," But Intimates He
Will Do It Again.
By the Associated Press.


LONDON. June 1o.-The reply OF
Rear Admiral Sims to the request OF
Secretary of the Navy DENLY for an
explanation of his speech here Tues
day, expresses the opinion of Admiral
Sims that some parts of the speech. to
which objection had been taken. had
been garbled. This was learned un-
officially, but on good authority, here
today.
In ffeRnewer Admiral Sims declares
that he said nothing in his addres IS
which he had not said before In
speeches in the United States and in
his book.
Admiral Sims did not seem per-
turbed by reports that the United
States Senate had taken action calling
Tor an investigation of his speech.
but expressed curiosity as to when
the senatorial inquiry would be be-
sun.
Il am returning on the Olmpic
June 15," he said. Il don't suppose i
could book an earlier passage
Further Statement Later.
Admiral Sims declared he probably
would not make any further state
Iicat until his return to the United
states. He is busy with a volumnious
correspondence. which averages about
in England.
Rear Admiral Sims made no di-
rect mention of Americans in SYM
pathy with the Irish republican cause
today during a forty-minute address
at. luncheon given in his honor by
the American Luncheon CLUB
AdJectives Possibly Too Energetic.
In an apparent allusion, however
Z to his remarks of last Tuesday. when
he addressed the English-Speaking
Union, Admiral Sims said:
Perhaps we have used too ener-
getic adjectives on some occasions
but let us hope that will be amicably
explained away"
The admiral paused a moment and
then added: But I am going on do
ing the same thing"
Gets Uproarieus Applause.
This declaration brDught from the@e0o
guests a repetition of the uproarious ap-
plause which had greeted the remarks
of Wilson Cross. vice president OF the
American Chamber Of Commerce in
London, in introducing Admiral Sims.
He Is stung again, but he says he
will stand by what he has said, MI
Cross told the assembled company. II
want to assure him that this company
will stand with him-and so will all full
blooded, true, honest-thinking Ameri-
cans"
Mr.. Cross alluded to the marked cor
GIiality with which Admiral Sims had
most notable in the country since his
rival in England. and he presented
the admiral in the characterization usu-
ally applied to Washington. First in
war, first in peace, first in the hearts
of his countrymen-"
Admiral Sims in replying said he
had attempted on all occasions to say
what he wanted to say, and he be-
lieved he had always told the truth
e. he understood it, He was afraid
Ii. had gone to excess in telling the
truth and he feared he had done SO
the other day-at least in the opinion
of certain people," he added.
Quotes His Critics
The admiral said he had been ac-
claimed by critics as "the most popu-
lar British admiral in the American
Navy" and had been accused OF being
pro-British.
Similarly, 1 was accused of being
pro-French after I had been naval at
tache in Paris four years, 1 am pro-
British, pro-French and pro-allied."
Admiral Sims declared he also had
been criticised for advocating an
Anglo-American treaty. This was not
decent companionship and brother
hood of the two English speaking
peoples would make such a treaty un-
necessary.
Now, If that is something ]
shouldn't say / hope they'll make the
best of it," he added.
The admiral recounted his wartime
experiences of the cordiality of the
relations between the allied naval
commands. interspersing his remarks
with anecdotes and drawing enthu-
siastic outbursts of applause and con-
vulsive laughter from his auditors.
Sir Thomas Upton. Lord Inchcape
Harry Gordon Selfridge. Sir Hall
Caine, the Earl of Lindsay. Vice Ad-
miral Albert W. Grant, Lord Riddell
Lord ,Charnwood. Capt. Leske, r. N.
and numerous other naval officers, to-
gether with representatives from the
embassies. were among the guests.