The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-13
REPR|MAND CUTS
 NO FIGURE WITH
 ADMIRAL SIMS
Government Doesn't Know What to Do With Him, as He Is Both Valuable and
 Troublesome
By HUGH w. ROBERTS Washington Bureau The Age-HeraId
 BOO Davidaon RniIdinR

800 Davidson Building
 Washington, June 12.-tSpeciaL)- Admiral William S. Sims is admitted ly incorrlgible. Nevertheless. he is An excellent officer, commands the admiration of all the younger off cers of the navy. and personally is singularly attractive and charming. withall, he has a wit that is scin- tillating.
 The admiral is not easily embar-- rassed Likewise, a, public reprimand does not impel or even induce him to mend his ways, He has been public 1y replmanded. And yet he openly boasts that his prediction, which mer- ited that public reprimand, was yer flied in the war against Germany.
 The government doesn't know what to do with him. His services are of innm measurable value. And yet he is the proverbial thorn in the side"
 His Early Error
 Ten years ago in speech deliv- cred in England, Sims declared that if ever the mother country stood in danger, the United States would come to It's assistance with every man and every dollar it possessed.
 President Taft ordered the Secretary of the Navy public to reprimand the offender in that such another dscre- ton might not occur. The reprimand was administered. and is now a DOT tion of the admirals official record. A few days ago, in England Sims declared his prediction materialized in the World war. He made another prediction-that England and the United States would eventually take the world by. the tail and do with 1t as they pleased. He didn't stop al that. He proceeded. against the na tlonal integrity of the Irish in Amer ica, and took particularly vicious the Navy will probably reprlmand him. The Senate committee, after it's Investigation, may recommend a re- duction in ranks.
 Clash With Daniels
 Admiral Sims trouble seems to be over-fondness. for England When ever on; English territory he be- comes oratorical. He is peculiarly responsive to applause. With the din of approval ringing in his ears he gives utterances of an extrayagant character from the fullness of a too full heart.
 Shortly after the World war he gave offense to the then Secretary of the Navy, Josephus Daniels On ac- count of the bitterness of the repub- lican Senate against former President Wilson, and especially against former Secretary Daniels, he escaped the auagmire into which he. had involved :. himself:. Had the Senate been dem ocratic, 'or even non-partisan, he would have fared badly. His appar-, har it,.at nf ma ri n n the English navy during the war was keenly repugnant to national pride. But politics was riding hard at that time, and he escaped with at least half the official honors.
 The Sims Wit
 His present trouble will be asgra- vated by his former. And yet Sims will fight back. There is no doubt of that. Once when a witness before the naval affairs committee of the House, he declared that a certain con- dition was due to errors of naval of ficers. Representative Galloway ex- claimed:
 "What? did not know that 1t was possible for naval officers to errl'
 "Oh, yes!" retorted Sims. The av- craze naval officer, like the average congressman. is of the ordinary run of minds in the country" And likewise sims will replysto any charges that the navy or the Senate prefers against him. He is essen tially fighter, and has a very strong bloc of the American electroate. It is generally democartic.
 But last November, imbued with the idea that President Wilson was pro- British. It was virtually unani- nous in it's support of the republican ticket.
 The republicans wish to hold the Irish. So there Is q potent political Circumstance for Sims to counteract. B0AAsz ANENDMENT WILL
 HArE DIRECT VOTE IN SENATE
 Waehington, June Especially It ia declared to be true that the re- pHhaSean leader of the House of Rep ssasrtstlves MT. Mondell of wyom- ing. has pfomised to permit. direct vote on the Borah disarmament amendment.
 If this promise is fulfilled there is an excellent chance that the Borah Amendment will be adopted. and the proposed substitiute the Porter amendment. will be eliminated from further debate. There are approxi- !. mately 100 republican members of the House who favor the Borah amendment. This republican bloc, 4oded 10 the Solld uenocrat1c strength. would be sufficient to carry the day.
 Senator Borah understands that Loader Mondell has promised a di- rect vote on his amendment. He Is encouraged to believe as result that tho Porter amendment. which he con- gidars toothless. will be discarded.
 Inpasae in Conference
 xAe conferees on the part of the House and Senate. considering the naval appropriation bill. will be dead locked regarding the increases pro- posoA by the Senate. and regarding the. process that should be pursued regarding disarmament. It is cer- tainty that appeals will be made to both the House and the Senate for further instructions.
 The Senate adopted the Borah amendment without, dissenting vote. Tho House adopted the Porter amendment under the spur of the rules committee. and over the opposi- tion of the democratic strength of the House. It Is certainty. as result of Ito former position, that the Senate will insist on the Borah amendment. 3he House. in view of the Senate's