Arizona republican., 1921-06-25
SIMS RECEIVES
 REPRNNAND F0R sL0ND0N SPEECH
'I Got What I Deserved; l; The Same Old Thing Is Admiral's Comment = Incident Not Mentioned In White House Call
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manded Rear Admiral William s. Sims as the result of the speech of the admiral in London, June T., in which he criticised the Sim Fein sympathizers in America. In the reprimand Mr. Denby point a out that once before the navy depnrtment had found it necessary to take similar action against the of ficer for an address delivered in Lon- don in 1911, and referring to the text of that reprimand. added:
 Your remarks on the occasion now under discussion. therefore, consti- tute a fragrant and deliberate disre- gard of specific instructions.
 While the naval secretary was making public the reprimand. Ad- miral Sims was calling on President Harding at the White House. It was explained that the admiral called to leave his card, as Is the custom when high naval officers return from a trip abroad, but the president in-. vife6 him to chat for few minutes. Upon leaving the White House. Ad- miral Gime referring to the repri- n,a14 aaid: q got what deserved th4 a1Se old thing He added that he rnHE6<f&d he had caused the ad- mlni1frnf1on any inconvenience, but s;as.;s sssa sass .s'.s ss now considered the in
 3oleno xyi<h Correspondents
 So far as could be learned the rep riInand Was not mentioned during the admirars visit to the president. Upon leaving the White House the officer joked with newspaper core 4 spondents. Asked if his convention with the executive had been pleasant, < he replied sharply, but with q smile: "Of course. 1t was"
 Admiral Sims left tonight for Newport, R. l., where he will resume his duties as president of the naval war college He went abroad several weeks ago to receive a degree from an Enxlfsh university.
 After his London speech. his leave was revoked by Secretary Denby and he was ordered to return to America immediately. The officer will. be furnished with a copy of his reprimaIid and, 1t wat explained, another copy will be at tacsned fo his record. Other copies naval officers said, will be disfTfD4 nted to the naval sefv1ce in the - fof q general order to be read to the cr4Ws of all vessels and stations along with other orders, on the frs Sunday of the month after promulga' fion to the service
 The text of Secretary Denby's rep rimand follows:
 Tho Rsprimand
 "On June 8. 1921. there appeare in the public press throughout n country a report of certain state ments alleged to have been made D vou on the occasion of a luncheo given in London on the previous da at which you were the guest of tn EnRlish Speaking Union-
 "These public starements, if COT rectly reported, deal with matter which properly should be the subje' for comment by no high government; official other than one to whom II care of our foreign policy is il trusted
 .Your letter of June P, in wlie you furnish the department with abstract of the speech delivered you oh the occasion in question, col firms in essential points the afor said press reports and shows Tn on a public occasion in foreign coul try you gave utterance to the foiioS ing statements: I do not want touch on the Irish question. for know nothing about it. and have run across anybody in England VI does. But there are some people our country who technically 2 Americans some of them naturaliz and some native born; but some them are not really Americans at
 ..Some of these people are nt trying to destroy the good reiallo between our two countries Tn are Americans when they WE monev hut Sim Feiners when on platform. They are enemies of ol and yours. They are like the get
 either white horses with bla stripes or black horses with wh stripes. We know that they ; not horses and some people tn they are asses, but each one Of tn asses had a vote and it IS one or inconyeniences of repupncan .o of government that American b' citizens thought 1t necessary to ca to these votes This necessal created a wrong impression on { side as to the sentiment of the ST body of Americans, bat the people Great Britain know how much cor dence to place in resolutions WI are forced by these jackass votes
 The AdmiraI's Prophecy
 Eleven years ago made prophecy which came true. l
 venture another now. I beliey shall live to see the day when
 English speaking people of the w will come together in bonds of e radeship. and if they do they vii able to run this round globe. ] sonally. I believe 1 shall live to "A = an inter English speaking policy GSf when we have that we shall have st,aaf is needed to secure peace
 prosperity in the world
 aThe department insists on m taiuinq both the precedent and nropriety which forbids gov ment servant of your position
 cussing such matters in for country.
 That the impropriety of such
 lie ute sances has once before
 brought to your attention is sf by the fact that a public reprir
 was administered to you in ls1, making the following statement
 nubJic speech in London: If the
 ever comes when the British CT
 !. seriously menaced by an ext
 enemy. if is my opinion that you count upon every American, 1k dollar every drop of blood Of M Kindred across the sea-.
 Tn the reprimand above ment
 inc duties and responsibilities c
 ficers Of the navy who speak in
 lie were clearly and fully set
 Your remarks on the occasion
 under discussion, therefore, e
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