New-York tribune., 1921-06-23
Lone Boo Lost
In Cheers as
Sims ST Arrives
Am [ Perturbed? / Don't
Know Why | Should Be-"
Says Rear Admiral as
He Goes to Washington
Police Have Idle Time
Note Thrust ON the Naval
Chief Refers to Drown
ing of ''Pro-British Rats

One toothless woman, with hair
screwed into a tight knot on the back
of her head, thumbed her nose and
shouted "Boo!" from her doorway in
West Eighteenth Street yesterday
morning as an automobile whisked
Rear Admiral William S. Sims from the
Olympic's dock to the Pennsylvania
Station. This exhibition, designed to
show the American naval hero what
American ladies'" think of him, was
all that occurred of the widely adver-
tised Sim Fein demonstration of dis
approval.
The rest of it was clouded behind one
of the most elaborate and efficient DO
lice guards ever devised by the New
York department to protect single in
dividual, or else was drowned out BY
the shouts of friends and admirers,
Sims Appears Unruffied
AS for Admiral Sims, during his brief
stay in New York on his way to Wash
ington to explain to Secretary of the
Navy Denby remarks attributed to him
in his recent London speech on Irish
Americans, he was as unruf1ed as in
those not distant days when his men
we're sinking German submarines in
Irish waters.
First cabin passengers of the Olym-
pic were settling with the stewards and
reclaiming their dogs as the White
Star liner got under way for the jour
ney from Quarantine to Pier SO, at
West Eighteenth Street, Manhattan. It
was shortly after 8 o'clock, and it was
then that Admiral Sims, in civilian
clothes, a dark green suit, a soft-col-
Jared white shirt and blue polka dotted
tie, emerged from his cabin de luxe to
greet host of reporters
Lifting a green felt hat and waving q
cigarette holder genially, the Admiral
grinned and said:
Sorry l can't say anything for head
lines, but | can't talk as you would
want me to until I've reported to the
ington to see him. | don't expect to
see him to-day, because his office closes
at o'clock. Even though I may arrive
little before then, | wish to go in
uniform. and there wouldn't be time.
"Am | perturbed? | don't know why
I should be-
Admiral TO Go to Newport
81 don't know anything to tell you
except that l am going down to Wash
ington under orders, and after that
suppose / shall go to Newport and take
up my regular duties as president OF
the War COLLEGE,"
He was asked if, in his opinion, there
was anything in his London speech that
warranted his recall.
Admiral Sims stroked the tip of his
white, carefully trimmed beard before
replying Then he said:
THAT is the kind of thing I am not
| gcing to talk about now. I'm not going
to say anything about my opinion. 1t
wouldn't be playing the game"
He said that he had received numer-
Gus cables and wireless messages of
When told that his picture shown in
moving picture theaters in New York
since his recall had elected warm ap-
plause he responded:
"Well I'm glad some people don't
think Pm an undesirable alien"
The Admiral said that he had learned
from newspapers placed on board the
Olympic early yesterday of the plans
Of friends and foes to greet him at the
dock and added that he was not con-
cerned about the mock reception
planned by New York Irishmen. He
was shown an advertisement of local
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