The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-24
Sims ARRIVES HOME
Police Guard Met the
Admiral In Gotham
BIG CROWDS AT PIER
Olympic Steamed Into New York
Harbor Early Today; Irish
Sympathizers There
LAssociated Press D!spatch.l

New York, June 12.-Rear Ad-
miral Sims returned home today to
explain to Secretary DENLY remarks
attributed to him in his recent Lon
don speech on Irish Americans. Re-
fusing to be taken ashore by a cut
ter he came up the bay aboard the
liner Olympic to meet friends or
foes who might be awaiting him near
the pier.
Every was peaceful when the vet.
eran seadog landed. A thousand
blue coats were massed on the dock
to preserve order. Indeed, they
were so numerous that, with wharf
workers and passengers. it would
have been difficult for many other
persons to have found foothold on
the pier. Police lines were drawn
several blocks north and south of
the pier entrances Not even when
Woodrow Wilson returned from the
peace conference were more thor
ough preparations made.
Blue Coats Were Everywhere.
New York, June 22.-One thousand
policemen were stationed about the
piers of the White Star Line early
today to prevent ana. untoward Incl
dents in connection 5Eitn the arrival
of Rear Admiral S1{5S, en- the Qlynas.
mic. The ofdpers GORDON
Eabouf tlfet ~ - y
crowds that gathered to ex 80 tlieif
appreciation or distain of speech
made recently In London b. the ad
miral who denounced Americans who
prefixed their nationality with the
name of another nation. He was es-
pecially bitter in his remarks against
the Irish Sim Fein.
From the pier at which the Olyn-
pic landed to the Penn Tylvania raj
road station, where train was wait
ing to bear the admiral to Wa7hingtoa
to expain. his .utterance TO Secretary
DENLY of the navy, the streets were
guarded by patrolmen. squad OF
bodyguard during the tip At the
station a heavy guard wai on dLty
to prevent any demonstrations.
Crowds Gathered At Pier.
The Olympic steamed into the har-
Dor at an early hour this morninT
and long before she passed out of
quarantine crowds began to gather
at the piers. There were Irish sympa-
thizers, who through officials of the
American association for the recogni
ton of the Irish republic. declared
with a mock resolution of thanks. On
the other hand many individuals who
were favorably impressed with the
London address were on hand to
cneer the admiral.
BY nine o'clock the police had ex
tended their lines from eighteenth
street to twenty third, until it seemed
that the only view the admiral owuld
obtain of New York would be long
lane of blue coats, brass buttons and
billies. No more extensive police
10 70 anf
former President Wilson when he re-
turned from the peace conference.
Admiral First To Step Ashore.
The admiral was the first person
to step ashore. He entered an eleva-
tor a few feet from the end of the
gangplank and descended to the main
floor of the pier, where he stepped,
into an, automobile with Rear Ade'
miraI Huse, commandant Of the third
he rode >way, announcing he would
take the first train for Washington.
There was scarcely any one on the
pier. From the handful of persons
who had gathered there came neither
cheers nor taunts. Among those who
met the admiral was his brother.
On the trip from quarantine, the ad-
miral maintained strict silence, de-
~clining to make any statement be-
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navy.
AT the station, however, there
we're few booes and cheers and
one woman was seen parading with
@ banner bearing the picture of a
jackass-a propose of the reference
to jackasses reported to have been
rade by Admiral Sims in his London
speech. The woman was not troubl-
ed by the police. Admiral Sims and
his party left for Washington at
1:0S.
/ Reaches Washington Today.
Rear Admiral Sims is expected to
reach Washington from New York
late today Secretary DENLY plans to
receive him tomorrow. The Wash
ington police have no arrangements
guard for Admiral Sims at the union
station.
Secretary DENLY has taken the posi-
ton that It should be unnecessary to
furnish guard for an admiral of the
United States navy.
Mrs. Sims accompanied the admiral
home. He chatted with newspaper
men on the way up from quarantine
and seemed in the best of humor. On
her way to the pier, the Olympic
passed a sound steamer, whose pas
sengers lined the rails. Across the
stretch came the sound Of cheers for
Sims.
The admiral told newspaper men
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