The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-11
AD|N||RAL'S
LEAVE IS
GUT SHORT
BY DENbY
Sims Is Ordered to Report to
Secretary of Navy
At Once.

Secretary of the Navy Denby
sent a cable today to Rear Ad-
miral William Snowden Sims at
London, peremptorily ordering him
home as a result of the series of
speeches which the head of the
Naval War College has made in
England.
The following cablegram was
sent to Admiral Sims.
Remainder of your leave re-
voked. You will return to the
United States at once and report
in person to the Secretary of the
Navy
(Signed) 'DENBY.-
The Secretary took this action
without having received reply to
his cabled demand for an explana-
ton of Admiral Sims utterances.
While the reason for today's peremp-
tory summons home was not re-
vealed, it is believed that annoyance
at Admiral Sims slowness in reply
ing was in the main responsible.
Secretary Denby's demand for an
explanation was cabled to Admiral
Sims early Thursday, following the
speech of the admiral before the
English-speaking Union on Wednes-
day, in which he advised Britons to
pay no attention to resolutions ON
the Irish question, which wers
forced by jackass votes"
SIMS CONTINUED spEECHKs-
Admiral Sims received the mes-
sage promptly. according to cablsd
advices to the press, hut notwith-
standing the urgency of the Secre-
tary's cable, he had not replied up
to noon today.
| Even after the admiral was sp-
prised through the DENLY cable that
his utterances abroad were looked
upon here as constituting a grave
misdemeanor, he continued in addi-
tional speeches to voice similar sens
timents.
Sims Is In England on leave, secur-
ed at his own request, in order that
he might go abroad to receive an hon
orary degree from British university.
Leaves are granted and revoked at
the discretion of the Secretary of the
Navy, and the Secretary used this
latter prerogative today in summa -i,y
ordering the volubIe admiral to re-
turn to the United States.
Admiral Sims has been quoted In
press dispatches as saying that he has
passage booked to return on June Is,
and II was doubted here today
whether he would be able to start his
return before that date.
1 Today's drastic mevr ON the part Of
the Secretary of the Navy makes IL
virtually certain, In the opinion of
naval eniccr~, that Admiral Sims is
| scheduled for severe punis hment. II
not actual dismissal frem the service.
The opinion is said TO be held in
administration quarters that Adrirai
Sms'' u .tes snces constituted a grave
breach Of discipline and proprlety.
and his subsequent utteranees con-
stituted an open affront TO The Secre-
tary OF the Navy and the entire ad-
ministraSion establishment.
Secretary OF the Navy DENLY would
vouchafe no further information to-
day than the facts that he had or
dered Sims to return ut once, and
that no reply has been received to
his original cablegram. II was APP
parent, however, that the war clouds
for Admiral Sims were gathering in
considerable volume.
BRANDS SIMS AS ALIEN.
Congressman Gsllivan of Massachu-
setts yesterday offered a resolution
In which Admiral Sims was referred
to as an undesirable alien" who had
made a vicious attack upon 100000
people in the United States in IAN ap-
parent attempt" the resolution as
serts, ito arouse the hatred OF the
English populace against America
The resolution seeks to have Admiral
sous officially branded s an an~a