The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-06-25
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WASHINGTON. June 2s-seeretary
Danby today @pupbuciy" reprimanaed
Rear Admiral william =. Sims a. a
result of the speech the admiral made
81 London June IN which he critl-
cssed Sim Fein sympathizers in
America In the reprimand. SIR. Den
by pointed out that once before the
navy department had found IL neces-
mary g. take simiIar acton against the
officer for an address delivered In
Ionaon n fsif. and referring 20 the
text OF that reprimamd. added.
'sYour remarks on the occasion now
under discussion. therefore. constitute
q flagrant and deliberate disregard Of
aeselfie Instructions"
whlla the naval secretary was max
ing public the reprimsnd. Admiral
sims was calling on President Hard
ing At the white house. Il was ex-
plained that the admiral called TO
leave hls card a. is the custom when
kIgh naval officers return from trip
abroad. bat that the president invited
him TO chat Ter few minutes.
Upon leaving the white house Aa-
nssral Sims. referEins q the repEs-
mand. said:
Il Sc what I deserved ths sans old
thinx"
He added that Ne regretted having
caused the administrator any incon-
vsnience. bal ssid that he now con
sldered the ineideat closed.
80 fav as csula be learned ths req
rimand vas not mentioned during the
admiral visit % the president. T-pon
leaving the white house the offieer
sokea vita newspaper spondenss.
Asked 4 als conversation with The e.
eeutive had been pleasant he replied
sharply. bur with smile:
OF course Il was"
Admiral sims left tonight for New
port. r. l.. where he will resume his
duties ns president of the naval war
college. He went abroad several weeks
ago TO receive n degree from an Eng
ush university. After his London
speech be leave was revoked ~ See-
refaFy penby and he Was ordered %
return @ America immediately. TIE
officer wll1 be furnished with a copy
Of his reprlmand and II was explain 81.
another copy vii he attached 20 hls
record other copies. naval officers
said. VII - distributed 90 ths naval
serviee in the form OF = general order
90 be read TO the crews Of ali vessels
and stations. along with other orders,
90 the first sunday OF the month AZ
ter prom gallon - the aeFssbca
The text of Secretary nenbys rep
rinAna follows
On june 8. 1881. there appeared In
the press throuShoVt the country
report e. certain statements alleged
90 hare been made ~ yeu on the oc-
caaion of = luncheon given in London
On the previous day a. which you
were the kaeat of the English speak
ing tfnion.
These psaslsc statements II correct
" reported dealt with matters which
properly shouf6 - the subject Ter
eamment ~ no high governmental Of
fiesai other than enc 10 whom the care
81 eur foreign policy = entrusted.
sXour letter 81 June "a tp which you
furulsa me Department wfth an ah-
stract Of TIE speech delivered ~ you
en the occasion in question. confirms
in essential points the aforesaid press
reporta ard sAoFs thss "a pabihc %
csNion gn q foreign county you gave
utteFance - the nonoWsHg sfEtenentas
I % not want % touch en- the
irish uuest ton. for I know nothing
abaut Il sd have net FtAn acposs any
body ia Englana who does. But there
ere sorse people IN eur country who
technieal1s are Americana some of
ahesn nAtzralized ana a0ma native
berns but soma Of them are not really
Anserssaus at al Some of these peo-
pie ara nov trying g destroy the good
relations between our two countries
They are Americans when they want
noney eui sim Felnegs when On the
piaffeEna. They are enemies Of ours
ana yours. They are Ike the zebra =
ettner whte horses wth black stripes
- hiaek horses with white stripes.
xys kaow that they ere no. horses.
ard some people think they are asses.
but each oae uf these asses haM 4
vote and e Is ere II the lneonven@
Assscea Of republican fersn og eovern
rnent that American born citizens
thought & necessary % eater Ia these
votes. tbs necessarily created 3
wrune impression on this Rsae a. to