The Arvada enterprise., 1921-06-16
ACTION 10 POINTED REBUkE ON
REAR ADMIRAL's LONDON
SPEECH.
DELAY Anglers DENLY
SIMS LEAVE REVOKED BECAUSE
OF FAILURE TO REPLY TO
secRETARY pENsv.
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Washington, June 13.-Alanifestly
nettIed ut the slOwness Of Rear Ad.
mirnl William SnOwden Sims In max.
Ing the explanation OF his now famous
"jacksss" speech In London which was
demanded OF him without delay, Score
tary Of the Navy DENLY promptly can.
celled the remainder Of the admiral'x
leave and summsrily ordered him to
return to the United States forthwith.
The admiral will now have to supple.
ment his written explanation on the
speech with Nh oral one on his tardi.
ness In ObeyinE orders, 1t was said
here.
The message ordering the head Of
the naval war college home was short
and terse. 1t said
Remainder your leave revoked. You
will return to the United States imme-
distely and report ut once In person
to the secretary Of the navy. AcknOwl.
edge"
The drastic step Of the secretary
was taken after he had waited vainiy
for the explanation from Admiral
Sims.
Admiral Sims made his troublesome
speech Wednesday before the English.
Speaking Union. Early Thursday
morning Secretary DENLY cabisd hin
asking him II he had heen correctly
reported ~ saying that Britons should
ignore resolutions passed In this coun-
try on the Irish question which were
forced By jacksss votes"
Denby's message requested Q reply
without delay.
Secretary Dsnby said he took full
responsibility for ordering Admiral
Sims home 10 suddenly. He said he
had not consulted with President Har
ding nor with anyone else before send
Ing his curt message.
Il did what I conceived to be my
duty - secretary Of the navy" he
said. II Questioned. Admiral Sims %
to the accuracy Of his reported speech.
! received no reply. ~ II seemsd there
wss nothing else to do except to order
him home"
The perturbation Of the secretary
was apparent.
The least that can happen to Ad.
mirnl Sims unless Ne completely dis
RvOwx the uttsrancex he 10 reported to
have made In London. In y very severe
rrprimand. according to the opinion Of
naval officials herr. The worst that
can happen to him II dismissal from
the service. hut II IL not believed that
such drastic step will liz taken by
the aiminixtrn ration.
Admiral Sims lacks only fifteen
months NJ reaching the retirement age
~ ~. when he automatically ix taken
Uff the active list. In view. Of this and
IL View Of HIS distinguished record In
the service. 1t In not believed that he
will draw more than severe repri.
maud.
Secretary lenby's original cable cx.
pressing official "nmaxsinent" Mt the
ndmirHls utternnces followed by the
peremptory summons to come home
Immediately constitute In themselves
reh,ike more pointed than hns been ac-
corded any naval officer NJ high rank
within the memory ~ the present gen.
GRAFTON Of naval officers In Washing.
ton.
Wnshlngton.-lt attributed tn
him In press reports Of his address he.
fore the English Speaking Union In
London In which he criticized activi-
ties NJ Sim Fcin sympnthizcrs were
not correctly quoted and were mislrad.
Ing. Admiral Sims declared In a cable
gram received by Secretary DENLY.
Statements attributed To me-" snid
the message. "werc not correctly quot.
ed. Context misleading and gnrblcd.
Report OF statements Is Incorrect
Statement made was substantially the
same ms made In public In America
and In my book. THE Victory nj S~u.
and In public address nj meeting held
for increasing good relations between
the English speaking peoples"