Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-27
TELLS OF AMERICAN
NAVY IN THE WAR

Boston. Jan 25.-Sneaking in Sym
phon hai tonight, Admiral Sims, in an
address fun of anecdotes, told the story
OF the -An1eficaA navy in the war. lie
stressed American cof..~adeship with the
British during the MAI, and went on To
say:
You see, we have both got eur faults,
as far as that is concerned but we got
on perfectly well together. / cannot see
that there need by any misunderstanding
If We approach our inevitable commercial
and other difficulties In friendly spirit.
If people can Cooperate loyalty under the
fierce stress of national interests and
personal ambitions, in war surely they
can with good Will Cooperate in peace.
! In my estimation. as soMething Of q
student of war, a failure to cooperate
with certain degree of cordiality is
danger. Many of our differences. to be
sure, are pihpricks, and generally PIN
| pricks are of little consequence, but some
pinpFicks cause blood poisoning, the
poison being supplied skilfully by propa.
ganda. Enough pinprieks will make a
! dangerous situation.
| THE world Rill not stand for another
great war. Even were the world 90 dis
| posed, it could not stand another great
war. The nations must find a way to
i compose their differences. Tho only sure
| basis is spiritual one; it is through the
power of sentiment.
Mr. Beck, TO whom I have referred,
| has we'll said The allied nations that
| fought together must remain together.
| must Pefpetuate the spirit of the great
! alliance, and thus promote international
anity.'
Personally believe II will depend
chiefly upon the initiative being taken by
| the British and Americans. And that a
| permanent understanding between them
| will inevitably result in peace and good
| will throughout the world Personally
believe that Whatever the ultimate agree
meRt or association for the prevention Of
war, the unity of the English speaking
peoples. In unInistate!e friendship and
understanding will ply an essential part
Not to invade the rights or exclude the
fellowship Of other nations. but to include
them and help protect them.
Now those words are not mine. You
have read them in the paper, and so
have /. They are the expression of the
sentiment and opinion Of Mr.. Werreh G..
Harding. 40 is geing to be president of
the United States.
Now, as to the propaganda, just a
word. To me it Is iT1eonceiSable that
American citizens of Irish nationality ear
support the factien or party known as
the Sim Fein, knowing what they dc
about them, because have seen lot OF
) the Irish people, and like them. but ir
the papers that / have published sinet
the war ! have explained calmly and
carefully what their actions meant.
1--WE we're fighting against the Ger
mans and the central powers. bat theJ
, were fighting in the open. They Tough
the submarine under the water. bat tina
is the way to fight the submarine. TIL,
.. Sim Fem we're fighting us just as bitter
ty and behind our backs
ITO he sure. they never had the pewe
to attack US openly. but they obliged Ii
! to divert vesseis from the eonvoy O
!: troops and the convey of merchant shin
/. that would have otherwise been ernploye,
in the safety Of those people. And ya
people here in America have grea
: many Of your sons at the bottom Of Tn
sea today because we were ehiised I
divert those, vessels and could. not XIV
J ADEQUATE protection. ,
L Now how any American Of irish Dc
!. scent esh sunpert a party that was ot
, ! irhpla cable enemy during the war passe
!, my understanding"