The Washington times., 1921-06-10
By WILLIAM l.. MALLABAR.
fnternstionaI News Service. ~

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fsternstionaI News Service.
LONDON, June 10.--Rear Ad-
miral William s. Sims, u. s. NJ,
today virtually defed the American
Navy Department to "muszle" him.
The admiral, who has been called
upon by Secretary of the Navy
DENLY at Washington to explain his
sensational "jackass" speech on
Tuesday, made another public ad-
dress at luncheon this afternoon
at which he announced that he in
tends to keep on saying what he
thinks.
CHEERED AT LUNCHEON.
Admiral Sims was the guest OF the
American Luncheon Club. Wilson
Cross, who introduced the outspokea
American naval officer, referred to
him in these words:
Every honest thinking. true. full
bIooded Amertcas will stand by what
Admiral Sims said on Tuesday
The cheers which greeted the sd-
miral lasted for a minute and a half.
T have attempted upon all occs-
sions to say what wanted to say"
declared Admiral Sims I'm addressinx
the truth rs ! understand ID. nrs
afraid Z tsId what I believe to be the
truth the other day.
what II said the other day Is prac-
tically the same as has been said re-
peatediy upon American platforms
81 intend to keep ON doing the same
thing. ~ that ts ur-Amcyicsn. let
them make the best Of it,
Laughter interrupted the speaker
when Admiral Sims said. ''he was
afraid he had gone to, excess in tell
ing the truth; at least, in the minds
of certain people" He continued:
al AN ACCUSED OF BEING PRO
BRITISH. AM PRo-BRITIsH, I
AM PRorRENCH, OR PRO-ALLY.
OR PRO-ANSTTtING THAT MAKES
FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE
WORLD
PLEADS FOR ALLIED UNITY.
Admiral Sims pleaded for unity OF
the English speaking races He paid
high tribute to the personnel unity
In England. He caused another laugh
when he said he did not expect to
live long enough to see the day when
he would visit England and hnd IL
impossible to get drink here.
Before the luncheon the admiral
"A
gram from Secretary of the Navy Den
by demanding an explanation of his
previous speech when he referred to
"jackass' resolutions OF sympathy for
the Sim Fein in America and charged
the sim Fetn with being responsible e
for the loss of American lives In the
war.
The London morning papers had
no comment upon the Sims inci-
dent. but despatch from Dublin
quoted the Freeman's JournaI as
saying some caustic things about
the American naval officer. the
Dublin editorial said in part:
Admiral Sims has been at IL
again And, as usual, when he seeks
TO commend himself to the, Eng
lish rory gods, he selects, in his
idoiauy' Ireland as the subject
OF ms onslsughts' His allegations
that the Sim Feiners were respon-
sible for the loss OF Americsn i've.
and ships in the war were denied
by President Wilson's seoretarv ot
the Navy. Mr.. Daniels. Adn,,ral
Sims has already received a snnh
which would have sufriced most
men.
America, unlike Great Rr,,s,,
does not want and does not intend
to have political admirsis and gen.
erals.
OVATION IN HOUSE.
The csrsonite doctrine of a,v,d.
ed allegiance, so ably practicea ~
Field Marshal Sir Henry wii.on
and his fellow covenanters ara
no favor at Washington. PassahIv
this Is one of the reasons thai A.
miral Sims is such a Arm believe,
lin Ensiand's superiority