Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-25

| iuS t1e IpIloWlns statement IN a puu-
lie speech in London:
"'If the time ever comes when the
British empire is seriously menaced
| by an external enemy. it is my opinion
| that you may count upon every man,
| every dollar. every drop of blood of
your kindred across the sea-
In the reprimand ABOVE mentioned
the duties and responsibilities of Of
ficers Of the navy who speak in pub
| lie were clearly and fully set forth.
| Your remarks on the occasion now un-
der discussion therefore constitute a
fragrant and deliberate disregard of
specific instructions.
The department is not unmindful
o; your record and achievements as
an officer OF the navy, but the con-
spicuous position you now hold,
coupled with the fact that you have
previously offended in a similar man.
ner. merely serves to add to the grav-
ity of the present offense.
The department deplores the fac;
that II is necessary to rebuke a lila &
officer in public but you have made
such action unavoidable.
The department expresses its
strong and unqualified disapprovai oil
YOUR conduct in having again deliver
ed highly improper speech in =
foreign country and .cu ars hereby
publicly reprimanded."
Attached to the copy OF the rcpri-
mand. as made public was copy of
Secretary Dcnby's order to the ad-
tmiral issucd yesterday instructing him
To state In writing the specific in
stances in which he was misuuotcd in
the press accounts of his speech and
TO E..c as accurate a text as possible
OF wha: he said.
There was also ATTACHED a copy of
admiral Sims reply. In his reply.
Admiral Sims sets forth that his re-
marks were not prepared in advance
and that he spoke extempora ncousIy
Before leaving London, however. his
reply says: He prepared copy of
what he said with the assistance Of
the London newspapers and Com
mander Land. assistant American
naval attarhe In LONDON.
This is the text quoted in Secretary
pcnby's reprimand:
This copy OF the speech will show
in what respects was. incorrectly
mirais' reply. The essential incor-
rectncss of the reports that were made
or this side, Is contained In the fol-
lowing paragraph from your letter.
ucfcrrinE TO Secretary Denhy's let
ter quoting the accounts of the speech
printed IN American ncwspapersD
We have a class of people on the
other side who are technically Ameri-
cans. some OF them born there, some
naturalized. They are at war against
America today and a, war against
YOU. Tho simple truth is they have
tho blood of American and English
boys on their heads"
In no part of my speech did I make
any such statement a. that just quot
CO above. My reference was to the
Sim Fcin faction of the Irish people
who fought us during the war and TO
the Sinn Fcincrs in America who as
sisted to fight US during tho war
Referring to the enclosed copy OF
my speech quote as follows:
Il have never hesitsted to say
that the Sim Fcin sympathizers in
America who helped the Sinn Feiners
| in ireland to fight the allies durinS
the war had the blood of English and
American boys on their hands
The above Is the vital misquotA-
| ton tina: was made on this side: and
As FAR as have been able to Judge
from the comment. in the prcae II Is
this misquotation which has naturally
caused SO much discussion.
In essential connection with the
above. I beg to invite attention to the
fact that upon no occasion have ever
made any attack against the Irish
people IN ireland or Irish in America
tho 1t Is constantly stated In the press
| that have done so. on the contrary
in everything that have written on
the subject and in every phase that
have said. I have taken particular
pains SpecificSIly to state my admtra- =
| ,ion for the Irish people and their
conduct toward my forces during tho
war. A reference to my book Tho
Victory at Sea will show the terms
in which | referred to the kindly treat
ment we received from tho irish in
Ireland.
I'm the book above referred to and
as 4 matter of historical record.
stated the nature of the dangerous
hostilities OF the Sim Fein faction in
Ireland and how much II cost the al
lies in military effort TO counteract
them.
1T may he worthy of note that my
action in thus reporting the hostility
of the Sim Fein facion In Ireland
was commended by the secretary OF
the navy, Mr.. Josephus Daniels. in a
letter which he wrote TO y gentleman
in Philadelphia. who had protested
against the attack made upon me by
Sim Fein sympathizers in America
Mr.. Daniels sent me n copy OF this
letter with n copy of the letter which
called II forth. This is n matter of
official record in the hearings of the
senate naval committee that investi-
gated criticisms I made of the navy
departments action during the war"
Public school teachers In Long
Beach. Cal. must quit tobacco or give