Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-25

ana TeIeTTlnR TO the text OF
Your remarks on the occasion now
under discussion, therefore. constitute
! a flagrant and deliberate disregard OF
specific Instructions
THE department depIores the fac;
that it is necessary to rebuke flag
! officer in public said the reprimand
but you have made such action un-
avoidable
Disapproves Conduct.
"The department expresses its
strong and unqualified disapproval of
your conduct in having again delivered
highly improper speech in foreign
country and you are hereby publicly
reprimanded.'
While the naval secretary was max
ing public the reprimand, Admiral
Sims was calling on President Harding
at the White House. It was explained
that the admiral called to leave, his
card. as is the custom when high naval
officers return from trip abroad but
that the president invited him to chat
for few minutes.
Upon leaving the White House. Ad-
miral Sims. referring to the reprimand
said:
Incident Closed.
II got what I deserved. the same
old thing
He added that he regretted having
caused the administration any incon-
venience but said that he now con-
sidered the incident closed.
So far as could be learned the rep
rimand was not mentioned during the
admirals visit to the president Upon
leaving the White House the officer
joked with newspaper correspondents.
Asked if his conversation with the ex-
ecutive had been pleasant, he replied
sharply. but with a smile:
"Of course it was.
Admiral Sims left Friday night for
Newport, r. l.. where he will resume
his duties as president of the naval
war college. He went abroad several
weeks ago to receive degree from an
English university. After his London
speech his leave was revoked by Sec
retary DENLY and he was ordered to
return to America Immediately.
Copy Sent to Crews.
The officer will be furnished with a
copy of his reprimand. and. it was ex-
planned. another copy will be attached
to his record Other copies, naval Of
ficers said. would be distributed to
naval service in the form of general
order to be read to the crews of oil
vessels and stations. along with other
orders. on the first Sunday of the
after PRONUNCIATION to the ser
vice.
The text OF Secretary Denby's rep
rimand follows:
On June s. 1921. there appeared in
the publc press throughout the coun-
- orfo l.
Legged to have been made by you on the
occasion of luncheon given in London
On the previous day at which you were
tho guest of the English Speaking
Union.
.'These public statements. # correct J
,v reported, deal with matters which
properly should be the subject TOR
comment by no high governmental OF
ficial other than one to whom the
care of our foreign policy is entrusted.
Letter Confirms Speech.
"Your letter Of June %. in which
ron furnish the department with an
abstract Of the speech delivered by
,ou an the occasion in question con-
;rms in essential points the aforesaid
,ress reports and shows that on
,uhljc occasion in foreign country
,ou gave utterance to the following
statements:
I do not want to touch on the
irish question. for / know nothing
about it, and have not run across
ANYBODY in England who does
Rut there. are some people in onr
country who technically are Amer
leans. some of them naturaliZed
and some native born; but some
of them are not really Americans
at all. Some of these people are
now trying to destroy the good re-
lations between our two countries.
They we're Americans when they
want money but Sim Feiners
when on the platform. They are
enemies Of ours and yours. They
are like the zebra-either white
horses with black stripes or black
horses with white stripes. We
know that they are not horses.
And some people think they are
asses. but each one of these asses
has vote and it Is one of the in
conveniences of republican form
Of government that American born
citizens thought it necessary to
cater to these voters. This neces-
sarily created wrong impression
IN this side as to the sentiments
of the great body of Americans,
hut the people of Great Britain
know how much confidence to
Mace in resolutions which are
forced by these jackass votes.
Prophecy Comes True.
Eleven years ago / made
prophecy which came true. ! will
venture another now. | believe
7 shall live to see the day when
the English speaking peoples Of ]