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Admiral Says He VIII Cable In,
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"An DOING SAME THln6'
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Loudon June DO neHf Ndfrirs
William $. Sims mld This morning 10
would reply today io fhe re1ueH a
Secretary " mo Natg DENLY. askins
him - inform the American Nagai D.
partment as o. bic remarks ~ ne
Irish question here un Tuoei1v Hf-
said he would not make pubiic his
reply
Admiral Sims dId rot seem nurfurts-
I'd ~ reporfe mat tho United states
Senate had taken action calling for sr
Investigation ~ his speech. hut ax-
pressed curiosity az ~ when fhf Hsn.
atorial inquiry would 81 hevfr
iii am rfurning III fhr pIVmrlr lure
y, ho said DIN eurp0aa ngu6
bcok an earlier paraage
Admiral Sims declared hs rrrtHhiy
would not mako 1ny further wats-
ment until bic return Of fne Unfef
states. Re 8 busy with golumlnous
respondenCe which averages nnouf
70 letters per day from friends In
England
Rear Admiral Sims made IT. a.rrss
mention N Americans in wmrafhv
with the Irish Hepn Scam rauHn To-
day during a f0 minute Address nf
luncheon given in hig honor ~ ui-
American Luncheon Club
IT. an apparent aiiur'or howfyrr 10
his remarks ~ iaaf Tuesday ehen -
addre ssed The Engiish speakne ruiun
he said
Perhaps We have .eef fn0 tnerrafir
adiectives N some occasions h1f -
us hope that VIII he arirehiy rgrlain-
"a away
The admiral nau~ri moment ma
then added
"But am eoinr - DOING the .arn~
thing"
II am. continued tne admirnf elnt-
ilariy I was accused ~ hefnr nrn-
French after I bad been naval nfiarns
in Paris four yaHrE I am pro. nriflah.
pro- French and pro- Allied
Admiral Sims declared ha aIan haf
been criticized fnr advurnfinr nu
Anglo American treaty. This uar rnt
-, he said. but ~ did helievr = aarrut
companionship and brotherhaod W fhe
two English speaking nouuiea would
make such a treaty unnecessary
Now f that q eagarfhiuw
shouldn't say i hope thev'u make fHn
q
Z The admiral recouuted hts uar lima
experiences 0f the coraianry ~ fha
relations between the allied navaI
commands. Interpreting hia remarks
with anecdotes.
This declaration brought frnm fhs
zoe guests repetition ~ the nn-
ruarious applause which had greeted
the remarks ~ Wilson Cross ttrn.
president u the American Chamber ~
I Commerce In London. in introdurfns
Admiral Sims.
He "a stuug again. huf W sava nS
I viii stand ~ what ha has saIH NJ,
Y Cross todd the assnulhlad unrnuauv.
I IL want % assure ham that this cum-
panv VIII stand with rim--aud ro IA
an fun hlo0ded. true honest thinklns
f Americans.
Mr.. cross alluded to the u.arkrf
( cordially with which Admiral sIr.s
had been entertained hy men arnn.
the most notable in fhe country sin.
his arrival in Engiaud and - nra-
senteo the admiral n the rhnrrrfr-.
izatiun usually applied tn Waaninrf0,
IT hrst .n war, first IN ncare Hrsf y
the hearts of has countrymen.
Admiral Sims in replving MID \.
l.ia otlenlptea ~ az occasioua tn -
what he wanted to say and n. ~.
~ haa always toid tne truh
as he understood lt. He nna arr...-
N Ne u excess ~ tnNins fhs
any =" ltalea ~ hau dune -
'-a' - .eaat in thr pniniua
OF certain People hc added
The admiral said hc hnd h..- -
-. f,.i. tnr mut nupa-
-. 80. -''i'l'iai NJ tao American
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