The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-09

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(? The President doubtless was fully
1 advised of Mr.. Denby's action sub
| sequently, however, and there was no
indication but that II had the hearty
approval of the White House. Part
of ii said:
Il have read with amazement GER
tain extracts from a speech purpOrt-
ed to have been made by you in
addressing the Notwithstanding
Union at q luncheon in London,
June T."
The Secretary's message then
quotes that portion of the admirafs
speech in which he described irish
' sympa thizers here as technical ArRer-
\ leans" charges them with placing op-
! structions in the way OF the allied
naval forces during the war, and de-
nounced them as asses"
TECHNICALLY AMERICANS"
The extract. as quoted by the Sec
rotary, follows
~ do not want to touch on the
I Irish question. for / know nothing
about IL. But there are many in our
,country who technically are Amer-
leans, some of them naturalized and
'some born there, but none of them
Americans at all. They are Americans
when they want money, but Sim
Feiners when on the platform.
They are making war on America
today. The simple truth tnaJ
they have the blood of British and
American boys on their hands for
the distractions they place in the
way of most effective operation of
the allied forces during the war.
They are like zebras, either black
horses with white stripes or white
horses with black stripes. But we
know they are not horses-they are
asses But each of these asses has
a vote, and there are lots of them"
MUST INSTANTLY EXPLAIN.
you are quoted" Secretary Dem
by's message next points out. "as hav-
ing advised the British to ignore
any resolution forced by these jack
ass votes"
The Admirals advocacy of IAN
inter- English-speaking policy" which
he said would run this round globe"
is quoted as follows:
"The Irish question is partly an
American question. Eleven years
ago i made a prophecy that came
. true. I will venture on another now.
The English-speaking peoples are
coming together in the bonds of
comradeship. and they are going to
run this round globe. l should like
TO see an er-English-speaking pol
icy. and when we have that we shall
have peace and prosperity"
The Secretary's message con-
cludes with an order couched in the
fewest possible words that Admiral
Sims shall instantly admit the re-
marks attributed to him or make
adequate explanation.
Secretary Denby's message also
says:
"You will inform the Department
Immediately by cable whether or not
you were correctly quoted and made
such statements at the time and
place in question"
Mr.. DENLY took pains in making the
announcement to make 1t plain that
Admiral Sims is not representing the
American Navy in any officitl capacity
during his stay abroad, nor Is he even
on duty. The announcement says:
Secretary DENLY today sent the
following cablegr to Rear-Admiral
Sims, now on leave in London.
FACING DISCIPLINE
In his conference with newspaper
correspondents this afternoon Secre-
tary DENLY indicated very plainly that
Admiral Sims will be disciplined In
the event that he fails to disavow the
speech. He said:
The mere fact that / have cabled
him indicates that / have something
like that in my mind. There are reg
ulations that cover the situation, you
know"
REPRIMANDED IN 1910.
Navy Department records reveal
that Commander (nov Rear AdmiraD
Sims was publicly reprimanded eleven
years ago for a pro- British speech at
Guiidhall, London.
The reprimand was administered by
Secretary OF the Navy Won l.. Meyer
at the direction OF President Taft
Curiously enough, IL was made plain
ct the time that the reprimand was
given Ito prevent a repetition of such
a regrettable occurrence"
The offending portion OF Sims
sreech, President Tsft's demand for n