The New York herald., 1921-06-13

can support a party that was our inn
placable enemy during our war passes
my understanding" he said, and added
that Sim F'ein activities necessitated the
diversion OF vessels from convoy Of
troops.
"You people I'm America" he said,
shave a great many of your sons at the
bottom of the sea to-day because we
were obliged to divert those vessels.
I'VE were fighting against Germany
and the Central Powers, but they were
Sighting in the open. The Sim Fein were
fighting us just as bitterly and behind
our backs"
on February IS, in answer 10 critl-
cism Of the Boston speech. ne made pub
lie a letter in which he justified the
speech. declaring that:
THE simple truth about this whole
wretched business. which the real Ameri-
can people should never forget, Is that
there is blood of American boys upon the
hands of the Sim Fein in Ireland, and
also upon the hands of those Sim Fem
ers In America who helped them fight
against US and the Allies"
+ In explanation of his reference to his
book 'The Victory at Sea-" it Is re-
called that on pages S3 TO 81 Admiral
Sims charged that the Sim Eein were
openly pro-German. that they were send
Ing information to Germany. that they
were assisting German agents and spies
to land In ireland, and that their hos
t'ii'v to the Allied naval forces became
50 pronounced that experienced officers
had to be taken from destroyers to pro-
tcct outlying stations, and vessels had
to be taken from the protection of ship
ping to prevent the landing of German
agents In ireland. The Admiral also
spoke OF attacks in Cork on American
sailors.
AS quoted by the London papers, Ad-
miral Sims In his speech at luncheon
OF the English Speaking Union on Tues
day. after denouncing the Sim Fen and
hyphenates. said:
"I have not hesitated TO say OF these
Americans and Sim Fein sympatiz-
ers that the whole truth Of the busi-
ness Is that there is the blood OF Eng
lish and American boys on their hands.
They don't like that, Of course. These
men are two faced. They are Ameri-
cans when they want money and they
are Sim Feiners On the platform. They
are like a zebra-they are either a black
horse with white stripes or a white
horse with black stripes-but we Ameri-
cans know perfectly well that they are
not horses at all, and strongly suspect
that they are asses.
But note this point, please Each
one of these asses has a vote and there
are lot of them. The consequence
was that American born citizens found
II necessary to cater for those votes
that was one OF the inconvenience Of
a republic-which created a wrong i'm
preston on this side. Those who under
stand the situation, however, know how
much Importance at attach to the reso-
lutions in favor OF the Irish which were
forced by those jackass votes"
Secretary DENLY the following day
sent this cable message to Admiral Sims !:
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.
(Signed) EDWIN DENBY.
On Thursday Admiral Sims in Lon
don said he had not yet received Secre-
tary Denby's message. and declined to
comment further on the speech. He said
he was returning to the United States
con June 15 anyway"
The London EveninG Netos quoted Ad-
rliral Sims as saying in part: "Of
course the speech was bound to offend
somebody. But what ! said stands,
every word of It. I shall not repudiate
q single word I've said. II ! do
receive a cable will reply on the lines
! have indicated. namely. that stand
by all I've said"
On Friday before the American Lunch
con Club Admiral Sims referred to his
Tuesday speech, saying:
Perhaps { used more or less ener-
getic adjectives which certain people
don't like. hut let US hope II will be
an1lcably explained away"
He paused a moment during the cheer
Ing and then added:
But 7 intend to keep on doing the
same thing"