The New York herald., 1921-06-09
Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c., June g.

New York Herald Bureau
Washington, d. c., June 8.
Rear Admiral William s. Sims was
ordered to-day to inform the Navy De-
partment by cable at once whether he
was correctly quoted In the press ac-
counts Of the speech on the Irish ques-
| ton delivered by him yesterday in
London at luncheon OF the English
Speaking Union.
The order sent by Secretary of the
Navy DENLY was made public tonight
by the Navy Department. and is re-
garded as preliminary to ordering the
Admiral home to meet such dis
ciplinary measures as may be decided
upon. The message sent by the Secre-
tary Of the Navy was exceptionally
curt. Here It is:
II have read with anazement GER
tain extracts from a speech purported
to have been made by you in address,
ing the English Speaking Union at a
luncheon in London June as follows:
| IT do not want to touch on the Irish
question. for know nothing about It,
But there are many in our country who
technically are Americans, 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 to-
day.
His Talk of Zebras.
1.-The simple truth of It is that they
have the blood Of British and American
boys on their hands for the obstructions
they placed IN the way of the most
effective operation Of the allied nava;
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. Bu.
each of these asses has vote and there
are lots of them
You are quoted as having advised
the British to ignore any resolution
forced by these jackasses' votes.
"'Tke Irish question: you are quoted
as saying. is partly an American
| question Eleven years ago made
a prophecy that cams true. I will
venture on another now: The English
speaking people are coming together in
the bands Of comradeship and they are
going to run this round globe. / should
like to see an inter-English speaking
policy, and when we have that we shall
have peace and prosperity
you will inform the department i'm
mediately by cable whether or not you
were correctly quoted and made such
statements at the time and place in
question. EDWIN DENNY"
stirs Up Hornets Nets.
Secretary DENLY refused to say what
course would be pursued In the event the
| correctness of the report OF the Ad-
mirars speech Is sustained, but inti-
mated plainly that some action Is con-
templated. The Secretary's message
does not ask for corroboration. but per-
emptorily says you will inform the de-
partrnent Immediately" &c.
While Admiral Sims has been the
stormy petrel of the Navy Department
for many years, probably no utterance
ever made by him has stirred up such
a hornets nest as this latest.
Senators storme0 over II. while the
State Department as well as the Navy
Department was plainly disturbed. SEN
ator Mccormick ,Ill.). who defended
Admiral Sims In his controversy with
former Secretary OF the Navy Daniels.
was one of the frst TO take action on
the Admirals latest speech. He imnle-
diately visited the White House and the
Navy Department. demanding that cog
nizance be taken OF what he termed
grossly improper" remarks. Senator
Mccormick did not see the President.
George b. Christian. the Presidents sec
retary. 70 be conveyed to the President.
He called personally on Secretary
Denby.
Mccormick Is "Disgusted."
The Senatorial attitude toward Ad-
miral Sims's speech We expressed forci-
bly, by Senator Mccormick:
''It Is grossly improper" Senator Nc
Cormick said, "for a naval officer abroad
TO asperse the loyalty of a great num-
Der of his fellow citizens Admiral Sims
not by Implication but by his own direct
statements. charges that not a handful
but muititudes of his fellow citizens are
actuated first, not by devotion to Amer
lea, but to the cause OF some other pso-
pie. Thank God. we know that is moi
true. We know that Americans of what
ever blood above all arc Americans. al.
though they cherish sentiments for tive
land Of their origin-England In the
case of some. like Admiral Sims; Ire.
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