The Washington times., 1921-06-14
CUTS
LOOSE ON
IRISH AGAIN
Says Sim Fein Is a Pest in
United States, and in
Ireland, Too.

LONDON, June l4.-The Morn
ing Post today printed the follow
ing farewell message" from Rear
Admiral W. S. Sims, u. S. N.
who has been recalled:
81 have always been frank with
my countrymen in respect to the
Irish Sim Fein conspiracy, which
is as great a pest in America as it
is in Ireland. We confidently ap-
peal to all good 100 per cent
Americans o see to it that the
bad Irish who curse every land in
which they set foot are not per-
mitted to work their wicked will"
SAYS SIMS REGRETS REMARKS.
fusel to give a farewell message to
the Daily Mail on the ground that he
was under indictment and that 1t
would be inadvisable for him to say
anything more on English SOIL
A dispatch from Dublin quoted the
Frecman's journal as saying:
admiral Sims now regrets his In
discreet and offensive outburst in
London last Tuesday. When he ap-
pears before the American Secretary
of the Navy he probably will claim
that he was misrepresented, and that
an entirely wrong Interpretation was
placed upon his words"
The Daily Express New York cable
gram says that the Sims incident has
proved a boomerang and that the
American sympathizers with the Sim
Fein are scared over the possibilities.
Sim Fein agitations in the United
states, according to the Daily Ex-
press correspondent at New York,
suddenly have been halted.
COMPARES SIMS TO TRAITOR
THE same sort OF language BEN
edict Arnold is credited with" de-
clared Rosa F. Downing, State pres
ident OF the American Association foi
the Recognition OF the Irish Repub.
lie, when he was told OF this dispatch
by the Times this morning.
There were hundreds OF pro-Brit
ish subjects who undoubtedly used
almost these same words in condemn
fought at Lexington.
THE remarks OF Sims have had
the usual effect OF helping rather
than hurting the cause OF the Irish
Republic. Many newspapers that
have previously been against the
Irish have Joined in condemning him.
whether he is removed or not is or
no interest to the Irish. That's his
worry-and the worry of the United
States Government"
There were evidences today that
friends OF Sims are rallying to support
him in his latest difficulties with the
Navy Department, growing out OF the
admirafs "tackass" speech in London.
While expressions OF indignation
over the admirals utterances contin-
ued to be heard in congregational quar-
ters, the Army and Navy Register
came out today with a strong defense
OF the loquacious admiral
SUNS is DEFENDED.
After setting forth that it is the
apparent determination Of the present
Administration to inherit the ami
mostly OF the last regime against
Admiral Sims, a leading editorial
says:
THE whole affair will look to many
people as a trucking to voters OF a
class, for. brought down to the real
significance and pith OF what he said,
II must be acknowledged that Rear
Admiral Sims, despite the loosely con-
structed phreseology, as transmitted
in the cabled report, and Of which that
officer is imaginably capable, said no
more than, or nearly as much as, was
entirely justified by the conduct Of
the particular people to which he was
applying the epithets.
III Mr.. DENLY was looking for an
opportunity to be amazed he might
very well have transferred his emo
tons to the ignoble incident OF the
world war that found British subjects
IN secret alliance with the Germans.
The comment OF Rear Admiral Sims
upon these miserable traitors deserves
applause