The New York herald., 1921-06-11
I'LL KEEP ONDO|NGIT,
SAYS ADMIRAL Sims
in REPLY TO CRITICS
Declares Remarks on Irish
Question Merely Repeated
Speeches in U. S.
HE SO INFORMS DENLY
Refuses to Give Out Text
of His AnsWer---SOme
Garbling Reported.
APPLAUDED FOR STAND
Naval Officer, Entertained by
Luncheon Club, Avoids
Topic of Ireland.
APPLAUDED FOR STAND


Copyright, 1921. by The New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London, june 10. J
He has done it again." were the
words of Wilson Cross, vice-president
Of the American Chamber of Com
merce in London, in introducing Rear
Admiral William S. Sims. u. s. N, at
luncheon given in Admiral Sims's
honor by the American Luncheon Club
here to-day.
The remark by Mr.. Cross was greeted
with round of cheers, and when Ad-
miral Sims spoke he admitted that not
only had he done it again" but he
would continue doing it. He insisted
that his speech here was the same as
that he had made on many platforms
in the United States, except that per
haps we used too energetic adjectives
on some occasions"
Later Admiral Sims stated he had
received Secretary Of the Navy Denby's
cable despatch containing excerpts Of
his English-Speaking Union address as
printed in American newspapers and
calling on him to say whether he was
correctly quoted, but the Admiral in
sisted that his reply was a matter
purely between Secretary DENLY and
himself.
Admiral Sims's Reply.
In this connection. it was learned
on excellent authority that Admiral
Sims in his reply stated that it is his
opinion some parts of his address as
printed In the American newspapers
had been garbled. His answer to Sec
retary DENLY is in the form of a
rather brief despatch, and says there
was nothing in his address in ques-
ton that he had not already said,
either In his book or in speeches in the
United States.
This last statement also was brought
out in his speech before the American
Luncheon Club. when. after denouncing
the people who are opposed to inter-
national cooperation" and asserting that
his English-Speaking Union speech was
only a repetition of speeches he had
made in the United States. Admiral
Sims said:
Perhaps I used more or less energetic
adjectives which certain people don't
like. but let us hope 1t will be amcatly
explained away"
He paused a moment during the cheer
ing and then added:
But intend to keep on doing the
same thing"
This evoked a storm of applause.
Denies Favoring Treaty.
Admiral Sims denied that he favored
an English speaking treaty of alliance.
Instead he asked that the two nations.
the United States and Great Britain. get
together in decent companionship.
IF we do that no treaty Is needed"
he continued. "The future progress and
peace of the world are going TO depend
on good feeling between all the peoples
In the world who speak English. III
that is something | ought not to say LET
them make the best of II.
Admiral Sims said his critics nae
declared he was "the most popular pro-
British Admiral in the American Navy"
II am accused of being pro British.
a
went to France to learn French and
acquired a sort of plaster of Paris.
When / went home the people accuse
me of being pro-French. ] was. II IL
impossible to live among people without
learning their good points. ! Ike the
British because they believe In personal
liberty. because they play the game
because they are good sports. aru
pro- British, pro-French. pro-allled.'
Admiral Sims declared that always
he tried to say what he wanted TO say
to tell the truth as he understood IL.
He feared. however. that he may have
gone to an excess In telling the truth
sometimes, perhaps last Tuesday. at
least In the opinion OF certain people
He related his wartime experiences
with the allied naval commands and
empha sized the cordiality that existed
between the allied officers and himself
Prolonged applause and convulsivs
laughter interrupted him frequently. In
his address to-day he made no direct
references to Americans In sympathy
with the Irish republican movement.
Among those present at the luncheon
were vice-Admiral Albert W. Grant.
r. N: Capt. Leake. r. N, and many
British naval officers and representa-
tives OF foreign embassies in London,
Lord Inchcape, Lord Riddell. Lord
Charnwood. sir Thomas Upton. the
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