The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-10
PLANS RETURN TO The U. S.
Thru Aide Declares He'll Back
Up Anti-Irish Words.
Not Disturbed to Hear Senate
Has Ordered Probe.

Denver, June 1O.-The recall of Ad-
miral Sims from England and his dis
honorable discharge from the United
States navy by President Harding. if
his remarks in London on the Irish
question are found to be correctly
quoted, was demanded in a resolution
presented today in the annual conven-
ton of the metal trades department
of the American Federation of Labor
London, June 10.-Admiral William
3. Sims today answered Secretary
Denby's inquiry on his speech before
the English Speaking union here.
The admiral dispatched his answer
an hour after receiving the official
copy of the cablegram. The admiral
in his responses made no reference to
the controversy arising from his last
previous speech.
z Thru his aide, the admiral said he
could not divulge the answer he had
made to Secretary DENLY.
at can be taken for granted, the
aide said, that the admiral intends TO
stand by his actual speech, but nat
ura1ly he can not be held responsible
for published reports of it..
! Admiral Sims did not seem per-
turbed by reports that the Unlteo
States senate had ruled for an investi-
cation of his speech.
VIII Return to the United States.
ST am returning on the Olympic
June Is" he said. ct don't suppose
i could book an earlier passage
Sims was given a great ovation last
night when he was guest OF nohor At
q dinner of the parliamentary naVal
rounnittee The admirafS war WORK
particularly his efforts to bring ABOUT
cordial relations between the Ameri-
can and British navies. drew praise
srom a number of speakers,
perhaps we have used too ener-
sretic adjectives on some occasions,
but let US hope that will be AMIGA ply
explained away" the admiral sald.
He paused a moment and then aoosu,
s'But 1 am going on doing the same
This brought a repetition of uproar-
aous applause which had greeted the
remarks of Wilson Cross, vice-presl-
dent American Chamber of Commerce.
in London. in introducing Admiral
He's Stung Again.
HE is stung again, but he says he
will stand by what he has sald, Mr..
Gross told the assembled company.
al want to assure him that this COM
pany will stand with him-and so VIII
An full blooded, true, honest thinking
americans"
Admiral Sims in replying. said he
was afraid he had gone to excess IN
Yelling the truth, and he feared ne
had done so the other day-"at least
an the opinion of certain people, ne
added. The admiral said he had been
acclaimed by critics as the most
popular British admiral in the Amerl-
ran navy" and had been accused OF
II am" continued the admiral.
A.sinoiIarly I was accused of being pro-
French. after 1 had been naval at
&ache in Paris for four years. l am
pro-British, pro-French and pro-
Allied"
Wait AdmiraPs Reply.
washington, June 10.-Senatorial
srvestigation Of Admiral william S.
sims's Irish speech in London prob
Ably will await Sims's report TO sec
fetary DENLY, in response to MS SUI
sperior's request for an explanation,
They were inclined not to regard
Aeriously Senator Harrison's invest1ga-
lion resolution adopted yesterday.
Nothing can be done by the commit
tee that DENLY has not already done
In cabling Sims to report whether he
was correctly quoted in dispatches
from London, Senator Poindexter, act
2ng chairman. pointed out.
z Senate Urged To Act.
George Harvey, United States am
bassador at London and Admiral w.
8. Sims, now in London, are the gold
dust twins in representing the United
kstates in England" Senator Pat Har-
rison, mississippi. said today in the
senate in discussing a recent utterance
of the two.
First taking up Sims "jackass"
speech of Tuesday night regarding
Sim Feiners in the United States, Har-
Eison. Mississippi. said today in the
Committee to act promptly on the
Resolution adopted yesterday directing
It to investigate the Sims speech.
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