New-York tribune., 1921-06-11
Renews Sinn Fein Charge
and Says He'll Keep on
Telling the Truth, as He
Cables Reply to DENLY
lntimates Parts
OF Talk GarbIed
Pleads for Anglo U. S.
Harmony in Speech;
Indifferent to Inquiry
From The Tribane's European Bureau

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LONDON. June 10.-Admiral Sims
replied to-day to Secretary OF the
Navy Denby's inquiry regarding the
AdmiraPs anti-Sinn Fein speech of
Tuesday, but made it plain in another
speech before the American Luncheon
Club this noon that he hadn't consid-
cred the Secretary's note an order to
cease firing.
To-day the Admiral reiterated his
remarks about Ireland and hyphenates
and added: 81 intend to keep on doing
the same thing"
Admiral Sims, who was greeted will,
rousing cheers when he arose to speak
was frequently interrupted by bursts
of laughter, applause and cheers.
~ have attempted on all occasions
to say what l wanted to say" he be-
gan. 'I believe l have always told
the truth as l understood it. One of
our Senators when asked if he always
spoke the truth said: Yes, but not
in excess. l am no gossip
"I'm rather afraid that I've gone ia
excess in truth telling and Pm afraid
did so the other day-in the opinion
of certain people"
Refers to War on U-boats
After references to the impossible
men on Allied councils whom 1--WE have
made it a practice to remove" the Ad
miral said that at one period of the
way the success of the Allies depended
upon the ability of the Allied navies
to check the submarine campaign.
"If that hadn't been done all you
Britons here and all you Americans
who have to stay here would be speak
ing German with an American acce nt,''
he said.
Referring to his previous speech,
which caused such a furore in the
United States, Admiral Sims remarked: :
What | said then was practically
the same as / have said from number
of platforms in the United States. Per-
haps | may have used more energetic
adjectives. which certain people didn't
like, but they could be amicably ex-
planned away. I have been advocating
that we keep together in decent
comradeship and brotherhood, because
if we do we will need no treaty. The
peace of the world is going to depend
upon the English-speakin peonie of
the world. If this is something |
shouldn't say-well hope they'll make
the best Of it,"
Admiral Sims said this afternoon
that he had received Secretary Denby's
cablegram OF inquiry and felt it was
his duty to reply to it. He said, how
ever, that he could not comment on the
message or upon his reply.
the extent of the tumult started in the
United States by the Admiral's speech
The newspapers here to-day printed long
extracts from the editorial pages of the
New York newspapers.
Says Parts Were Garbled
LONDON, June 10 (By The Asso-
ciated Press).-The reply of Rear Ad-
mlral Sims to Secretary DENLY ex-
presses the opinion of Admiral Sims
that some parts Of the speech, to
which objection had been taken, had
been garbled. This was learned un-
officially, but on good authority.
In his answer, which is not long,
Admiral Sims declares he said moth
ing in his address which he had not
said before in speeches in the United
States and in his book.
&hoiIih al Siiho Olu HOt seem per-
turbed by reports that the United
States Senate had taken action calling
for an investigation of his speech, but
expressed curiosity as to when the
Senatorial inquiry would be begun.
81 am returning on the Olympic
June b." he said. ~ don't suppose !
could book an earlier passage"
Two hundred guests at the American
Luncheon Club applauded Wilson
Cross, vice-president of the American
Chamber of Commerce in London
when Mr.. Cross, in introducing Ad-
miral Sims, said:
"He is stung again, but he says he
will stand by what he has said," Mr.
Cross told the assembled company, 81
want to assure him that this company
will stand with him, and SO will all
full-blooded, true, honest-thinkine
Americans"
Mr.. Cross alluded to the marked
cordiality with which Admiral Sims
had been entertained by men among
the most notable in the country since
his arrival in England, and he pre-
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