Bisbee daily review., 1921-06-25


crews of all vessels and stations
along with other orders, on the frs
Sunday of the month after promulga
ton to the service.
The text Of Secretary Denby's rep
"On June s, 1921. there appeareC
in the public press throughout III,
country report of certain state
ments alleged to have been made b,
you on the occasion of a luncheon
given in London on the previous da,
at which you were the guest of tn,
English speaking union.
Sims Statements
These public statements, if cor
rectly reported, deal with matter
which properly should be the subiec
Tor comment by no high government
official other than one to whom tn
care of Our foreign policy is entrust
ed.
Your letter of June %, in whicl
you furnish the department with al
abstract of the speech delivered b
you on the occasion in question, cor
firms in essential points the afore
SAT press reports and shows that OF
a public occasion in a foreign countr
you gave utterance to the followin
statements:
Il do not want to touch on the
Irish question, for ] know nothing
about it, and have not run across
anybody in England who does
But there are some people in our
country who technically are AM
orleans, some of them naturalized
como native horn. hint some
OF them are not really Americans
at all. Some of these people are
now trying to destroy the good
relations between our two coun-
tries. They are Americans when
they want money, but Sim Fem
ers when on the platform. They
are enemies of ours and yours.
They are like the zebra-either
white horses with black stripes
or black horses with white
stripes. We know that they are
r. not horses And some people
think they ale asses, but each
one of these asses had a vote and
it is one of the Inconvenience of
a republican form of government,
that American born citizens
thought it necessary to cater to
these votes. This necessarily
created wrong impression on
this side as to the sentiments of
the great body of Americans. but
the people of Great Britain know
how much confidence to place in
resolutions which are forced by
these jackass votes.
- Eleven years ago l made a
prophecy which came true. | will
venture another now. | believe |
shall live to see the day when
the English speaking peoples OF
che world will come together in
bonds of comradeship; and if
they do they will be able to run
this round globe. Personally, |
believe | shall live TO see, an
inter English speaking policy and
when we have that We shall have
all that is needed to secure peace
and prosperity in the World
The department insists on mar
tanning both the precedent and I'll
propriety which forbids a governmen
servant of your position discussin
such matters in foreign country.
"Flagrant Violation"
THAT the Improperly of such pul
lie utterances has once before bee
brought to your attention is shown b
the fact that a public reprimand wa
administered TO you in 1911 for maj
inc the following statement in pui
lie speech in London: If the TIM
ever comes when the British emplr
is seriously menaced by an eXterni
enemy. it is my opinion that you ma
count upon every man, every dolla
ever drop of blood Of your kindre
across tie sea-
In the reprimand above mention
ed the duties and responsibilities {
officers of the navy who speak IN pu
lie were clearly and fully set tortl
Your remarks on the occasion no.
undcr discussion. therefore, const
tute a fragrant and deliberate dlsr'
card of specific instructions.
"The department is not unmlnull
of your record and achievements a
an officer of the navy, but the COZ
snjcuous position you now hold. COZ
Med with the fact that YOU have pr
yiouslv offended in a similar name
merely serves to add to the graV1t
OF the present offense.
"The department deplores the la'
thai II Is ,neCtSSdlN W iNp"'N~ q"
officer inipublic, but you have mau
such action unavoidable. ..
The department expresses a.
strong and unqualified disapproVal
vour conduct in having again deil'
cred a highly improper speech IN
foreign country and you are hereo
publicly reprimanded.
Admiral Sims Reply
Attached to the copy OF the repr'
mand. as made public. was COP
of Secretary Dcnby's order to the az
miral. issued yesterday insLructlni
him to state in writing the spech'
instances in which he was mlsquote.
in the press accounts OF his speeci
and to give as accurate text as pos
sible of what he said.
There was also attached "A copy O
Admiral Sims reply,
In his reply, Admiral Sims set
forth that his remarks were not pre-
pared in advance and that he spok
cxtemporaneously. Before leavini
London. however. his reply says n
prepared copy of what he sald Wit
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