South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-25
SAYS ADMIRAL
DISREGARDED
INSTRUCTIONS
Naval Head Declares Speech
Was Deliberate and Fla
grant Improperly.
CITES SIMILAR ACTION
DENLY Points Out 1911 Repri-
mand-Sim to Resume
Duties at Newport.

By Associated Press:
WASHINGTON, June Secy
/ DENLY Friday publicly reprimand-
ed Rear Admiral Sims as a result Of
the speech of the admiral made in
( London June in which he criticized
Sim Fem sympathizers in America.
In the reprimand Mr.. DENLY point
ed out that once before the navy
| department had found Il necessary
TO take similar action against the
| officer for an address delivered in
London in 1911. and referring to
the text Of the reprimand, added:
Your remarks on the occasion
now under discussion, therefore, con-
stitute a fragrant and deliberate dis
regard of specific instructions"
Visits Harding.
While the naval secretary was
making public the reprimand Ad-
miral Sims was calling on Prest
Harding at the white house. Il was
explained that the Admiral called
TO leave his card as is the custom
when high naval officers return from
a trip abroad, but when the president
invited him 10 chat for a few MINI
utes
Upon leaving the white house Ad-
miral Sims, referring TO the repri-
, mand said.
Il got what I deserved, the same
old thing"
He added that he regretted hav1sg
caused the administration any incou-
venience. but said that he now con-
sidered the incident closed.
So far as could be learned the
reprimand was not mentioned dur
ing the admiraIs visit 10 the presi-
dent. Upon leaving the white house
the officer jolSed with newspapermen.
Asked # his conversation with the
executive had been pleasant he 70
Piled sharply. but with a smile:
"Of course # was"
To Resume Duties.
Admiral Sims left Friday night
for Newport. r. l.. where he Will
resume his duties as president or the
naval war college. He went abroad
several weeks ago 10 receive a de-
gree from an English university.
After his London speech his leave
was revoked by Sec'y DENLY and he
was ordered TO return 10 America
Immediately
The officer will be furnished with
a copy OF his reprimand and, il was
explained, another copy will be at
tached 10 his record Other copies.
naval officers said, will be distribute
! ed 10 the naval service IN the form
= Of a general order 20 be read 70 the
, crews of all vessels and stations
along with other orders. on the first
Sunday Of the month after promul-
cation TO the service.
I Pick up take two
The text Of Sec'y Denbyss repri-
mand follows
"On June 8. 1921. there appeared
- IN the public press throughout the
- country a report Of certain state
e ments alleged 20 have been made
!. by you on the occasion OF a lunch
{ con given in London on the previous
4 day at which YOU were the guest OF
o the English speaking union.
r These public statements. ~ cor
q rectly reported. dealt with matters
n which properly should be the sub
, ject for comment by no high gov
d El lAlAlFll.AA NtAA' A1A DAaAfl IMAM one ~
TO- whom the care OF our foreign pol
- icy Is entrusted.
n Confirms Reports.
2 Your letter Of June p IN which
8 you furnish the department with an
abstract OF the speech delivered BY
YOU on the occasion in question
2 confirms in essential points the
% aforesaid press reports and shows
4 that on a public occasion IN a for
eign country YOU gave utterance 70
the following statements:
81 do not want 20 touch on the
Irish question. for I know nothing
about il, and have not run across
anybody in England who does. But
e there are some people IN our coun-
@ try who technically are America ne.
y some OF them natura LIKED and some
r native born; but some of them are
90 not really Americans az all. Some
). Of these people are now trying 20
r destroy the good relations between
n our two countries. They are Amer
leans when they want money, but
? Sim Feiners when on the platform.
b.. They are enemies Of ours and yours.
4 They are like the zebra-either
e white nOf9eo Win DldCh stripes or
- black horses with white strip IS.
n We know that they are not horses.
And some people think they are
u asses: but each one Of these asses
Z had a vote and Il IS one Of the IN
g conveniences Of the republican fog,
that American born citizens thought
q u necessary 20 cater 20 these votes.
5. This necessarily created a wrong
/. impression on this side as 20 the
Z sentiments OF the great body 81
/ Americans. but the people % Great
Britain know how much confidence
70 place IN resolutions which are
forced BY these jackass votes.
: Nentured Prophecy.
Eleven yeans ago I made a
IS prophecy which came true. I viii
Il venture another now. I believe
~ shall live 20 see the day when the
y. English speaking peoples OF the
a world viii come together in bonds
- OF comradeship; and II they do. they
y will be able 20 run this round globe.
T. Personally. I believe I shall live 20
see an inter English speaking policy