The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-06-10
SIMS ANSWERS
DENNY; WILL NOT
MAKE IT PUBLIC
In New Speech Admiral Says
He Only Repeated What
He Had Said Here.
INTENDS TO KEEP ON.
Secretary DENLY Does Not
Plan to Bring Speech Before
President or Cabinet.

LONDON. June 10 Assoclatcd
Press).-The reply OF Rear Admiral
Sims to the request OF Secretary of
the Navy DENLY for an explanation
of the Admlral's speech hero Tues
day, expresses the opinion of Admiral
Sims that some part of tho speech,
to which objection mad been taken,
had been garbled. This was learned
unofiicially, but on good authority,
here to-day.
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.
The Admiral did not seem perturbed
to-day by reports that the United
states Senate had taken action call.
ing for an investigation OF his speech
but expressed curiosity as to when
the Senatorial inquiry would be
begun.
Il am returning on the Olympic
June l5," he said. II don't suppose |
could book an earlier passage"
He made no direct mention Of
Americans in sympathy with tho
Irish Republican cause to-day dur.
ing n forty-minute N trcss at n
luncheon given in his holor by the
American Luncheon Club.
In an apparent allusion, however.
Il his remarks OF last Tuesday, when
he addressed the Engi sh Speaking
Union, Admiral Sims said:
Perhaps we have used 200 cner-
setic adjectives on some occa sons,
hut let us hope that will be amicably
explained away" The Admiral paus ID
moment and then added, "But I
am going on doing the same thing ="
Wilson Cross. Vice President OF the
American Chamber OF Commerce in
London, in introducing Admiral Sims,
said:
HE is stung again, but he says
he VIII stand by what he has said
| want to assure him that this com
pany will stand with him--and so
Will all ull-blooded. true, honest
thinking Americans"
Mr.. Cross presented the Admiral In
the Characterization usually applied
to NashingtOn-"First in war, first
IN peace, first in the hearts Of his
Countrymcn."
Admiral Sims in replying said he
had attempted on all occasions to
say what he wanted to say, and ho
believed he had always told the truth
ss he understood 1t. lie was afraid
he had gone TO excess in telling the
truth, and he feared he had done M
the other ddy-"at least in the opln-
ion Of certain people," he added.
The Admiral said he had been ac-
claimed by critics as the most popu-
lar British Admiral in the American
Navy and had been accused of being
pro- British.
Il am" continued tho Admiral.
"SimIlarly ! was accused ut being pro
French after | had been Naval Al
taChe in Paris tOur years. I am pro-
British, pro- French and pro-Allied
Admiral Sims declared hc also had
been criticised for advocating an
Anglo American treaty This was not
decent companionship and brother
hood Of the two English speakin ing
peoples would make such a treaty un-
necessary.
Now, II that ls something I
shouldn't say. | hope they'll make
the best of IT," he added.
WASHINGTON, June 10. Sccre-
tary DENLY said to-day before enter
ing tho Cabinet meeting that he did
not plan 10 bring 10 the attention OF
! the president or the Cabinet the
| speech of R,1 Admiral Sims at Lon
| don in which The Admiral attacked
| Irish sympn'h.lcrs.
| 50 far as tho threatened Scnatoria,
| invcs tigation OF the sims affair Is
| concerned It will probably await the
Admirals reply.
Senators were inclined not 10 re-
gard too seriously Senator Harrison's
investigation resolution adopted yes
terday.