New-York tribune., 1921-01-16
Sims Urges Allies
Il Continue Bonds
Formed in the War
,dr,;ral Tells Loyalty League
That on the Friendship of
Englisln-S Speaking Peoples
= Depends Worlds Peace

- an effort to foster the friendly re-
,..,,,. established among the Allies I
~ she exigencies Of war, and to
.,.au. themselves to combat all propa- |
.ds directed against the cause Of the
.,l;es in peace, five hundred men and
uar workers attended luncheon
!. .as Hotel Biltmore. held under the !
..r;ees Of the Allied Loyalty League,
..t.vaay. England, France, Russia,
s.rnia and Japan were represented.
rhs luncheon, which brought to-
.,ser prominent leaders in the city's
s.;,sss and social life, was addressed
ous,as op.sr Admiral Sims, In describing
o nsct;vjties of the American fleet
.ae ,.;nr the war he told of the potency
das.ss .hs American navy in building up
2. s.slo. .r American friendship. The Rev.
nas' a. William T. Manning spoke on the
- p..ssitv Of AngloAmerican friend
&C. &C. for the ma .ntenanee of world peace.
sas rs Wharton Pepper, of Philadel-
usv's s;a. Maurice cassenave, French High
pa,sr pa,s,r,issioner, and Princess Cantacu-
'aa Ov.,- granddaughter Of General Grant,
sisS svow or'I I don't want to pretend that
II our allies are the incest things
10 - said Admiral sims. lake the
sss.;; e1;.;xb for instance. Their manners
D.' a..rs any better than oursl And there
s'.ss ~ fine when we didn't get on with
'ss Mss p,;tish at all. But things changed
ss-;ng ,rs the war. We like the British
as.s,se aa.sss thew are so fond of their per-
usasI liberty. It will be long time
sssore ssi', prohibition comes to England
INV lust this reason.
i's srs ,'s seems to me-" Admiral Sims con-
.uded after describing the relations
go us;.s eyisted between the British and
sn's smsr;cau naval forces during the war,
a.sst il we succeeded in getting along
r,s .Is' the British so we'll during the
s,ress and under the trying exigencles
~ war. you people here at home, hving
N the greatest peace and luxury, ougA'
- he able to continue that trlendshlp.
MT # vou can't, see great danger
sssad M for on the friendship OF the
FnglIsh- speaking peoples Of che globe
Sepsnds the peace Of the world.
throughout his address Admiral
Sims. referred to himself as halson
oascer osS,e' uot as the commander of the
American naval iOICeS- Az SNPAs'AA"
.;,,, ION of this Admiral Sims said:
sWhile it was true tnat while / was
aver there l thought / was commander
oi the naval forces on the other side,
when returned | was Informed that
WIS only liaison officer"
Princess Cantacuzene, in pleading
for Russian recognition, said: "Those
GENERALS who lead the Bolshevist ar
mics OF to-day are not the real Rus
slams; they are the Braunsteins, the
Finsteins md the Finklesteins. l
s,and alone here representing people
Who were not to proud to fight, but
who have been too proud to appeal for
help
included General and Mrs. Olive B.
Brdgeman, Mrs Winston Churchill,
Mrs George Goethals, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Gould, Mrs. Douglas Robinson,
Herbert l. Satterlee. Mrs Livingstone
Schuyler, the Rev. Dr.. Charles l.. Slat-
tsry. Mrs. Cortland S. Van Rens-
.selaer Mrs. Post Wheeler, Mrs. George
". Wickersham and Louis Wiley.
George W Wickersham presided.