Show ADMIRAL SIMS WARNS AMERICA Avers U. U S. S Navy May filar Face Crisis Discovers Critics Are Unpopular Jenc Jersey CIl City N. N J J. Feb 12 1 warnIng warning warn warn- ing InS that the United Unite States Slates ma may be up against It in the tha next net wa war a If she has hasto hasto to lo face an an enemy's navy was uttered tonight by Rear Admiral William S. S Sims SimS' in an address delivered deH ered creti before beCore the Jersey Jerse City Lincoln association lion We Ve got ot awa away with this job this time ho he said but t we c may have hae trouble next time with a na navy that thatIs Is not bus busy fighting fighting- the navies of or other countries at the t same same- mo time The a admiral declared that an any criticism cism he had ever er made had been uttered ut ut- ut- ut for tor the benefit of the naY navy but but that Americans do not l k like to bo be America cannot and does oes not nol ask for criticism he declared You know that Citizens argue Were Verc all right arid and In If Ir were we're not we wc dont don't want to hear hearit it 11 This is a dangerous attitude and has haft cost us thousands of or lives As As- has been made malle that I have criticized th the record of the na navy I have haYe gone beyond the limit in J praising the men for tor their work I have havo told the truth some of this was not liked Tire The admiral said he wrote from rom England England England En En- gland with an idea of or toning down some sarno of oC tho the news I 1 wanted to modify modify mod moll IC he be said t sal ald some somo of or the hea headlines that were verc appearing In our news an and being reprinted on the other side These headlines or articles assumed assume that tho thu United States was the potent factor at that time lime We e then had on only 5 3 per cn cent of or the time tl fighting forces It was the s. re response pon e Were cre all allright allright right and if were we're not we dont don't want to hear it lt The admiral sal said he lie wrote from England Eng EnS' land with an Idea of or toning down lown criticised ed the idea of having ha civilian authorities In charge of or naval matters I l want to sa say emphatically ho he commented commented com corn merited that there is nothing nothing- to it ReferrInG Inferring to the time charges charSes brought against again him him of or being pro British ho explained that any man who lived Ina in ina ina a forel n country to study conditions was bound to be bo called pro pro thIs or pro Look at nl Hoover Hoo he lie added addell he Is being called pro British |