Show ADMIRAL SIMS ADMIRAL WARNS AMERICA Avers U. U S. S Navy May I Face Crisis Discovers Critics Are Unpopular Jerse N No J J. Feb 12 A A WarnIng warning warning warn warn- ing that the United States ma may be up against it ie in the next war If Ir she hasto has baa to face an enemy's navy was u uttered tonight b by Rear near Admiral WI William lam S. S Sims In iii In an address delivered deH ered cred before the Jersey City Lincoln association We got ot awn aWa away with this Job this I time he lie said but we ma may have navel I trouble next time line with a na navy that thatIs I Is not bus busy fighting the navies of or other I j countries at the same time lime The Tue admiral declared that an any clem cisin he had ever eVel made had been heen Uttered ut utter uttered ut- ut ter J for tho the benefit of the navy but that Americans do not Hot like to be America cannot and does docs not ask aak for criticism he lie declared You Yuu know that thaL Citizens argue Were all right and If It were we're not we dont don't want to hear hearIt It it Tills This Is a dangerous attitude and amid has lias cost us thousands s of oC lives Assumption Assumption ASsumption As As- has been mode made that I have criticized tho ho record of tho thin nay navy I have ha gone oue Le beyond ond the limit in praising tho the men amen for Cor their work 1 have havo told oh the tho truth some of oC this lila was not liked The admiral said he lie wrote from Crom England England En En- gland 1 with an Idea of or toning do down n some Home o of the thc news I I wanted to mollIfy modIfy mod moll he said some of the tho headlines that were cre appearing in our news new and were reprinted on the other side These headlines or articles assumed that the United States Slates was as the potent factor actor at that time Wo Vo the then it had only onh a per cent o of the fighting righting forces It II was aS the same response Were Vcr all iii allright I right and I If were we're not we dont don't want to hear It The admiral Bald said he lie wrote from rom En Eng Eng- Ja land d with an idea of toning down down- criticized the tIme Idea Ida of ha having haIng Ing civilian authorities III In charge of naval matters I want to say emphatically ho commented com corn that there Is nothing to It it Ilef to the tIme charges brought against him of being pro British ho explained that hint an any nina who lived in Itt a foreign country to lo study conditions was as bound to be bo called pro this or I that Pro Look L ok at cr cr he lie added he Is 15 being called pro I |