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Show DANIELS SAYS SIMS . ONLY HURT HIMSELF BOSTON'. Feb. 17. Secretary of th Navy Daniels. n a letter to Matthew ('urnmlng. president of the (ireater Boston Council, Friends of Irish Freedom, Free-dom, which Mr. Cummings made public pub-lic today, expressed his views on Admiral Ad-miral Sims' recent references to Sinn Fein activities in the World war. I think t.he attempt of the admiral to reflect upon the Irish people redacted re-dacted upon him, doing them no harm, j but doing him Injury. It Is always unjust to charge a race of people with j the mistakes of a few," wrote the seo-I seo-I retary. The letter, which praised tho patriotism pa-triotism of citizens of Irish descent in the World war. said the secretary would be unable to a a dress the council on St. Patricks day. He had been Invited to speak with special reference to the admiral's remarks. |