IF THE EMPIRE WERE MENACED
AN AMERICAN OFFICER'S SPEECH. By Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyright NEW YORK, 28th December. Commander Sims, of the United States Navy, recently spoke in London of ■ America's readiness to shed her blood for Great Britain if the Empire were menaced, and in consequence of the attacks made on him over the matter, the President, Mr. Taft. has asked for a report of the speech, with a view to deciding if Commander Sims tiansgressed the rules of the service. Commander Sims, in reply, declared that in the speech he mad© it clear that he uttered his personal sentiments only.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXX, Issue 155, 29 December 1910, Page 7
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102IF THE EMPIRE WERE MENACED Evening Post, Volume LXXX, Issue 155, 29 December 1910, Page 7
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