The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-26
FINDINGS OF
 COMMISSION
{Confinued from Page One.)

should feel gratitied with the satis- factory results attained"
 The speaker said with the quotation Peace hath her victories no less re- nowned than war;"
 Rear Admiral Charles H. Davis of the United States said concerning the decision:
 The conclusions seems to me to be equitable. They are formulated in a manner to satisfy the legitimate de- sire of the two parties and mark an important step in the Pacific solution I of international conflicts" Admiral Baron von Spaun in behalf of the admirals thanked Adimaral Four nier for his courtesy and France for her generous hospitality and requested missions sense of gratitude to Presi- dent Loubet and Foreign Minister Del casse.
 Favorable to England. Admiral DavIs was seen tonight by the correspondent of the Associated Press and discussed the conclusions of the committee and the gen eraI eHect of the decision. The AdnIlral did not desire this to appear in the form of an interview, but the following can De accepted as having his approval:
 nS eCAGId1 ISSuAlS OL LhC hA1lu Q are favorable to Great Britain since they sustain the statement of facts as presented by Great Britain"
 Today Admiral Davis sent a cable dispatch to Washington summarizing g the decision and advising the autnori- ties that 1t was favorable to Great Britain. As evidence of this, Admiral Davis said that in the first place the commission finds that Admiral Rojest- .n1r ,-lI~ I~I At. dent and its consequences, and, in the second place, the commission finds that ehere were no hostile vessels among the fishing fleet or anywhere in that vicinity.
 Taking up the detailed report, Admi- ral Davis showed that It's essential fea- lures are as follows:
 The commission justifies Admiral Ro- 1estvensky in keeping his squadron in a state of preparation to resist a pos sible attack. This is entirely natural No naval officer could be criticised for having his ships ready. Either in time of war or in time Of peace. either on hostile waters or in friendly waters, warships are supposed to be always ready for action within five minutes Consequently no naval officer would criticize another for being ready
 The second point of the decision is titot thC that AQHIral Rojestvensky was responsible for the results of the fire upon the fishing fleet, and 1t also holds that no torpedo boats or hostile vessel of any kind was present among the fishing boats or in that vicinity and that opening fire by Admiral Rojestvensky was. therefore, not justified.
 One Justification.
 The finding also shows that con sidering the alarming reports which had reached him, in other words, the surrounding circumstances of the case, Admiral Rojestvensky was justified in not stopping after the incident, but the commission expressed regret that he did not make an opportunity for noti- Tying the authorities at some port on the English channel so that some as- sfstance might have been sent to the damaged fishing fleet. The commits sion also takes the view that after once engaging in fire Admiral Rojest- vensky did all he personally could to prevent the fishermen being directly fired upon.
 Finally the decision says the com mission takes pleasure in stating that its conclusions were not meant to re- fleet upon the military valor of Ad- miral Rojestvensky.
 In other words, said Admiral Davis all the conclusions from the British presentation of facts were sustained by the commission This was naturally put in somewhat diplomatic language. But the fact of the find ings being favorable to Great Britain Is unquestionable, according to Ad- miral Davis's view.
 Commenting upon the moral effect of the decision, Admiral Davis express ed the belief that tho resuIts o,oht to be most salutary and in the interest