The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-24
SARAH JENNyNGS'S DESCENDANT.
A German Naval Oricer on the First
ScOld OF the Admir- atty.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr: When
ever the German navy has remarkable
success the head OF the British Admit
| rality Is anxious to regain It's own polse
and its reputation before the world by
some attack upon the honesty of German
naval warfare. When U-s sent those three
armored cruisers to the depth IL was the
work of "sp.es' when German cruisers.
owing to their superior tactics ana gun
merry, defeated almost equally strong Eng
lish cruisers the result was due TO Ger
man secret wireless stations. When the
Audacious, nit at the stern, foundered,
the world for the fourth or NTH time
officially was told by England thet Ger
many had Unfortunately covered the
ocean with mines. After the recent OAR
ing raid o. German cruisers against the
English coast Mr.. Churchill Is now call
ing the German navy the baby killers
OF Scarborough"
do not think that the world can he
successfully for a very long time told
fairy tales about cause and erect IN
naval warfare, and DO not expect that
neutral Governments have wasted time
and money for wild goose chases Tor
German wireless stations to when Is
attributed the wonderful capacity of hav-
ing been in touch with German squadrons
over many thousands OF miles
As for mines. the newspapers only the
other day published the Dutch o'hcial
statement that all the hundreds OF
mines flown to the Netherlands coast III
the last weeks were of English construc-
ton There are sour~ reasons for bel'ev-
ing therefore that not Germans. but Eng
fish mines. are menacing the 'peaceful
commerce OF neutrals."
Tho very morning when we Narned
here OF the above mentioned German
raid we read In the papers that the
British ships had bombarded Westende
IN Belgium. an unfortihed town. ms
morning before reading Mr.. Churchilrs
ntterances I read in the Ham burger
Ndchrtchter OF November 81 the FOLLOW
Ing official report Of the German head
quarters dated November "a:
English ship, appeared yesterday also
OF the Flanders coast and bombarded
Iornhartzyde and zeehtugse. Our troops
suffered only small damage. but quite
number OF Belgian inhabitants were killed
or hurt.
This morning also we read in tho
pancrs that the Gnelsenau In the fight of
Falkland islands against a three or four
times superior British squadron. IN spite
OF laving used up all her ammunition
refused to surrender and went down with
her crew singing patriotic songs. fes'e7-
day Il was printed that the EmdenS cap
tain after his attack in Penang harbor.
instead OF capturing British collier
sent her to said city to tell the people
that ne did not intend hitting the town
and that II he did 80 he would be very
sorry indeed.
dare say that before the war we Ger
man naval officers were living with no
other navy on a better footing than with
,he English We think the English navy
TO be OF a high professional standing and
Nc thought, as We certainly do to-day,
that bravery and honesty are the main
features of British sailors who are
ploughlng the blue. green or gray waters
Hut / do think on the other hand ina;
there Is 10 German navy man who posi-
bly, has any sympathy and understanding
for the political tactics OF the British
Admiralty's chief.
Mr.. Churchilrs lack of dignity, deny
ing the professional knowledge. personal
bravery and excellence OF material OF the
German navy. certainly will speak against
hin: IN tho o"inior mot only ~ many
American newspapers and a great part %
the American public, but of the whole
world Should such impression gain by
further German successes Mr.. Churchill,
think will be blamed for that by Eng
hand. TmpWation hackbiting and nypoc-
risy are not weapons impressing many
people and German sailors and reservists,
taken from board OF peaceful neutral yes
sells, I'm contradiction to all international
treaties. are certainly not prisoners of
war TO boast Of.
Concerning spy work l venture TO say
that Ny Churchill has overrun not only
tho West Indies Central and South
American countries hut also the United
states with an army Of spies and agents,
There certainly are more Imposing and
better weapons than belittlug the enemy
10 keep up the centuries old British naval
prestige, ! am sure that the English
people themselves and the rest OF the
world would take greater interest in Mr..
ChurchilNs lacking statements about the
names and numbers OF British ships op-
posed TO the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau
off Falkland Islands and the real British
losses in the recent German raid than In
insulting his adversaries
So much to shield my comrades who
have shown that they will do drawer
things than indulge in abusive language!
X. RoV-ED. Captain l. G. "
NEW YORK. December 20