Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-12
SAYS ENGLAND'S
NAVY FAILURE"
Plan of Taking No Risks De-
clared to Have Fallen Down
by German Admiral.
ENTERPRISE TO RULE NOW
Official Sees Danger to Neu-
trails in New Order With
Jellico at Head.

BERLIN. Dec. 1l.-OBy wircsless
Won llofe comments in the Noss!scho
Ioitung ON the recent change in the
high command of the British navy,
which. in his opinion, indicates also
II change in the methods of BRUSH
naval warfare. The Overseas News
agency gives out the following quota
tons from the admiral's article:
The former British plan was to
risk the British navy under no cir
cumstarces The German navy being
encircled in home ports was thus sup
posed to be inefficient while the forced
idleness of German merchant ships
would consumate tie downfall Of Ger
many. AS to the German submarine
warfare. England expected to master
this problem by diplomatic influence
on the neutrals.
Germans Might Come Ont.
AT the same time the possibility
was admitted that the German navy,
10y an act of despair might search ont
the hiding place of the British navy in
the high north, but there it would
fight under the most unfavorable
strategic circumstances.
The British plan was at all events
to destroy IN the peace conference
whatever was left of the German
navy and save the British navy for
great future problems in the Pacific
ocean. This British plan. however.
has failed In every respect For the
grand fleet under Jcllicos obtained no
victory which is best proved by the
fact that the German high seas forces
appeared on the high seas after the
battle of Skagerrak. approached the
English coast. the Thames and the
mouth of the channel and brought IN
steamers to Zeebrugge.
Further proof of the inefficiency
of the British navy Is the increasing
difficulty in the transportation of am
munition and other contraband and
the growing scarcity OF food in Eng
land.
Reports Not Trusted.
'In the face OF these facts the of
fetal reports OF the British admiralty
were no more trusted by the public,
the general feeling of uneasiness In
creased and the result was a change
in the high command of the navy.
Also the British plan TO fight our sub
marines by the aid of neutrals failed.
Recent utterances of the British
government in parliament show an at
tempt to inflame and To instigate by
! diplomatic means the ostracism by
neutrals of submarines of the navy
and merchant submarines and that
the government was resolved To arm
all British merchantmen as quickly
as possible and order them to open n
deadly fire against submarines on
sight. These ships shall be armed
more completely than before. not only
with one cannon at the stern for de-
fensive purposes. but also with can
non on the forecastle and at the sides
which make them prepared for at
tack. As to the blockade, the ad-
miral is ready to go up to the verge
of rupture with neutrals. He has par
ticularly insisted that the British navy
ought to open an offensive and moi
hesitate to search out and annihilat'
the enemy"
Enterprise. Perhaps.
Rear Admiral Kalau Won llofe oX
presses the opinion that these words
will be followed by corresponding ac
tions and continues:
Instead OF cool calculation thu
British naval warfare hencefortl
shall be guided by a spirit of enter
prise. The German navy will hal
with satisfaction this change of mint
on the part of its main enemy. Wha
/ dangers this change implies for th'