, 1916-06-10

London, June ~ me morning papers
with fuller details available OF the great ma
val battle, show no sign of pessimism. The
"Morning Post" calls the fight a "Victory SO
momentous, that the results may prove the
turning point of the War; The ''Tele-
graph" thus sums up its account: 'Im-
mense forces of the second greatest naval
Power in the world have been driven to port
as before some furious storm Of vengeance,
though the British feet was deprived by
circumstances of the complete victory upon
which it had set its heart. Wednesdays
action has completely changed the outlook in
in every sen and ocean in the world" The
"Graphic'' says: "At the first real trjul of
strength the British Navy has achieved a
glorious victory, only robbed Of its full fruit
by the enemy's fight" The DAILY News"
view is that the fight serves "to confirm the
the conviction that the German feet is de.
termined to refuse to come to action on euuol
terms. The Express" comments briefly
that ~"victors do not run away. Several eai-
torials lament the misleading wording Of
the Admiralty's first announcement. The
"Morning Post typiies this point of ew
in saying "'the announcement was unfortun.
ate, as the people drew the conclusion that
the Government was limiting at deieat instead.
as was the fact, discretely conveying the
news of o magnificent success. The NAVY
won a great victory, and the Admiralty an
nounced it like a defeat.
New 70 TX, June 5th-That fuller details
of the North Sea naval battle show Great
Britain's supremacy of the sea is in no way
impaired, and that the German boasts Of
"%victory" are utterly unjustited, is the view
of sounaer editorial opinions of the New
York newspapers. The New York Press
sums up as follows: $50 fur as concerns the
naval power of Great Britain or Of Germany,
the two outstanding facts of the battle of
last Wednesday are, that though the British
loss in tonnage was heavier, the cost to Ger
many was relatively greater, and when the
real fight came the Kaiset's navy was driven
off the sea-. The "Sun" commenting sarcas-
tically says: eff these German boasts are
we'll founded, that fact will be presently dis.
closed. With Germany in command of the
sea and Britain deprived OF her supremacy,
Teuton commerce will resume its auie-bellum
freedom, the merchant ships tied up in neu-
trail ports will load and sail, the vessels idle
in their home ports will set forth on their
accustomed voyages. In the resumption of
Interrupted trading, not in lists of warships
sunk and sailors killed, viii be the proof Of
the German contention. Until it is accom-
plished the rulership OF the oceans carnot be
said to have shifted from the Island King
dom to the Central Powers.
London, June 4th-The "Amsterdam Han.
delsblad", comparing the German and Brit
ish reports of The big sea battle, points out
the differences in the statements regarding
the losses. The newspaper believes that
the Germans apparently were able to take to
port some of their badly damaged big yes.
sells and considers the German enthusiasm
over their "naval victory" hardly justified,
because "with the destruction of some of
their vessels, England's sea power has not at
all been destroyed" "The German feet re-
turned to their harbours'', adds the paper,
''and just as before Wednesday, Germany
remains bottled up in an iron girdie drawn
across the sea, which cuts her off from over
seas countries. The naval battle of Jutland
in view of the gigantic British losses is
a success for the young German Navy, but
a success which brings no decision, and does
not alter it's naval position" Public opinion
as reflected in the editorials of the Sunday
papers show a complete absence of the feel
ing of disappointment which arose when the
first official announcement of the naval battle
was issued. The later reports showing that
the German losses were greater than had
been supposed, together with evidence that
the Germans avoided a struggle with the
British Main Fleet, created a better feeling
nv $780,