The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
SEA BLOCKADE
NOT imp AIRED
SAYS ENGLAND
German Newspapers Exult Over
Naval Battle.
British Editors See Signs of
British Victory.
TEUTONS ANXIOUS FOR FIGHT
Long Anticipated Superiority
of Naval Forces.
English Papers Point to Politi-
cal Interference.
Long Anticipated Superiority
of Naval Forces.
English Papers Point to Roliti-
cal Interference.

Berlin, June 3.-The Tages Zeitung
saws regarding the naval battle in the
North sea:
Taking into consideration the tre-
mendous resources of modern naval
warfare and the fact that our blue
jackets had the main force of the
English battle fleets before them, our
fleet behaved brilliantly. To the loss
of three of the strongest English
|dreadnaughts no adequate German
loss is opposed. Moreover, the sue
cess was obtained against consider
able numerical superiority Our young
navy showed a tremendous intrinsic
superiority over the first and largest
fleet in the world
100, 900 Tons Loss to 1897.
Other German papers emphasize
that the British loss in large battle
units was more than 100000 tons
against the loss of 1897 tons by the
Germans and the proportion was the
same with the smaller vessels.
The Berlin Norddeutsche Alleg-
meme Zeitung says:
From the beginning of the war the
officers and crews of our fleet longed
for an opportunity to measure their
strength against their chief enemy.
They had been able to show on a great
scale how well founded were the ex-
pectations, which all Germany at
tached to their efficiency, heroism and
determination. The first great sea
cellent quality of the German naval
forces"
Germans Driven Away.
London, June 3.-The morning news
papers while admitting the serious ma
ture of the British loss in the naval
battle off Jutland uniformly insist the
battle cannot possibly have any ad-
verse effect on the naval situation.
Most editorials. moreover, declare that
in its ultimate effect that battle must
rank as a British victory because the
Germans were finally compelled TO
flee owing to the arrival of the British
main fleet on the scene of action.
The Times says:
1T is clear that we have suffered
the heaviest blow at sea that we have
has taken the wise course of making
no effort to underrate the gravity OF
the British losses We engaged per
haps with over confidence. in a long
running fight with ships which were
more numerous. stronger, more heav-
lily armored than our cruiser fleet and
we suffered heavily.
Won't Impair Blockade.
But the event will not impair the
effectiveness of our blockade or our
ability to uphold the freedom OF tie
sea nor will it dispose the Germans 10
encounter thai main part OF the Brit-
ish fleet in avoidance of which they
have. shown such diligence and alert
ness"
The Morning Post says:
There is one thing, however, Whicn
we have the right to demand IN the
face of our losses. There must be no
more trifling with the powers of our
fleet For the sake of the miserable
| declaration of London. our politicians
| have doubled the work and the strain
upon the fleet and made the greater
part of its labors of no account II
| our sailors had been free from the be-
ginning, the war would have been
| over. AS it is we see no end in sight
No More Trining.
Let US, therefore, determine that
there shall be no more surrenders of
our sea power We advise our parlia-
ment to insist upon plain statement
by the government as to the somewhat
disturbing mission to Paris on which
Sir Edward Grey maintains his usual
attitude of pompous infallibility. The
situation is too serious for any more
trifling-'
No more information has reached
this country of any recent mission I'M
dertaken by Sir Edward Grey to Paris
His last known visit to the French
capital was to attend a general con-
ference of military and political heads
of the allies on March 81. Nothing
was made public as the results of this
| conference.