The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-05
II PARIS VIEW.
Details OF Battle Bring MS Change
IN ppcsa Comment.

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PARIS. June t-t'uller details have
| greatly changed the tone OF the comment
in the French press On the North Sea
| battle. which is now acclaimed as a
British victory. The Temps says
THE conclusion 10 clear that the Eng
| lish fleet is still ready for work. and the
German inmobilized for So long a time
that the naval attack on Riga. 81 often
announced. must bc postponed. Germany
ordered flags hnistcl to celebrate "A Nic-
tory. They ouSh, - lave been stopped
half way.
Gustavc Hervc. always to bc quoted
a. the representative OF the bulk of tho
| popular opinion. says:
The British Nrs' communicate with
It's blunt uperress gave IN. impression
NJ "A British disaster The second BROUGHT
balm 10 our souls. Any country except
England would hsy. cons dered the
battle "A victory. as her fleet remained
niast.v Of tine battlefield. while IN. Ger
mans fled for refuge. germany remains
hcsi.ged. her sortir was repealed and the
blockade contiiHs~. The day the Ger
mans break The English blockade viii be
tn. ddl to hCiht flags"
Joseph Reinach. writing in the Figaro
advances the view that the sortie OF tho
| German high seas feet was par, ~ a
German grand offensive. undertaken
with a view to anticipating "a general
attack by tho Allies.
VI. Reiuach acknowledges the great.
rsss and ability Of ~oTenSi,. which T.
| marked by tn. German operations he
for. N-rduu, ON the Trentino. at Rupeli
Ton the Greek fr4nti.r) and in the
Skagerrsck. lie say:
~ Wa Intended 20 astouud and
alright thu world ard t" Impress ,hs
| ,.,,,,r,I. .p,I.tt1. v1,s D,,pavl. mi A..
chicago convention. The fleet left the
canal TO show President Wilson tina,
the British blockade Is ineffective. but
II proved unable tn crush tho first linz
of the blockade. wNich showed itself i'm
passa bic.
1.-THE candor Of tho british admiralty.
| conlmuniqurs greatly impressed the
! F'r.nch. vino recall icrmany's announce.
ment of the capture 81 Fort NtuX or
February ~ last, which Germany celc'
bra,ed prcmaturely. II II generally be
lieved that the celebrations of ava
victory are equally premature"
Under - caption quoting the Kaiser;
famous slogan "Our future IN m IN,
sea the Temps yesterday had an ed''
torial which says in part;
The German fleet set ont for tn,
north and was forced TO return to III
base. Hence It lost the battle.
The blockade continues, icrmany'
fleet is still useless. because the onl,
use of a feet is the control Of Thu
seas
The naval critic 81 the Temps cam
closer TO admitting that the GermanI
hal the better OF the fight. lie sug
geste that the German expedition q
the north Was bound for a blockade ~
Archangel. and says the battle covered
$50 kilonleters IJ6 miles) con
sisted Of II running fight northward. Thu
critic emphasizes that British naval su
premacy is still intact.
The naval critic Of the Journal de-,
Dcbdts agrees in tho main with thu
writer in the Temps. He says:
at is essential for The British q
keep the Germans bottled w. even a
heavy cost. We must not. however
underrate the young German navy
which has all the qualities OF decision
and courage and methodical instruction
characteristic OF all German militar,
organization. This battle was resolutel,
fought by the Germans. Its secret wa
well kept and appeared to surprise thu
English
The naval expert Of lie Journal ex
presses the view that the British wer'
led into IA trap.