The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-04
STILL CONTROL SEA,
Is BRITISH CLAIM
English Papers Ssy Naval
Power Of the Empire Is
mistaken.
URGE FISHERS RETURN
Special coois b'sssseA 10 Tur sr..

soecfdi coois D'sSsfeA 10 Tnr srs.
LONDON. June a.-AlthouGh most ~
the English newspapers admit tina, ~"
naval engagement on Jut,and resulted
unfavorably for the British Ncct The.
point out that n, battle will result, in
no change In ths situation IN the North
Sea. the British forces easily retaining
control.
The papern take the opportunity 20
speak OF va 'lous lessons derived from
tho defeat. such as the advantage Of
Heppelins Ia directing the fleet. the bad
results Of permitting civilian Judgment
TO override that Of naval strategists. and
the need Of the return ~ Lord Fisher to
the position Of Sea Lord.
The Daily News says .ditorially:
This Ia the graves, naval disaster
sustained bv Great Britain In the war.
Assuming the British Admiralty state
ment r. substantially correct We cannot
put our own losses at less this twice
those Of the enemy. indeed the actual
ratio f. almost certainly even less
favorable. Defeat in the Jutland en-
sagemeut must ne admitted. We can
face " with greater fo1itude for the
knowledge that despite this unlooked. FOR
reverse the general predominance Of the
British navy and its power. which pay
u vital role In tho strategy 81 the war.
remain mistaken and unimraired.
Mine Theory Advanced.
THE theory that heavier gunpowder
In responsible for the Herman success
would lend unwelcome support to rumors
~ tho H~indenhurg's II inch guns but
the British communidue how that the
assumption is clearly baseless. The
statement that ,hc German battle feet
avoided n prolonged engagement. &c. Is
conclusive hat with superiority ut gun.
fire the enemy would have no more reason
TO draw ~ than had Won Spec n, Coronel.
Sturdee OF the Falklands. or Admiral
Beatty on the Dogser Banks. and the
fact OF his retirement rompeis us TO
look elsewhere for tho causes OF the
disaster.
The most reasonable conclusion IL
that submarines or mines were the main
instruments Of destruction, That theory
In borne u by the claim by German
wireless that the Marlborough was
struck by n torpedo"
The Doilp NoWs sue that pessimism
and depression are Groundlcss and eN-
presses the belief that the British navy
still maintains a full two TO one supe-
riority over the Germans.
The one serious danger" the paper
adds. is the dlminution ~ confidence,
however III founded. In the administration
OF the navy. Nothing would more ef-
fectiyely counteraCt such n danger II II
exists than the return Of Lord Fisher to
the Admiralty. The country needs him
In this urgent hour
O~~rcOnademcc n actor.
The Times says
1T II clear that We have suffered
thc heaviest blow Mt sen that We have
met with during. tho war. our Al
mitalty had taken the wise course OF
making no enort tn uhderstAtc the
gravity OF the British Losses, We m
gagged, perhaps with overconfdence. In
n long running fight against ships which
were more numerous, stronger, more
heavily armed than our cruiser fleet and
We suffered heavily.
The lose Of trained seainen is de-
rlornh'e. hu, the event will not impair
tho effectiveness Of our blockade or our
ability TO uphold the freedom Of the
sea. nor will It dispose the Germans TO
encounter that main part Of the British
fleet IN avoidance OF which they have
snch diligence and alcrtuoss.
The Germans doubtless hope that the
battle viii impress credulous nculrals
and even cause some Encouragement
among the Allies. A. Ia the British peo-
pie. the result ~ the Sght will sting
them to fresh cNerti"n and viii dispel
much idle and harmful optimism. II
will steel that unul'srahlc resolution tn
win or perish that has ever been the
consequence ~ u"ntowsri fortune tn our
race when thol sr" entered upon n
quarrel which ther know TO bc just
The Manchester Guardian says
"1hcr" Is no reason 10 regard this
a. u victory for German runuerv or