Evening star., 1921-11-30
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1X-Admiral Lord Beatty
([ ERE. we ccan't let things
Fl stand like this. 1t would
never become US to be

(L1 ERE. we ccan't let things
- stand like this. 1t would
never become us to be
beaten" Thus spoke Earl
Beatty, admiral of the British fleet
and naval adviser to the British en-
pire delegation othe conference on
the limitation of armament. during a
wartime tennis match, to his partner,
a young American ensign, who later
described the admiral as going into
the match with grim determination
after losing the first set and pulling
the contest out of the fire by do
or-die spirit that ignored the possi-
bility Of defeat.
This was the attitude of Admiral
Beatty during the last years of the
war when he was in command OF the
British fleet, to which was connected
the American 9Th Battle Squadron,
the United States North sea mining
fleet and other American units His
determination, spirit of optimism and
steadfast belief always that the Ger.
man feet would have to come out
and engage in q decisive battle
which would result in an overwhelm-
ing victory for the allies, together
with his confident smile and his
genius as leader beloved by all un-
der him, was the chief factor in keep
ing the morale of his forces to the
highest pitch through many months
of waiting.
Admiral of the Fleet Earl David
Beatty. first sea lord, o. NJ, G. G. B..
officer of the Legion of Honor, Order
of ST George of Russia. and lord
rector of Edinburgh University, was
named for the committee to draft
plans for the limitation of naval
armament. He is unquestionably well
of work Is not pre-emlnantly MS
forte. He is a man of action. a
fighter In the war it was Admiral
Jellicoe who was the student. the
strategist. the tacticfan, who had
spent lifetime building up the fleet
and planning sea warfare, but IT was
Beatty. with the spirit of Nelson.
and Drake and John Paul Jones. who
rushed into battle and forced a fight
at every opportunity. When he was
in command of the 1st Battle cruiser
squadron in the first years of the
war he engaged the enemy on her
own terms and took without hesita-
tion the attendant risks. Leading
his forces on his flagship, the famous
Lion, he arrived on the scene of the
Heligoland action in time to admins
ter the coup de grace and he drove
the reeling cruisers from the Dogger
bank. sinking the Blucher from his
own ship.
At the battle Of Jutland he assumed
the burden of the risk and by clever
maneuvres engaged the entire fleet
with his one squadron In order to de-
tain them until Jellicoe with his
armada could come into action. His
was victory accomplished by daring
alone, and his brave and dauntless
feat would have made possible the
greater victory had not the mists de-
scended to save the Germans. 1t
needed the war to make Beatty ia
nous Early in his career he had
proved his worth as a genius in bat
tie In China he first made a name
that led to his rapid rise. At twenty
seven he was a commander, at twen-
ty-nine. a captain, and though now he
is still under fifty he has been an
admiral over ten years. 1t is thought
that by his quick advancement he
outstripped his training, but this
could be only from technical stand
point. for as fighter he has no
superiors, his natural ability makes