New-York tribune., 1922-02-26
French Say Lee Quoted
German Views, Not Theirs
Writer Declares British Admiralty Officer, Reading
From Castex Article on Submarines, Over.
looked Qualifying Phrases

meant, pur expressly condemned them
"Fourth-It has also been said tha'
Commander Caster WAS probably
teaching the theories thus attributed
70 him in the French nava! schools
aad IL has been said In such unkinc
ard cruel words that nay heart Is still
bleeding at the thought Of them. These
words were as fellows: Now this OF
Acer, who is appointed principal lee
turer ct the senior officers course. will
no doubt, unless change Of policy
takes place, be pouring what we regard
as this ;nfany and this poison into
the ears OF tie serving oalcess Of the
French navy
"Tae answer to this IS twosoid and
simple There is 70 need for US to
change our policy, Captain Caste car
not teach What has been called that in
fanny; first, because ne detests it; sec
of.d, because his course of lecturing has
nothing to Go with submarines; the
subject Of his lessons is the organi-
zation of the General Staff
In answer to this exposition Of tire
facts By Ambassador Jusserand, Lord
lee still did not retract, but stated in
substance that he was unpvepared, and
that tho meaning OF Commander Cas-
tex's article was matter OF opinion.
He also took refuge behind the repudi-
alton which Admiral de Bon, Of the
French delegation. made Of the views
attributed by Lord Lee 70 Commander
Castex, repudiation which came i'm
nediately after Lord Lee had launched
his sensation aud at q time when Ad-
mirsl de Bon was warranted, as was the
public in general, in believing that
Lord Lee, as head Of the British Ad-
niralty and one Of the British dele
gates to the conference, would be in
capable Of making unfair and unbound.
ed statements regarding the matter
which he had thus brought up without
the least warning, based upon ar article
which had appeared two years before.
Fortunately, British sense OF honor
and fair play found q worthy upholdcr
IN the editor o. THE London Times"
who, in 2 statement cabied to this cour-
Try and published on February 81
showed that Lord Lee had misstated
the facts and suggested that the Incl
dent required an apology to Com
mander Castex and to the French Ad-
niralty.
Meanwhile the fact remains that the
sensational misstatements made By
Lord Lee on December 80. which, it
seems. were preceded by similar mis-
statements in the German press con-
corning the article Of Commander Cas-
tex, swept this country from end TO
end and created for while veritable
uproar OF anti-French feeling; while
Ambasssdo Jusserand'e exposition Of
the truth has not received equal circu-
lation by far, and "The London Times"
editors statement, which has coin
cided with thet of the French Ambassa-
dor, has received comparatively limited
publicity The harm dons by Lord Lee
remains IN large measure not undoue
It was done through the press, and only
through the press can it be undone
Anglo-Frenca discord, aired in this
country, inures to the benefit Of the
enemies Of both England and France,
who are also our enemies. Lord Lees
amazing performance has hurt France
temporarily, but Will not 10 the long
yum, for truth will prevail. The light
Of truth must be turned on it lest such
an incident be repeated. It savors Of
Bismarck and the Ems telegram. Lord
Lee has nisstated the facts, and has
not retracted.