JELLICOE CRITICISED.
GREAT CHANCE LOST.
"NOT A MAN OF ACTION."
Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Recti. 1.30 a.m.) LONDON, Feb 23.'
Admiral Sir E. R. Fremantle, in a letter to the press, joins in the criticism of Lord Jellicoc for not closing in on the enemy at Jutland when he met him S!00 miles from his base with overwhelming superiority.
Admiral Fremantle adds: Nelson would not have wasted time forming line of battle. He would never have lost sight of the enemy. Jellicoe lost his chance. His book is full of excuses. The plain truth is that Jellicoe, though a good officer, is not a man of action. His own defence condemns him. 'The annihilation of the German fleet in 1916 would probably have ended the war.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17094, 25 February 1919, Page 6
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