HONOURS FOR WAR LEADERS
JELLICOE AND FRENCH. GERMANY'S CARDINAL ERROR. LONDON, May IS. There was a crowded gathering at the Guildhall, when Admiral Lord Jellicoe and Field Marshal Lord French were granted the freedom of the city and presented with swords of honour. Many distinguished personages were present. Lord French, replying to the address, said thnt the great lesson of the war was that indecision and vacillation were always disastrous. He considered that Germany's cardinal mistake was her failure to seize the Channel ports.
Speaking at a luncheon at the Mansion House after tlic ceremony, Lord Jcllicoe emphasised the dependence of sea communications on the British Navy and the navies of the Dominions. He uttered a warning against allowing the strength of the Empire Navy to fade away until it became certain that the anti-war measures now being proposed would be effective.— (A. and N.Z. and Router.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 119, 19 May 1920, Page 5
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