ON THE SEAS.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15604, 31 May 1916, Page 8

ON THE SEAS.

THE KING STEPHEN, J A NEW STORY. f*Timtm" and "Sydney Sun" S«rriee«.) LONDON, May "The "Daily Mail" tells a stoiy of the skipper of the famous trawler King Stephen. Ti-e skipper caught a German submarine sinking a helpless =hip. Several Ge-.man seamen were, on tee submarine's superstructure, and the King Stephen sent across a hail of shells, which hit the submarine. One of the Germans had a leg shot off. The Bubmanne began to sink, the King Stephen's skipper swam to tne enemy and saved many erf the wounded men. It i 8 difficult to place muoh credence in this story. When the skipper of the King Stephen was supported in his decision not to take on board his ship the crew of the disabled Zeppelin, which he found floating off the Yorkshire coast, it was definitely stated that th« trawler was unarmed and that her crew would have been unable to defend themselves against the Germans Moreover, it has never been suggested

that the King Stephen was other than a fishing boat engaged in her usual occupation. She'--is not included in the "Navy List" as a patrol boat. It will be remembered that the German communique describing the naval raid on Lowestoft and Yarmouth last month, claimed that the King Stephen was sunk and her crew taken prisoners.

AMERICA'S ATTITUDE. PRESIDENT WILSON'S 'PEACE IDEALS. SCATHING BRITISH PRESS i COMMENT. (By Ca-blo—Pr«M Associativa. —Copyright.) (Received May 30th, 10.50 p.m.) LONDON, May 30. The Washington correspondent of the "Morning Post" says that if President Wilson can make peace or associate himself iritH the arrangement of the terms of peace his re-election is assured. The "Morning Post" says:—"lt is an unfortunate coincidenco that President Wilson is devoting his skilled oratory to the subject of peace while the Allies are spending their best blood in mortal conflict. We do not desire that the issue of the war shall serve the ends of American politics."

British newspapers comment sharply on President Wilson's statement that the United States has no concern in the causes or objects of tho war.