JUTLAND BATTLE

Nelson Evening Mail, 3 August 1916, Page 4

JUTLAND BATTLE

MESSAGE FROM THE NAVY

LEAGUE..,

Mt H. R. Duncan, Hon, Secretary of the Nelson. Branch: of the Navy League, has received the following interesting communication from the General Secretary of the League, 13 Victoria-street, London, S.W., dated 14th June.—

To the President and Committees of . Overseas Branches of the Navy League.— '..,'' ; ;VJ ; .':'■;■ Gentlemen, —I am directed by the Executive Committee of the —Navy i League to convey to you for ;,the in- ■ formation of, your members and for the general public i in,- your. ■» ipart of. r. the woi'ld, the matured ; conviction o.f the Navy, Lea true ;that the North Sea Battle of May 31st was a decidfedi.aild glorious victory for the British Fleet, following the statement issued by'the League on June sth, copy of which has already been forwarded to you, the Executive Committee is now able in the light of Admiral Jellicoe's. message to the Fleet, v vhieh was published'yesterday, to emphasise its original conclusion regarding the engagement." Admiral JellicbeV message, which,', no doubt, has been published press of the Dominions, makes the following points quite clear .- | 1. That the'action was fought with all | the skill,'., courage, and | . sacrifice of, the glorious traditions of the British, Navy. \2.\ That if weather conditions had hern : favourable the German) Fleet would have been completely destroyed. 3. That the losses of .'the enemy have been greater in spite* of the advantages in favour of Germany in the beginning of the action than the losses suffered; by our, ships. 4. That -no mistake in strategy of nriv kind occurred and that Admiral Bealty's gallant attack was conceived and carried out in a maniiT which is beyond all praise. ' Two aspects of the result of the engagement will. lam sure, fifll the breasts of al lour overseas peoples with pleasure, namely, that the detenninat.'oii of the Fleet to ■ ultimately achieve ill > destruction of German naval power, is stronger than ever before, and that the spii-it of the 'people of Great Britain has been stirred to-higher effort in the prosecution o fthe War. Yours very truly, P. F. HANNONi, Gen. Sec.