Show PRAISE PROM LONDON English Press Elated By Dewya Great Victory London May 9The comment on the battle at Manila as the details come in is universally flattering to Commodore Commo-dore Dewey and the American navy The Times says The destruction of the Suanish fleet was complete as any achievement recorded in naval annals an-nals Commodore Dewey showing himself him-self worthy alike of the great traditions tradi-tions of the United States navy and of his kinship with the race that produced Nelson The Standard says Commodore Dewey has evidently token as his m del for dispatch writing that laconic British sailor of famous memory who reported a decisive naval victory thus Engaged enemy yesterday captured ships as Del margin The Daily News says Commodore Deweys dispatches in their conciseness concise-ness and modesty are in accordance with the best naval traditions The battle establishes a record among tn tests of the kind for one of the combatants com-batants destroyed the whole fleet of the other without himself suffering any loss whatever The victors carried he whole job through with workmanlike manner It is especially wQrth noting that the discipline of the American ships is reported to have been perfect per-fect for generally Spanish authorities and some independent critics thought C I OJ S that this might be a weak point on the American side The excellence of the le ence American tactics and the superiority r of marksmanship likely to be a permanent per-manent factor in this war The chief lesson which the battle of Manila enforces en-forces is what everybody knew bofere namelv that under modern conditions of warfare no amount of personal bravery can make UP a deficiency inc in-c weight and large metal I FRENCH PRESS DISGRUNTLED According to a dispatch from Paris Commodore Deweys dispatches and the completeness of the American victory vic-tory have greatly chagrined the French press which has been assuring France in that the Americans were locked up Manila hay The Russian papers are full of criticisms criti-cisms of the Spanish fighting They accuse the Snaniards of losing the arsenal ar-senal at Cavite through cowardice |