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Show GEM IW OF THE BEATTY PR01T1 British Naval Warfare to Be Guided by Spirit of Enterprise Henceforth. BERLIN, Dec. 11, by wireless to S'ay-ville. S'ay-ville. Rear Admiral Kalau von Hofe comments com-ments in the Vossische Zeitung 6n the recent re-cent change in the high command of the British navy which, in his opinion, indicates indi-cates also a change in the methods of British naval vrarfare. iThe Overseas News Agency gives out the following quotations from the admiral's article: The former Britisn plan was to risk . the British navy under no circumstances. circum-stances. The German navy, being encircled en-circled in her home ports, was thus supposed to be Inefficient, while the forced Idleness of German merchant ships would consummate the downfall down-fall of Germany. As to the German submarine warfare. England expected to master this problem by diplomatic influence on the neutrals. At the same time the possibility was admitted that the German navy by an "act of despair" might search out the ; hiding place of the British navy in the hi eh north, but there it wouid fight under the most unfavorable strategic circumstances. The British plan was, at all events, to destroy in the peace conference whatever was left of the German navy and save the British navy for great future problems in the Pacific ocean. In this, however, the British plan has failed tn every respect. For the grand fleet under Jellicoe obtained no victory, vic-tory, which is best proved by the fact that the German high seas forces appeared ap-peared on the high seas after the bat tle of Skagerrak, approached the English coast, the Thames and the mouth of the channel and brought in steamers to Zeebrugge. Further proof of the Inefficiency of the British navy is the increasing difficulty dif-ficulty in transportation of ammunition ammuni-tion and other contraband and the growing scarcity of food In England. Instead of cool calculation, the British Brit-ish naval warfare henceforth shall be guided bv a spirit of enterprise. The German navy will hail with satisfaction satisfac-tion this change of mind on the part of Its main enemy. What dangers this change implies for the neutrals can hardly be foreseen. |