| Show i I i WAS AS NOT OT I International Inter Commission on OD North Sea Sen Incident Has ilas las So Declared red i ito CAUSE OF INCIDENT ASSIGNED Probably Was as Delay of Transport Following Break Hrcak flown Down Iown of Machinery I I II I COMMANDER SIGNALLED ADMIRAL Was to 10 that He lie le Hail hiatt lall Been At Attached I This Gave Garc Admiral Reason To He le lied Had lad Iken leel P Pai ParIs I F I Feb IU b 2 The International on OIl the time North Sea Se Incident Hilda that tin the opening of ot fire Oro by Ad Admiral miral mil I kl was aR not nt Justified ju The decisIon of ot tho the International com coal mission lon on Inquiry Into tho the North sea sel W 11 H publicly announced at nt tho iso closing c sessIon of ot tho time commission 1 today Time The he decision lengthily sets forth tho tIle circumstances and all Incidents and gives the time opinion of ot tho the admirals on 01 tho the various Important points paints In Involved Time The h decision lel lon says eR that delay dala of ot the transport tn following time the breaking down dOln of ot her ma iima machinery 11 chinery was perhaps the time cause causo of ot the tho Incident Time The he commander of ot the time signalled to Admiral sky luring during time the evening alln that he had been ben attacked by b torpedo boots boats bOtS The rile admiral therefore had reason to tl bo be boIco Ico h lm he was attacked d amid gave orders for tor Or elliot vigilance against tile tho possIble approach of oC MAKE MAIm NO COMMENT London rob Fob 28 Tho foreign office received the time ShadIngs findings of at th time the North sea SOI commission with apparent equanimity but hut declined to 10 give out any an ex fix expression x of ot opinion thereon An Aim Al said to the Associated AI Press Ire s sho Time The ho finding of ot tho the commission Is IB final nfl We therefore must bust bo be satisfied amId It tt would he ho In hUll hind taste toto for tor us to express dissatisfaction The Time Associated Press Iress understands understand however that lint the time foreign allies ole Is w wel ell pleased with the ho findings The lime were veme el received relve In London with lh every sign KI of ot which tilt nil ni time tho moro moore mor marked because bouse ot of y f the tile premature reports that the tIme Ice lon don clon of ot th the admirals had be n 1 of ot an 11 diameter character Time The Th whole hole re report port hIatt is 11 bOre horo as us discrediting time Iho t Nee e even th th the phrAse firing wits was not nt unduly prolonged which t ji seems lIM to So afford n a certain Justification for tor opening op the firing Is 8 at a tho time same taken Implying that tha the tile Russians continued to fire Oro titter after they had 1111 emed their mistake ml al Tho Fun definite finding H Hor of or tho time admirals that no tl i weri nt it lt the ti of ot the time incident gives given I ml hlo and It I Is II l pointed piute out that tho tile contentions wore were further upheld In ill tho the finding thAt tho the trawlers Crane antI Aurora were the Iho hoots boats hots tho tilO Russians mistook for tor or CLOSING SESSION SI The Tho closing session of ot the tho commis commission Thu hu sion elon presented a 1 brilliant stone scene spacious of ot the time foreign IONI was lYnn crowded with whim wih prominent officials members of ot time the diplomatic corps COIS In Ibm Including i the thc BritIsh and Amer American ler ican in mb r of at tIme the Jap Japanese h noose anese legation le of ot time the army and 11 navy Judges of or the highest French courts l rind and nl the time Wives lUl I other r reIn la t tIC I of ot numbers of ot the tIme I Il IC l to expectation tho the admirals forming time tho did not wear full tul uniforms but bitt appeared tim In ordinary f c civilian threes dru J Admiral president of ot tho the 1 I commission read the decision amid It an amm 1 lle silence lenc the tho spectators fol tol following It il lowing It minutely The Time general d dIlon f slon sion Ilon among time was ABS that tho time r decision lon WM was Wa In the tho nature of ot a n eons com compromise CI promise an as 11 the majority approved tho the British contention that no torpedo i ibORt boats bORt attacked Admiral J squadron and that therefore his open opening ing ilIk Ole lie was not hot nt Justified tind n ni aim the tM also approved the RussIan HuMlin J lan contention that Admiral 1 acted to his hi belief belor oven 1 though in I B taken and ant that therefore f his hll action notion did Id not reflect upon his lila mil milItary mi 1 valor alar or sentiments of l humanity b Tile The hl majority of ot time the th ion eon n Be p that Admiral A or order orders Y der ders were wore not excessive le In time of or war I Ian under th tue circumstances anti and an he us Imd every 01 to con coIl COl older IIer the tile situation very er The Them commission In the tIme decision says nays 1 recognize unanimously that tho 1110 fishing i r i fl fleet t committed noll nit net and amid the time J I majority of ot tho time commissioners heln helnor I of or time the opinion that there thero wore were not mint neither the tho boats boatH or 01 In f their vicinity any ni Cli tho time if I opening of at tire lira 1 by II Admiral h wu not hot Ju V The Thu further says MI the tho Ittis Hus Ei niami loner mill UI not share sharo In Iii tho time r t latter opinion s In ally nuy event time the decision eon con Ij the time are ara Irl glad to I Admiral t personally did all ho k di al from fromn tho thu to tho time i coUII amid to tho the trawlers trawler from rota he heIng hI r lag Ing tho time object of ot lr by b tho thu squadron I h Concerning this the squadrons proceeding tre tj without assisting time the tm lers lel the time decision Buy IM says jf i I Th Vise 1 ore are Ile unanimous mm j under tinder the lime and nr following lisa he Incident that timers there ther watt was i Much uncertainly the danger i ito to time thc th 8 as al to In warrant In n continuing his route the tha th r regrets Krets tret that tho tIme admiral did ld not Inform the time neigh neighboring lelh boring loring occurred maritime powers of ot what hail had i The decision concludes cu ut an mIS 11 follows The he declare that their views as SM formulated tire ara tl not of ot a nature naturu to east cast In t any Iny disrespect upon the me military Idor nor tier upon the sentiments nta of ot lui hll amenity of ot rind 1 the time personnel of ot his squadron i t AdmIral luMe olo closed d time the slon Mon with a cU ot of to Its ls I rA Us lie JI ekl it that e oli of ot them would to 10 t his 91 as asa n a 1 for tor or his labors time the leil 1 f r 5 I 1 i mate of ot duty wU WH 1 They left Iett behind thul a 1 i pro profound found of or o esteem for tor Or tho the 11 e In which tho tW task tuk had ad been lIeen A i exchange of at r WAil vR by b Sir 1 I r rep stilting 8 Ur Uret t and Ta Iu u lie Holli h spoke In ITh the th molt spirit and the tho court Sir IJ p at M III Thin Thill it II t on Of Qt tho tilO most mi v r rt ht 11 nn an In Inter International national fo oM r All Al 1111 bUIt tl Hr graU r tl UI twined fled Hod Ild with wih tho satisfactory results at it lion Uon The ht speaker dosed with wih the Uis quota nota notation Pence leitte h t her vIeto no lola leu Ie r rl re renowned now nod war VA VIR HIlr Admiral hareM Charles if It I vl United nie States Stat Mid Mil nIt concerning the de dl The Thi conclusions seem eom to t me to ho o c equitable rh are formulated In Ln a manner to nullify tho th legitimate of ot If the lie two Iwo and Ind mark nn tin n j taut talt step In II the solution ot of In |
