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Show BABY KILLERS OF SCARBORQUaH London, Dec. 20. 8:30 p. m. Win-imi Win-imi Spencer Churchill first lord of the admiralty in a letter to the mayor of Scarborough, In which he cxpress-1 cxpress-1 the sympathy of himself and of tie- navy over th losses sustained through the German bombardment of -V;i 1 linniir- h :unl i! i -a ppi i n t m ei 1 1 over tiie escape oi the German warships, says : 'We await with patience the opportunity oppor-tunity that will surely come. But, viewed in its larger aspect, the incident inci-dent is one of the most instructive ;.nd encouraging that has happened in the war. Nothing proves more plainly the effectiveness of the British Brit-ish navy pressure than the frenzy of hatred aroused against us in the breast sof the enemy. 1 Ins hatred already lias passed the frontiers of reason. It clouds their vision, it darkens their coun-m coun-m is and it convulses their move-uienta move-uienta We see a nation of military calcula'prs throwing calculation to the winds; of strategists who have last thfeir sense of proportion, of 1 hemers who have ceased to balance loss and gain. "Practically the whole of the fast ( 1 mser force of the German navy, including some great ships lhat are vital to thrir fleet and utterly irre-nlacable irre-nlacable have been risked for the passing pleasure of killing as man English people as possible, irrespective irrespec-tive of sex. age or condition, in the limited time available "To this act of military and poll t ical folly they were impelled to violence vio-lence of feelings which could find no other vent. This is very satisfactory satisfac-tory and should confirm us in our j course. Their hate is a measure of their fear Its senseless expression is proof of their impotence and the seal of their dishonor. "Whatever feats of arms the German Ger-man navy may hereafter perform, the stigma of baby killers of Scarborough will brand its officers and men while sailors sail the seas." |