WHY JELLICOE LEFT.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16254, 3 July 1918, Page 4

WHY JELLICOE LEFT.

LETTER TO SYDNEY RESIDENT, j Admiral Viscount Jellicoe, writing to a friend in Sydney, gives reasons lor his leaving the Admiralty. In mo courso of a letter he says "I did not leave the Admiralty ot mv own wish. The powers that be have never vet made public the reason, t imagine it is because they know thru the real reason was the Press agitation which was in vogue against me by the Northcliffe Press. Sir Edward Carson's specch in the House °f Comnions makes this pretty clear, and I knon all along that this was the real reason, whatever other reasons might be put forward, as it was obviously impossible to give this reason. The subsequent action taken with General Sir WiLi'im Robertson and Major-General lrenchard is, of courso. very disturbing, whatever may be the case so far as lam concerned. In Sir Edward Caison's time I knew from him that Lord Northcliffe was using all his influenco to bring about my departure from the Admiralty, and, of course, the Press agitation continued after Sir Edwaid had left. There was nothing whatever the matter with my health, and when I left I objected to the -announcement in a communique that it was hoped to utilise my services later, because I knew quite well that was no post in which I could bo employed."