The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1916. LORD BERESFORD'S WORDS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 8, 4 December 1916, Page 4

The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1916. LORD BERESFORD'S WORDS.

When such an authority on naval matters as Lord Charles Beresford undoubtedly, is feels in duty hound called upon to make the sweephig charges he lias done against British naval administration, mere laymen, who have been patiently but with greatest anxiety waiting for something' more than a mere defensive policy of standing by, may be forgiven for their want of faith. As Lord Beresford truly said, ami as every Britisher worthy of the flan's protection knows, there is nothing wrong with the Navy itself: it

consists of the greatest and grandest body of sailormen ami the most splendid collection of lighting- ships the world has ever seen. Hut, as Lord Charles again affirms, this great navy has been fettered and hindered by an unwise administration. Everyone has for long wondered what lias kept Britain from smashing Zoebi ugge and why we have not started to dig out the skulking rats instead of leaving them snugly in their holes to build pirate submarines. Many loyal people have all along wondered why a thousand aeroplanes have not, day and night, rained down death and destruction on Zeebrugge and other places occupied by the (Hums, and now we have this British Admiral telling us it

to have been done, and, presumably, inferring that it would have been done but for the supineness ot the naval administration. When will tlio administration of Britain's naval and military affairs wake up to the fact that the Germans have now (brown off the mask and, as the world

knows, they do not wage war by any rides or laws of nations, but as brutish swine and foul murderers. 11' the Allies are to win that great victory to which they are so solemnly pledged for the sake of all humanity, they must,

in addition to making a maximum oi effort and sacrifice, deal as ruthlessly with the enemy as the enemy has dealt with the States so wickedly trampled under foot. The cablegrams to-day toll of changes in the War Committee, and state that much in- | creased authority will be granted. Mr 1 Lloyd Geoge's resignation tends to I complicate matters, but we may deI voutly hop., that the shaking-up that ' is now proceeding may lead to a more 1 active policy of offensive.