On Tuesday the period of secrecy with regard to the
Expeditionary Force was ended, and it was announced in the papers that the Force had been landed at Boulogne without a single casualty. Thus within a fortnight of the declaration of war the British Army has been conveyed abroad while British ships guarded it in perfect security. We believe that this feat cannot be exactly matched in history. Many critics used to say that no troops could possibly be sent abroad until a decisive Fleet action had been fought. The Admiralty knew, however, what they were capable of doing, and had the nerve confidently to guarantee the safety of the soldiers in their highly vulnerable vessels. We congratulate the Navy most heartily. Circumstances have not granted it a sensational victory, but what it has achieved is the equivalent of a very notable victory.
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