The writer denies that there is any evidence to show
that the autocracy of Sir John Fisher has enabled him to. do anything without the consent of his colleagues. To insinuate as much is to libel the other members of the Board. In conclusion, the writer asserts that there is nothing wrong with the Admiralty. What troubles its critics is the per- eonality of Sir John Fisher :—" If the First Sea Lord had been a mediocrity they would have been content. They do not ask for a, leading spirit Their policy is retrograde. To their! Progress appears to be distastefuL They demand a return to things as they were." Lastly, he dismisses the demand for inquiry as unprecedented and unjustifiable, and !zPresses his conviction that the Government will never consent t° what would be a censure upon themselves in view of their satisfaction with the tried capacity and unqualified success of the Present Admiralty Board.
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