Buenos Aires, Dec. 18. legal expert, today declared his belief that the American governments would present a joint protest against the violation of territorial integrity that occured in the sea fight between the Admiral Graf Spee and bits of the British navy last Wednes-
Senor Melo pointed out that the Argentinian government had never recognized the international jurisdiction of a three-mile limit on the Rio de la Plata.—Havas, New York, Dec. 18.
The "Herald Tribune," says "There will be a lot of hard explaining for Dr. Goebbel's (German Propaganda Minister) machine as the drama of the Graf Spee reaches its abrupt, ignominious end, "There is nothing heroic atour scuttling one's' ship and it seems hardly in the German naval tradition of 25 years ago. There is no doubt about the completeness of the defeat.
"The. Graf Spee was caught by Patient tracking by the British Navy, Tun to earth by the dash and seaman-
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