A telegram came to him from Mr.
Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, requesting to see him urgently.

Lord Fisher refused to see him, believing that Mr.Churchill had jockeyed Mr.Reginald McKenna out of the Admiralty--Mr.McKenna who had most bravely, nay heroically, stood by the naval estimates in face of strong Cabinet opposition.

On this ground he refused to meet Mr.
Churchill.

But a telegram from Mr.McKenna followed, urging him to grant this interview, and the meeting took place, a private meeting away from London.

Mr.Churchill informed Lord Fisher of the facts of the European situation, and asked him for advice.