TEACH YOUTH ABOUT EMPIRE
-9 — LONDON, Nov. 20. llWe are eitizeus of tlie greatest £mpire the world has eveu known, but we seem to toach our youth less about it than we tio about tlie planet Neptune," said the Pirst Sea Lord (Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Cunninglmm) in a speech to the Poyal Empire Societi'. He added that iittle atteution was paid in the scliools to Empire geography and the history books were paroeliial. The great Dominions, with their fleets, were making a substantial coutrilmtion to security and rolieving tlie iiai'clpressed British taxpayer. Ile hojied for an expansion of tlie eolonial naval forces sufficiently to ensure local defenee and eventually contrilmtion to a general Empire fleet. "As tlie Dominion fleets grow in stature — and they are now veritable fleets — so they advance in sea wisdom and assurance and williiigiiess to assume responsibiiity, so tlutf we are able to wolve an Empire defenee seliemc wliicli assures fntnre security," he said. Admiral Cunninghani emphasised the jieeessitv for rebiiilding the JVIercfnvnt ^av£. . _
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Chronicle (Levin), 22 November 1946, Page 5
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170TEACH YOUTH ABOUT EMPIRE Chronicle (Levin), 22 November 1946, Page 5
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