THE NAVY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 483, 16 April 1909, Page 5

THE NAVY.

_l r+.-. .. . " A YOCKfi MAN tN A HURHY." THE TWO'POWER SfAHOARD ABSUhD. WOULD EXCLUDE AMERICA, tnt TBLKaicAcii — I'liEßu »h6nciAiiakt—cbPtniattTi) ti (fas, April IS, 10.30 p.m.) Londoni April Ift, The President of tho Board of Trttfto, Mr. Winston Churchill, hits written a letter to his constituents at Dundee, in the course of which lio says that whether in ships, niert, or guns, Britain's naval superiority over Germany is overwhelming. Any Droadnoughts that may bo givpu by the colonies will bo additional to the British programme, Mr. Churchill adds: "Tho Admiralty is prepared to provo tliat Britain will in IDI2 bo clrectivcly Superior to the two iicxt European Powers. The twoPoffer Standard is How devoid of meaning. It is absurd to build against the United States. "Tlio panio is duo to sheer cowafdko, based on stupid and vicious errors. 'There, is no antagonism between Britain and Germany, but only commercial livalry. Mier<!< fore, it is the duty of mon of light and lead' ing to deny thoir countenance to ally epirit of distrust." the "Daily ChronieW , (Liberal), commenting, says: "Poor Mr. Asquith has some reputation for clear thinking and lucid ex-pi-o'ssibii, yeb his young rtilleagu6 characterises his workable foimula (the two-Power standard) as a vieioUs and stupid error." [Mr. Asquith's formula was made fclenr in Die House of Comment on November 12, Mr. Ai 11. W ftsl'cil "Whether tile (JovtrlUiicnt nccoptoil the lw'o-FM\'er stnildahl of naVtil tlrciißth illumine a preponderance of 1U p*r tent Over thb colilbiUt'd Sll'eiiEUis in Capfful ships of '.life two iibst Pewwsi ftnd, if.noti.cmita he state tho deuuilion ofthe two* Power s'.Amlixrd \ybich was actopted by the Government? 1 ? to wtnfth Mt\ Asquith 1-epUedi Ihe answer to the first part of the question is ift-the. affirmative. , ! Thero is. in this'lib «x----ojnslnn (it tlw>. Urtited States, the words being "the two next strongest Powers. ] ■>■ ■'■