NAVAL ARMAMENTS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 488, 22 April 1909, Page 5

NAVAL ARMAMENTS

■ ADMIRAL BERESFORD. THE TRUTH WOULD OAUBE A PANIC. AN APPOINTMENT. (l>Y TEI.EQR4.PH—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPTRtanT.) London, April 20 Lord Charles Boresford, writing to a Navy Leaguo meeting at Bournemouth, visliai tho League success in. arousing the notion to ' a sonso of its gravo danger. "If the country knew tho rnal truth," said tho Admiral,' "thoro would bo a panic." Admiral Sir A. K. Wilson has boon appointed a member of tho committee of Imperial Defence. Tho "Standard" states that Admiral Wilson is accounted tho finest tactician and strategist in tho Navy. NEW FRENCH MONSTERS. Paris, April 20, Tho Diderot arid the Condorcot, tho second and third of tho French 18,000-ton 19}-hiot ' battleships, have boon launched, UNITED STATES: TWO-OCEAN POLICY. New York, April 20. Mr. Mcyfcr, Secretary of tho Nary, speaking at New York, put in a strong plea far Atlantio and Pacifio battleship fleets'. MB. FISHER'S NON-DREADNOUGHT POLICY. ■ ■ • . PREPARED TO STAND OR FALL BY IT. (Roc. April 22, 0.60 ajn.) v Melbourne, April 21, ■ Tho Postmaster-General, Mr. J. Thomas, . speaking at Brunswick, referred to tho great j pressure which was being brought to boar I on:tho Federal Prime Minister, Mr. Fisher, i to present a Dreadnpught to Britain,' Ho i said the Government had been threatened ' that if it did not carry out a certain proposal it would bo displaced. Lot it bo so. The Government was prepared to go out of office retaining tho esteem of its supporters rather than to loso that support and remain on tho Treasury bonchos with tho sup- . port of ttoso who had over opposed tho '< causo of labour. [Admiral Sir A. K. Wilson * commanded the Channel. Fleet prior to Admiral Lord Chos. Beresford. Admiral, Wilson admittedly left tho fleet in a high state of training, but after Admiral Boresford took charge in 1900 tho . Admiralty made thoso reductions in tho fleet which nro said to have caused tho sharp differences botween Admirnl Boresford and Sir John Fisher; First Sea Lord.]