SUPREMACY AT SEA.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 573, 30 July 1909, Page 7

SUPREMACY AT SEA.

LIMITATION. FREE-TRADE FINANCE AS VIEWED IN BERLIN. (By TolcKrajph.-rPrcaa AaaoclaUon.-Copyrlirlit.) Borlln, July 28. German comments on the decision of the British Govornmerit to build four extra Dreadnoughts, and! on tho debafco on the subject in tho House of Commons, show a determination not to recognise tho 'necessity cf British supremacy on tho sea. The Liboral Government's proposals for a limitation of armaments 'is interpreted as an attempt to maintain supremacy without incurring additional expenditure. NO NEGOTIATION WITHOUT EQUALITY, /lice. July-29, 9.30 p.m.) „> '■■'■v ••■•'■• ~ . -Berllni July 29^ The "Vossisohe Zeitang," commenting on tho' British Government's proposals for limitation of armaments, declares that negotiations are possible only.inter paxes. ■' [The German 'argument is that 'when the German fleet is .equal .to, tho British, then will be tho time to : negotiato about',' A limitation at this stage of the proceedings would keep the Gorman .Navy in'-: apposition of permanent inferiority to the British. Prince Butow.has pointed, but that'therp can' bo no' proportioning of nayiil armaments to maritime interests,". "until some .'hnitually-accepted means' of measuring tliose interests can be;' advised. Generally,; the GermanVargumont is,-,that the nation with the bigger r fleet is;in. no logical gositiou to talk reduction of armaments.,',.' The ritish-reply-is that if • Britain has the greater' fleet, . Germany has' the greater army; also, that the British fleet is a weapon of defence only, having no great expeditionary, military force behind- it. But in-'--to-day's cablegrams Mr. Haldane' is talking about .a long-range army.] , ; ~ ; '■. \', : -. :■

A MARITIME COLONY. PLENTY OF MATERIAL FOR NAVAL RESERVE. Ottawa, July 28. The newspapers of Newfoundland declare that twice or thrice tho present Admiralty maximum of six hundred Naval Reserve men could easily, bo enlisted in Newfoundland if tho Admiralty wish.