THE GERMAN NAVY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 660, 10 November 1909, Page 9

THE GERMAN NAVY.

- The' launching 'of the..Helgoland, the first of the improved type.of German Dreadnought, has. renowed the: dUoiusioh' on: the German Navy. "It rests" with. Gcrmjirtyi',\..says. "The : Timos," "to the pace' and to force it oi , not', as' she chooses.■■...Who.t is certain is that so long-find so .far ,as Germany-chooses to .force the pnoo this.country has no ohnicfl dm to quicken her own speed accordingly," "The Times"; declares that. the German programme., "indicates Kn -Appreciable acceleration." This the "Manchester Guardian" dc nies. ■'■; . ■ ■•.■■';.-. •■•. : ; .■ •'■'■!,■ ■■■■ ,'.;-.'. . .■■ .'i'he "Manchester. Guardian" says that".this old. controversy has; a very , ' practical bearing,'on our finances and on our illations-with Gor'toany. "To : say that tho last excuse for any, "uneasiness. has : disappeared!, is-an' understate-, uient of the present conditions 6f.the problem; Wβ must go tUrthcr and insist that tho"'alarmists are-.'now- 'the' only wridus. menace to bur ■ liaval'supremacy..•'; There are. in v Germany all tho elements for a subqussful revolt against her preasnt, naval expenditure. : , Sinco the Germannaval ■ programme! was..fixed the; cost of oattleships ' lias.. doubled and is still rising, trad the German; lJadioals: maintain with justice that in'.voting, the programme on tho basis of numbers they were', completely ..Misled as to its cost."' ;■ ■ •■'■■■ ■; ;v...' : ' ■-■ '■•'. ■■■;..■:::.;.-.