EMPIRE AND NAVY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 699, 27 December 1909, Page 5

EMPIRE AND NAVY.

k : ::^SIfe'OERMAN;F'|QURES/;v:-; : ;V;": '.■ NEW'' CONSTRUCTIONi-COMPARED :;-,><;. 'By Telegrapa-Press Assooiatidn-Copyrißlit. '' : s:'^'-y :> '^ ! ■'::, :LbndQn» Ileceniber';23;:: y.;;.Edrr-Cawdor , , ivhb: was First Lord;, of tiie': ; AjilmMity .in : ;thd; Balfour , :" Adminisv a !| speech, , "', compared .- tho Irtish- and, German naval .shipbuilding, figiiroß'.(new.,construbtioh. and 'armaments ;Voto)<ihvthOjyjar-1904 (tlio / Iciat . year ofVtlid'Balfoui;/Goyernmont)■. and.fo.r. tho: .current :ycar. Hv!, : \:..'i\l''\■.":'; :'•■ ■■■V^■'; '■"''■ ': ; ;, % H6;,p6i(itc(l;out;that';thd German'noiT con's'tructio,nv;nnd armaments;"vote;in-1001 ,vfas; *i,Gii,B62 r ; and , for .the new.' yenr if by'fnearly; treble',; the flgur^fo'r'C'Jppi/.';';:'.:'"- , ;;:.'"'--:,;,.;' '■.■ .'--\ : ;;..;lii .iOOi-05 the :Britljh'neii' : construction and : 'armamehts; vote ';Vras ; iii 1808-03 it- .was *£8,C60,202, ■ and .in 1003-10 :;.•;■■;:,;■ :,:\:i::K-", \p,y. : .■■::' ] :NEVV CONSTjRUCTIOKI.; ■; : y-.: : tho -'financial; year-: of. "the German' Nayyvcloses^on:December. 31,-.instead 'of March ;:31»;as';in'>EDgland,> the.■. German, now construction nnd, -armaments' -Vote ofs •£12,100,000. applies: to, th6/:year. i .li)lo. whilo new/Construction .ana i ai , mnments..',vbto of applies, to i.the::hnaricial..year''loo9Uo.' ,Whon''.the| British ;flgures-foi' :1910-Ilf are forecasted. , carly.i'ncxt. year,;. a'.;substantlai -incrqasp: J may TJo'looked fdr,'->The followihg tablel 'covtrins-.the -.last.'iten--'years,;-including t Lord'Cawdor'e: figures, ; and carrying,..thi i.Gorman- figures up to' December 31, 1910, |ahd -.the, , British .figures up J to'; March 31;. l'JlO,, > showsv at a ■ glance, how : tho ■■ ■ new construction';"..vote .iii7the::two countries) also, in tho iUhited' States; has T progressed :''.-,;^v;;.',!;:;. 1 ; ■■:;■-;:••• ■■' '':NEW'' : .CONSTRUCTION'' ;;,-;-' ; ',;:::;r:'AND;ARMAMENTS.Vv ;■;■;;■;;:■,; Tear. ?:. ;' : G.-Br!tainV Gerniany: ; ■'■:' U.S.A. Ut ; i :; ; ; .' v y::::"'.'•,jj---.'..-.-. \-. :£^- .-.-- .• ,ji--.--y 1900-01 ;...i-. ; j>,788,i4(S v 3.40i;967: • 4,3«,127 ,1901-02 :'.., 10,420,250 ; ;4,021,036 - . 5,219,357 1902-03 .... 10,436,520'', 5,039,725 ' 4;701,12l .: 1803-01 :„■..,, 11,478,030 'A ." 4,029,110 ■' 5,327,307 J9Oi T oo ;■..., 13,508,176 : i/iJBUM .'••: G. 539,090 J905-0G ■..•.; 11,291,002 ;,? 4,068,733.-11,374,876 100C-07- •;.; 10,85»,500' : ;'' 5,342,460::'. .8,600,774 1907-08 .:-..';9,227,000 : ::;. 6,2J55,225 -: 8,783,705 1908-09';.!.;: : 8,060,202". 8,360,438■': ■ ,7,708,815' 1900-10...-:;; : i0,250,i9i; ; '; io,ois,ipi ;:;Thbse;' that ■.iho; 1 new;.'. Construction .:■. vote for:. 1909.■'■. was 'roughly: ■ •α-niillion-;; :(to.:. be :: exactiiE49s,272)'iabovo'.tho.;'English-: vote.;'for 1909:10.;-ThoKGorman yqto ior. 1910:/ is stated td; ; bo ; dEI2,IOOiOOO, or over. '■& 'million' tllid -a qu'artor : ' in, excess of tho; 1909, voto;. S6' ; ;the.-EDglish'; vote 1 for; 1910.11; must ,indrbasoby■ ever ,I}^million'if it is to;eqiial' :tho;.Gormamv:: : ; ! '; : - ;: ;;-;^'■-. i l ':'r-'.'; \-':': : - :> ■-.

MR. BLAtCHFOKD'S ( (Kec. December 20, 55 p in) v. London, December 25 Tho articles on the German and British onmos and armaments written bj Mr. Robert Blatchfotd (editor of tho Socialist "Clarion/' and latterly a contributor to tho "Dnily Mnil , ') ha\o pto\oked groat interest throughout the countrj. Iu pamphlet form their solo reached a quarter of a million in a fpiv hours - The "Spectator" hopes that Mr Blatchford will continue to preach the necessity of Bntain's preparation for efflciont defence, because ho can claim such a hearing from the uoikers as few other mon could command. There need be no question of stirring ill-will between Germany and Britain. It is simply'a question of insisting that Britain must remain Mistress of tho Seas if tho Empire is to surTHC. ' '" ' SHOULD OUR NAVAL , STRENGThV DIVIDED. ''tjNPOT* TLEETS A DIVISION OF OPINION/ Ottawa, December 23. I 'The Hon. E. P, : Robliri, Froinier of Mnnitoba, ,and tlio Hon. J. D. Hazon, Picmjer of New Brunswick, favour a contribution of Dreadnoughts to tho Iraiperial Navy, and doprecato a "tinpot Canadian fleet." t J Tho Consort atf\e Opposition in tho I Saskatchen an parliament moved a iecommendation for ,a contribution of ot least ono Dreadnought, bui tho Ministerialists defeated the motion.

SECURING TRAINING CRUISERS

(Eec. December 25, 11,35 a.m.) Ottawa, Dccomber 24. ■Canada has purchased the British cruiser Rainbow as a training-ship for uso in the Pacific, 'and is negotiating for a second and larger warship to uso on the Atlantic Coast, , Many applications have been received for positions in tho Canadian Navy. STRENGTH OF THE OUTER NAVAL STATIONS. LORD BRASSEY'S VIEW 01? MORAL EFFECT. Cape Town, December 23. Lord Brassey, es-Governor of Victoria and naval writer, who is visiting Cape Colony, advocates tho strengthening of the British squadron on tho Capo station. Ho believes that tho inadequate representation of tho Navy in tho outer portions pf the Empire tend 3 to the weakening of confidence in the Imperial power. [Tho Fiiher principle has boon concentration of- naval strength in Ilome waters, whore, it is contended, tho raautirao destiny of the Empiro must ultimately be decided.]

NAVY LEAGUE. LIBERAL AND LABOUR RECRUITS. London, December 23. Sir R. W. Perks (a prominent Liberal and Wesleyan loador who opposes tho | Budget) j,.and,, .Mr. , J. ., Ward,.., Labour member., for : Stoke-on-Trent, • have joined theCnowiy-reorganised-Navy. League/ . ; ' ! ; tMS' John :Wardi'who' , combines with his Labour ■ politics the;broadening: in-; flubnepa ,of' oxporionco :oversdas, id-not: so !s>iich \ hoard , 'of ; as. , some'.of■' his• ■ brother Labour : members,{but: that. : h'c: cdh : win' tho ■respect'of opponents -the , .- follbwinjj .driticism, 'i from - ft, -Unionist -.source; fully proves i—"Like ■. \ most, of. ; ; his) brother Labour members, 1 . Mr. John 1 Ward . began" a j'stronuous -life at- a jvery pearly' - ; age, and hadfniuch. : to do-tnth:.tho cohstruc-' iioni'of .the'Mahchester Ship; Canal as a 'navvy.''Among other stirring!episodes of his ; carc'ar,' : he ; was' engaged 'in the Sudan campaign as. 'a\\navvy; : . : in 'ihe'v construction of tho :mi!itary .railway from Suaklm b':-Berber,.. .'for'.'.which ho : . has..,'the Khedivd's .Star, and: i a',',meddl'l,ahd ; -clasp' f6i;i:Sual;lm. ; 'pri.coming:Home.he"jbineil tho Social ,'Dombcra'tic and lias'been! very busy; in looking up municipal- :;'misdemeanours ..ever- 6inco, ..He founded .the'.Navvies' Union, :and. is a moiiibor: of -the General '■ Federation- of Trades Unions. ; . He; is treasurer: Of .the National Democratic > Lengue.- , Hβ is y a very ■ straight •■' -'up-and-down' •'" character, iid. tKo House' of Commons-likes him."]