CANADA'S NAVY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 716, 15 January 1910, Page 5

CANADA'S NAVY.

■A,CONSERVATIVE 'OPPOSITIONIST.; V^k^E^^ By. Telczraph—PressAssociation—GopyriEht, j. '■' -'■':- : 'f : ?■".>■ ■':■••■."; ;■:•"'■•' Ottawa, January 13. : ;:';In;;tho; debate intbe Canadian .House of' Commons; on-Sir: Wilfrid .V'Laurier's : Naval■•:■: Service ,v:Bill,;;; providing-;. for; v : a Canadian'fleet; 6f''cruisers; 'and' dest'royV crsi further u^scussion'-tc.ok'place- oil -the; position ; .bf ; .th'p':fleot- in";tiuie'of .war.'- The Bill,provides that';in: a:',case,: o f "emergency^'{(which Sir.Wilfrid ! .Eaurier: ; says 'means...war. by Britain ''anywhere") ■ tlio Government; may, ; - by - Order-iu-Cpunciii place.the.fleet at;the King's disposal'for the .general RoyaliNaTyj: if -such; action be ; taken when Parliament is not sitting, -Parliament:-mnst,-.bo'-summoned''.to. -nicer--■Avithm,: fifteen Jdays/- 1 ; v : .:■'//■',':'': ; ; :; "'"■•.:■■.■'; ;;v;%;^P.:D;;Mpnl£,; : l^dor:of--th'e' ; Quebec:. {Conservatives, dissented:'fTom the:'views. {(published •yesterday); i of Mr:' Ri"; L.; Bqr?' .dra,-'Leader lof ..the, Conservative {Opposi-. .tioh.;.•.•Mr. : ,MpnkVobjects' to. the; creation ' of :&; Canadian Nayy, -which,[tie'argues,' .would; .meanHhat'. Canada •would;'participate ,in :the: warsi; of;,thp.'Erapire.without ' representation: in'the '.British ; Parliament; i | : BM;iwas:read;a;;'first : ttnie]:.;':,':: " A ! ;-i; I.;'',■■'•'• : -.»>;:' : : S~ : S^Xoniop, '^January.:l3.■!■' % .The';:Ottawa;;:,correspondent '}.; of "''the; Xaurier: made - important'• concessions ■. to, the-'weight; of; public opinion- in adopting' '.the^larger.lqt'they&o;; plans-furnished by: the. v AdmiraitY,';and-in. I .,admitting '.that Canada..would: be;automatically involved, in any;-.war.;affecting, the 'Empire,.;' l The provision;:allowing;;,thew;.Governnient;. to :placV the Navy at the disp'osal;of : 'the Admiralty; ; is ■seriously .marred) by- its; por^: missive "character, thus'.contemplating, the ;po^ibility.i;of. :Canada; fetaainihg,; aloof;; ; Iv'.'jTho".frjrorning: Post , '-v ; commends; 'Mr., Borden Laurier's : recent: utterances,{{which;j- sug-. upon, the 'outbreak'{ of ;>war'.!would- slink -{into'; har-;' bpnr 7'yhile';-PaTlia'ment';'w^:'.b^g'.Biiia-. :;0/:';|:THREE;:STANDP^m^ ■v'Mf.i EV^li.' 1 Borden .(Leader., of. the.' Conseryatiye, .Opposition), '. Mr.:'F.';;D.:''Mbnk '(Leader of: the Quebec. .Conservatives),' and Sir Wilfrid Laurier.'.repfesent{three: differ-. ;e'nt ! .'. standpoints'; in .the:';:Canadian;:iiavaJ; ''controversy.':;;: v -'Ja-.v.' /:,{<{ ;; i;/ ]. j.siV .{;'•'' i .'VMt.'-Monk'iis, against;.a Canadian" navy, -in/any : shape.;;;{ &;'Irßbrd«'n;:is''iii'1 r ßbrd«'n;:is''iii' favour of Vq, --Canadian ;naval:7polioy ? of, full- cb- ' operation' 'with;; the'.''lmperial ;;Navy.' : Sir: Wilfrid- Laurier.; wants: a Canadian local' :nayy;;whlch, will be:placed;at the disposal of{the 1 Imperial Navy..if, the/Canadian. Government,-, with; the'-approvalof tho'Cana-' {diai:Parliameht,{;Eb' decides; :^ r^!^'':: -r.p constructibn.of, a: navy,' :MrfcMonK resources;' ahd:a-local navywould be,rise-, less'for, assisting to maintaiii; the ;Mbther-; lan^'B"suprem'aoy;:at ; '6ea. ;He ! ;'was:averse to .Canada mixing l .with: ism" : ;ahd ; lgenerals.-7 Canada's. advancel—indeed,. .her. .'very, ''■ said Mr. .Moore,' • dependent ;on HworkV: of,' expansion ■ :■>;>>/::■;;,-.>';;'> ,':; It-; was ..subseq'uently'.;babled.,.tbat {-Mr;; shad, sup-| ; porters.'ii : -the''l)ominion'Parliament; -';■:.' V-'The;:tblar;.:OTst : . fcruisbrs:':aud'. destroyers). ;is':'estimated. ; at' tbtal;'cos(; of; thojships.of' tho::r'AiMtTalian;:',iUnitj (aVDreadjibught: 1 eruiserj: r 'bther 'cruisers';; destroyers,': and «mlimmiies). ; 'is;.e's^a^ : .at;-''jM,69s,to;v/,'r-