NAVY LEAGUE AFFAIRS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1484, 5 July 1912, Page 9

NAVY LEAGUE AFFAIRS.

A communication from the head branch of tho Navy Lcaguo, London, has been received by tho local scorctary, Mr. C. W. Palmer, in regard to the new situation created under tho scheme of Fleet reorganisation, adopted by tho Admiralty. "In view of the Navy Leagm!," says lha letter, "tho scheme os set forth involves tho practical abandon in ent of the Mediterranean with the consequent danger, in the event of war, to our position in Egypt, to our communications with India, and to tho free nassaqo of our trade with-the East via tho Suez Canal as well as with Eastern Europe. In such circumstances tlwrc must necessarily bo a certain shortage of food supply," and coiwequont serious increase of prices in this country. The saving effector! by the withdrawal of a. battle squadron from the Mediterranean mu.-t b6 placed against the charges for increased garrisons at Malta anil increased lories in Esypt in lime of peace; .and apart from this pri-nve risks to our ])dsition in the. Eaet against (lie hazard U, wliicli (he si.nbility of tho Slats will bp expand by the pressure of famine prices upon the masses of our population in time of war." The following resolution urns unanimously adopted:—"Thai in the opinion of tho Executive Committee of tin." Navy Lrague, canifsst repiTi-entalion.s should 1)3 rnado to H.M. Government that in vinv of recent navrj developments in th-e Mediterranean it is urgently ww.wy to sl.-enrjtlien our latlle fleets (hat this coiintrv shall not only be snperim , to auv pomiUi.' enemy in Homo water.-, but shall iiNn Ij<" in a position to carry out our traditional pnlicv of s:ifc--?nartt-imr liritish inlwb in tho Mcdilovi-aiscau ;Mid of adw/uatalv iirok".'ti.'i'; tl.o loi'.tv to India."