IMPERIAL DEFENCE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1556, 27 September 1912, Page 7

IMPERIAL DEFENCE.

CANADIAN POLICY. THREE DREADNOUGHTS TO E VOTED. i ■ AN IMPORTANT STEP. By Teleeraph—Press Association—CopyriE London, September 25 The "Daily Mail's" Toronto corrospor cut states Hint tho Canadian Cabinet 1; 1 decided to ask tor n vote for three sup 1 Dreadnoughts in November next, and ' lonvo the matter of a permanent nai 1 policy to be dealt with in the future. ' the Canadian fleet materialises the Dre: noughts will form a part of it; meanwli ' they.will be at the Admiralty's disposa "ARTIFICIAL JINGO PANIC." "DAILY NEWS" COMMENT, i (Rec. September 2G, 11.10 p.m.) London, September 2G ' The "Daily News" 1 (Libera!) prote 1 against journalists hurrying Canada ii a naval policy, contrary to the establish Canadian policy, by an artificial jin panic. ; IMPERIAL DEFENCE COUNCIL. AUSTRALIAN VIEWS. (Rec. September 26, 10 p.m.) < London, September 20 The "Daily Mail" displays a Melbour cablo messago regarding Canada's tbi ' Dreadnoughts, which states that A i Fisher, tlio Federal Prime Minister, • an intei'riew, has declared that ho c< • riot see the advantage of tho Dominio l hating representatives upon an Imperi Defence Council, as their representath must sooner or later get out of ton with the people they represent, and 1 ooine dead channels where the Ciovei meat's policy flows. Triennial consul tions would be a bettor plan, It was ( sirable that ,Now Zealand should join providing an Australasian unit of ( fence. A VIRILE EXAMPLE. AUSTRALASIAN PATRIOTISM. (Rec. September 26, 10.0 p.m.) London, September 2G. The "Daily Mail," in a leading artic; says Australia has been bitterly criticis by certain pacificists, wno realisd that virile example may prove contagious Britain, but when the world is full Powers armed to the teeth, precaution necessary to the national existence. At tralia has been acting with supreme p triotism in determining that if si has to fight it will be with an army, ai not with a disorganised mob. The a tide comftiends New Zealand's action similar terms. * CO-OPERATION WITH NEW ZEALAN WELCOMED BY MB, FISHER, Melbourne, September 26. Mr. Fisher, the Prime Minister, reply to a question in the Federal Hou of Kepresentatives, expressed delight i the references of the New Zealand Mi ister for Defence of the Pacific. Th< indicated n state of 'mind and policy voi ; closely.in touch with; Australia's naval <1 : 'fonce' , 'policy';''!i'hd' , giW i i of a d sire for full cooperation in the Sout Pacific, which lie, believed expressed a most entirely the mind of Australia. Mr. Fisher added: "The Imperial Oio ernment is desirous of seeing a. stror naval forco in this part of the worti leaving them to attend to matters Uidi riear to th&il, and dear to us all." OPPOSITION LEADER'S VIEW. Cape Town, September 25. Sir Thomas Smartt, Leader of the 0] position,.in opening tho Unionist can paign at Durban, asserted that it was in dignified and unfair to accept Britis naval defclice for nothing. The fin thing the Unionists would do on coinin into power would be to either increas South Africa's contribution or form a auxiliary fleet so that South Africar 'could stand alongside the Canadians an Australians in maintaining the stabilit of the Empire. SOUTH AFRICAN POLICY. A Soifth African Correspondent of til "Manchester Guardian". said recently "Wo pay at prosent .£85,000 a year as contribution to His Majesty's Navy Many of us think this inadequate, b'u hitherto Canada has paid nothing, and i i 9 hard to arrive at a clear understand ittg as to the basis on which the contribti tion should be made. Last session Natal member suggested that tho bnsi should be that of oversea trade, ivhici Wfiuld involve us in art annual expendi ture of several millions, or Europeai population, which would mean otir con tribuling about a million a year, beside hot giving nn.v finality, as the non-Euro peiin part of the population also need d«i fence, and can. also afford to pay at leas something towards it. The Leader of th Opposition was very eloquent as to thi necessity of our contributing somethilij moro than at present, and when prossei suggested that we should pay betweei X'loo,ooo and ,£500,000 a. year, but it. i clear that this is bused on no prineiph at all, and that agreement on this wouli not mean a real settlement of the fines tion." i