IMPERIAL DEFENCE.
CANADIAN NAVAL DEBATE.
PAYMENT OF "TRIBUTE." By Telegraph—Press ABSocintion-Copvrijht ' ...'(lteii. I'ebruary 12, 9.10 p.m.) ■ Ottawa, February 12. The debate on ' the .Government's pro; posal to present three battleships to the Imperial Navy was continued yesterday in the House of Commons. Mr'. Lemieux, who was Postmaster-Gen-eral in the Laurier Cabinet, said that perhaps Canadians would pay tribute once or twice to the Motherland, but after that tho tie might break. The French Canadians were fully alive to tho many advantages gained under the British flag;and did not desire separation in any form from tho Empire, but they were determined to uphold the principle of a Canadian Navy for Canada.
Mr. Lemieux declared that there had been a deep-laid plot by politicians of Britain and Canada.. Mr. Lemieux concluded by declaring that Canada did riot want a voico in the decision of peace or .war for. the Empire. . ■ In commenting on preferential trade, he was called to order for asserting that jingoistic;loyalty on-both sides of tho Atlantic- proceeded from the stomach and not, from the heart. •' . •• , THE SUBSIDIARY CONFERENCE. (Rec. February 13, 0.35 a.m.) London, February 12. Mr. Herbert Samuel, ' FoslniasterGencrai, announced in the House of "Commons that trie Government's"reply, to trio. Commonwealth's request for a subsidiary Naval Conference- had been last week. ' . ! ARMOUR.PLATE INVENTION." . (Roe. February 13, 0.35. a.m.) ' ; . London; February 12. ' The Admiralty is testing a Sheffield invention for increasing. .'.the resistance of armoured plate while reducing the weight by 15 per beht. -■ SOUTH AFRICAN POLICY.' " (ltcc. February.' 13, 0.35 a.m.) :.'■' -Cape.Town* . The Prime Minister, GeSernl .Botha, has-/stated that .the recent statement' by Sir Richard 'Solomon; High' Commissioner for South ' Africa, that : ho'' hoped - the visit of the.New Zealand battle-cfuisbr to Capo Town .would stimulate the growing feelinn 'for. naval. co-operati6ii ; 'in South• AfrioaVjwas, purely persoiialj end could in no "fise be .construed as the opinion of the-Government,' -
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1673, 13 February 1913, Page 6
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310IMPERIAL DEFENCE. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1673, 13 February 1913, Page 6
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