CANADIAN NAVAL DEBATE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1698, 14 March 1913, Page 5

CANADIAN NAVAL DEBATE.

CHURCHILL MEMORANDUM AT- * ' TACKED. Bs Telepraph—Press Association—Copy right ! Ottawa, March 12. Tho Conservative press throughout Canada is vigorously condemning tho Liberal attack on Mr. Winston Churchill's memorandum. They point out that Liberals ."were unsatisfied until the memorandum was read, and then declared that MrJ Borden had misled Mr. Churchill for his own purpbse. Tho Liberal press quotes the Australian example as emphasising the need of the defence of the North Pacific. Mr. Borden retorts that tho first duty of Canada is to aid Britain in the manner required by the Admiralty, and then to ■ develop a permanent naval policy. Both sides condemn Mr. Emmerson's speech, into is read tho American Declaration of Independence by declaring that Canada will follow suit through Mr. Churchill's mistakes.

BRITAIN'S ATTITUDE. London, March 12. The "Westminster Gazette" says that it is unfortunate that Mr. Churchill's memorandum was usable in tho disputo between the two Canadian parties. Tho position of the Mother Country is gratefully to accept whatever Canada decides to offer. If Mr. Borden had asked how it was bes!t to rentlnr assistance Mr. Churchill would have been bound to answer; but the last thing Great Britain desires is to iry and force Canada's hand. > THE CHURCHILL MEMORANDUM. ,(Rec. March 13;;' 11.15 .p.m.) Ottawa, March 12. In the naval debate Mr. Pugsley declared that in effect Mr.. Chntchill had said to Canada: If the Dominion persists in- building ivCanadian Navy the Admiralty will not give 'you assistance in manning the Canadian fleet# Far different treatment had. been accorded Australia and that agreement had been faithfully. carried' out. While Mr. Churchill recognises that Australia will guard the Southern Pacific he refused to see any obligation on Canada to guard the Nor-, thern i Pacific.