MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND THE ARMAMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1650, 6 January 1914, Page 5

MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND THE ARMAMENTS.

MORE PRESS RIDICULE ON THE CONTINENT.

IiMINJSTER^SHp^DjRESIGNv.^' K;-;jSl|ccS'JaiHja'ry^^ arniamciiiJiiiestionJfiaiicifmistaiicpsrMr.J Cluirchiirsv;si)octhviiKf : t]j(&C:H<)uso;f:<if: Gundl]all;;and;iJjJ3pcla-yulT/ :(lr^scs;;'»?Mri ; si:Lloyd-Geoi ; gpJ:i!ytlioug!r : strongly » convinced '-/b'fii the { proved suggested ai'.j , ' doubt■ asstti:tha'continuedj yifienoy;;;aiidj;niiporfai!cpf: ;! pf;i:iljp:ff ; tnp!<^ i-lotter (to? "fSfiys'J thatjit-'w-qultl?bs : promo".Navy,,': unlessS'the"? Es'tima ;iucreascd,*:'an'd,;. if;jf<tb.esb'i! tliusCtrcnchi!ig/upon-H]ibS:!)iargin#of. '■superiority.',. :;He i emphasises'.' 'tlielpfact, •■that Germany's Navy, is?mdependcnt''of. the Estimates', s ,lnitMs"'permanent* under the. •.Nav.vi;Law;'sw i Kich i : i ostablishcs.ftlio' maintenance'; , itiir-pcvpe'tiiit >*:,- ■ enormously ; biggcr.-:.thari Britain's/7 How. can re tain her superiority'; if, the. fleet , is. to'.be 'founded upon ; reduced ■ t^^'VWjr'':":'" , R(Dm2,'f January ; i-,'-: Sonio.iof Hhe.- leading'^oVgans'.'consider •that :'sinco the Cabiiiet/has'.'hot'unitedly. abandoned the;increase".im , .',the.Naval'Ea-: ti i Hit te s; ?' Mr/' A L !oy cl- Gco r s'o"C; s)io ul d' - : : bo :iorecd^to^..resign,Tesi)ei;ially' f ■"Chm-ciiiil, "is■ always ableyamlfrcailyVtcv give ; the? Oppositional islsnpJK!rt;;«<*'VK Othenf newspapers": interpret :;tlic;%on■versation as tion, but-a; warning 'that ■ipis'imikissibie ' to'excecclftho - actualH liinits/'jcxcoptjWt' jtSio the, risk'fof qycr'turning'the national ?■:>■' ■^^■ i JanuviryJoP.i ;■■■ Coiin't ■; Bovcntlowj'ffiwritiii'g". , -Cto ,, .'; the; ."Deutsche Tagb /eituiig," declares'that Mr., .Lloyd-GeorgoY' languagef only; in-' creases German,: mistrust,, and ■especiaily resents his description of .the armaments,.' against' ciasses of WcatonrEurbpe-liayov.revolt-' cd, as /'organised insanity.^.■■fc-rS?. ,, -^.; : j'jTimes'.ir—Sydney,^SunUSpcciahCablcs. ■M ,, ' :: Si'" ■■'-.'''' .'■■'s'jXPaflS'i /January- 4;-" '■'"■■ : Tlio French 'papers bluntly state "that France docs not^slmre- ,, -"-ilr.-.- : ; Lloytl» ucorgo's. , ; satisfaction , - because Germany is increasing her army expenditure, since it forced'wholly unexpected...mit.lays.upon the Republic. \*--''-*.;fi-. , fc-s ".:..■. The Gorman Press, ridicules .-..the , disarmament, proposals.' : Onojcorrespondeiit states that there is no real objection by Germany .-.totally.- British :'uaval policy that Gre.it .Britain, may 'adopt. Gorman naval .t'S'pniision" , 'wasi'.equally provoked by utterances .suggesting that England was wavering, ami by speeches explaining that Englan'd'-was -compelled, te increase her dcfciicos.jby.-German aggressiveness: .^^ :; 'U £■'..>

Mr. Lloyd-George.'.ha.*..evoked a'-.perfect dclif£c of criticismVaml ridicule , for suggesting.that the present was a favourable time to overhaul tho...expenditure, of arinaments. The strain' had been reJaxe'.l owin; to Sir Edward 'Grey's diplomacy The Continental .nations .'.were, directing their energies towar:l3*th'o. strongtlicninp; of their land forces.*'"i?','Germftny,'% said Jfr. Lloyd-Gcqrßc','■■''cannot, take chances with Britain. We-,carl afford to" quietly Mi.'iiiiUin our prftscntisypL'riority' in J he, Navy without 'making feverish efforts -to , .increase.it, until finally there would.boa, jrevolt -. against -..■ ar.manieiits ~■:: througliout. : Wcsternj-'Europe.' !'...■.'-■•.■■ ■•". :"''-,.j"i .■.■''.