THE BRITISH NAVY
j..—.—. ■ "MUST NOT.BE PLAYED THE TOOL (Ree. May 11, 5.5 p.m.) London, May 5. Lord lusher said tho British Navy had dominated, not domineered, tho world. When ho first went to the Admiralty ho was ns"iwd what his politics were.' He replied: "I have none." He voted consistently on both supported the party wliicii gave liiost money to the Navy. He added: "You can play tho fool with anything else, and probably ruiu the country, but you cannot piny tho fnol with the Navy, The greatest Englishman who- ever lived was Georgo Washington, because ho taught ua how to i ulo colonies. But; for Washington, America to-dav might havo been anotnor Ireland." —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 194, 12 May 1919, Page 5
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118THE BRITISH NAVY Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 194, 12 May 1919, Page 5
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