ANOTHER WAR CERTAIN
PRIME MINISTER’S PREDICTION empire must be ready By Telegraph—Pres» Aeeootatloa. Auckland, April 17. The business to lie dealt with at tho Imperial Conference was again referred to by the Primo Minister on Saturday. One of the most important matters to be discussed, he said, would he that of naval defence, especially m the Pacific. There were people who saift that tie next storm centre would be the Pacific. Whether this would be so he did no pretend to say, but we would have j to go through another war. It might not I for ten, twenty, or forty years, but t would most assuredly take place, and behoved the Empire to be ready for it when it did come. He was not going to commit the country to a heavy expenditure on anything that could be avoided, but Hie time was coming when we must assist the United Kingdom in keeping up an Imperial Navy. As far ns the Government’s policy was couceined, New Zealand would do her full shar in the maintenance of an Imperial Nav..
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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 173, 18 April 1921, Page 4
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180ANOTHER WAR CERTAIN Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 173, 18 April 1921, Page 4
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