SINGAPORE BASE.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 March 1924, Page 2

SINGAPORE BASE.

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LABOR PRESS COMMENT. lIV Tl-U.KonAPII — UIIKSS ASSN., COI'VIMOIIT. LONDON, March 1. ‘‘The Daily Herald,"' in an editorial article while emphasising the appointment of a Cabinet Committee to reconsider the Singapore Naval Rase question says; “The Director of the Trade l>cpart mem 01 the Admiralty rave a h -toc lo new.-pap a men on Mood.,'. -v In;:' o, impp-.s on them tlie !;•■■■.' ~! having British "arship- in 'la die I leellll lIS 11 pl oi -i J:wi-, : lade.’’ 'I lie tb : ".warn- 1 This IS give,, „i changed line ol advoi .hr h Rod I'., alls 1lion ,-eloji- : I ll' .'.III;! to 11,1, l;e It,,'.' h !.!’■ I: - w j, talking about, lie- dang", I- - v ami ja hint.-, da li. I at i.'.c , , ha.,,. . : !be food supply, and lie >lr,v,', ap,(:!ition o uliat In- term-, a. lan <.l,e;,p. iless of n,sill ing eight bundled mdbons worth of eommeiTe with a . "no to, costing only two million poieaL li. This was tin- illustration i.ted in In lecture, and it, forcea us lo suggest that Lord Realty Mould .stop this kiml of projiagnnda here on a question whereon the Government lias ~ne view and lhe naval Lords have auotlier. lhe latter have no right to use any Government Department for ihe purpose of persuading the press that they are right. Attention should he called to this matter in the House ol Coin mons. Every opportunity m l l- (L bo taken to explain the Singapore Scheme, and to show that il is, as ihe Prime Minister hailed it. a colossal folly."