THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES
l’.u ii ir Nav.u, Base. On the subject of Singapore we have previously recorded our views, la declining to proceed with the development if this essential hast* the Hovel nment cd" the.* day Honied its naval advi.-ers and affronted the Dominions. Wo remain confident, however, that the blunder will be repaired before it is too late. The most disturbing feature of the naval outlook is not the shortage of men. shi) s, and liases—serious though that is but the obvious failure of our political rulers to appreciate the rudiments of strategy in relation to the dclen c* ol our .Oceanic Empire. There is nothing to show that large limps are ever studied, or that, it is realised that* *our naval commitments extend beyond the Medi-
terranean. Diiee again it rests with the British people to prove themselves wiser than their leaders by insisting on the full maiiiteiianc e of that naval power which conditions our very ex-
istence as a nation and alone preserves the integrity of our Empire. —-Navy League Journal.
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Hokitika Guardian, 17 November 1924, Page 2
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