THE FIRST LORD AND FLEET EFFICIENCY.
'Mr A. V. Alexander, First of • the Admiralty, referring at field early last mouth to. the N&val Disarmament discussions with ca, said that people need have nq fear that a Labour administration \V6uld rush to sacrifice security. What they (could dgpend on, ; . iyas that a Labour Government would work might and main first for, the stabilisation of naval armaments at a given point, and then for a. reduction jyhich would giye us t -, backed by (arbitration Without the great v drain upon our economic 'fciajr sources that we had" to-day. ■! .Whatever Varlfpaments the, AdmSf*} alty might, require in. the, future hdd, to be efficient,. He was sure (the aim*' of the. Government' would be thatthere should be no. lowering of standL firds. but a desire to improve' them}. (Efficiency".in a department like the) Admiralty was riot something .to abhorred, but something to be desired} . . . r
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Hokitika Guardian, 23 September 1929, Page 3
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151THE FIRST LORD AND FLEET EFFICIENCY. Hokitika Guardian, 23 September 1929, Page 3
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