NAVAL RIVALRY
LORD JELLICOE’S VIEWS
[United Press Association.—By Electric
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LONDON- July 2
In a discussion on’the Naval Treaty in the Ho.use of Lords, Lord .Jellicoe 11 said; that Lord Parmoor Had cited the powers’ signature of the .Pact of Paris, but treaties had not always given safety and security to the Empire. If we bad not had 114 cruisers in war time, our losses would have been so great that we would have- beeii starved into submission. Even at present we could not keep up . the cruiser strength’ to ..fifty without including vessels ninny years old. Thus Britain was , alone among). tne Powers which could not use the sixteen a year limit ahd the only nation .absolutely dependent on,’naval strength for security. The present position should cause the nation the greatest anxiety.
Lord*:jellicoe revealed that New Zealand had asked him to represent her. at the Naval Conference, but Lord Passfield vhad. suggested that it would he embarrassing if-the : Empire’s delegation had , two sets- of expert advice, and New/Zealand thereupon asked him (.Lord Jellicoe)/ to put his views in writing before-the Admiralty which he did.-- . 1 - ’Au
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Hokitika Guardian, 3 July 1930, Page 5
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