CANADA’S OFFER.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 29, 9 June 1913, Page 5

CANADA’S OFFER.

DEFENCE OF THE EMPIRE. POLITICAL DIFFER ENCES. [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press Association.] London, June 8. Several newspapers comment approvingly on Mr Borden’s offer to pav for three new ships, which Britain will now lay down. The Pall Mall Gazette says that Mr Borden expects the patriotic feeling of the Canadians to be moved at being left without a share of the Empire’s defence. Sir Edward Clarke, speaking at the Shipwrights’ Company’s dinner, said chat because Canada for the moment was not prepared to supply three ships there was no cause for anxiety. England lead a great reserve force in private yards, where warships were always being constructed for other nations. In time of difficulty it would rot be other nations which would got these ships. Ottawa, June 7. Mr Borden accused Sir Wilfrid Laurer of having packed the Senate with Liberals whom the people rejected for •,he House of Commons. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, in 1896, favored appointments I :o the Senate based on a representition of both parties throughout hat nade a single Conservative appomtnont. Mr Borden asked if Sir "Wilfrid Laurier knew better than the British Admiralty what the Empire required. Was he in the secrets of all the chancellors of the world? When the opportunity offered, Canada would take 3 ver the three Dreadnoughts now’ proposed to be built in England, pay their cost, and offer them to the King for the Empire’s defence. Sir W. Laurier denied influencing the Senate’s petion. He maintained that, despite the Admiralty’s action, no real emergency existed.' Mr MacDonald asserted that Mr Borden’s intention wms to place Canidja under the orders of Downing Street permanently. MR CHURCHILL’S OPPORTUNITY. “FOR A TURN OF THE SCREW.” (Received 9.10 a.m.) j Berlin, June 8. There is little comment on Mr Churchill’s statement re pushing on the construction of three dreadnoughts. j Captain Per?ius, writing to the Tagehlatt, deplores Mr Churchill’s grasping opportunity to give the taxgatherer’s screw another turn. He ■joints out that' the battleships will be available in the North Sea, and Germany will demand countervailing Treasures.