Empire's Defence

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 316, 1 June 1911, Page 5

Empire's Defence

BRITAIN'S DETERMINATION'. T-0 MAINTAIN IT SINGLE-HANDED. GOOD RESULTS FROM THE CONFERENCE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Received 31, 10.5 p.m. London, May 31. The conference of the Defence Committee lias concluded. Whatever the other results of the conference may achieve, the deliberations on defence stand out a prominent success. A good understanding was established after an excellent exposition of Britain's foreign policy. The committee apparently made it clear that apart from any assistance the overseas dominions rendered, Britain would not deviate from its firm resolve to maintain the defence and integrity of every part of the Empire single-handed.

The conference resumes «?i Thursday, when it will discuss the Declaration of London. It is expected tke conference will adjourn on Friday over Whitsuntide. The conference cabled its congratulations to South Africa on the first anniversary of its political union. A COMMON PURPOSE AND A COMMON MIND. A COMMON CONCLUSION ARRIVED AT. , LORD HALDANFS STATEMENT. 1 Received 31, 10.5 p.m. London, May 31. Lord Haldane, Minister for War. addressing the London University officers training corps, said 'the conference oi dominion Premiers, the Home Ministers, and Army and Navy experts was a some of profound satisfaction. ''We have opened oul- minds to each other, 1 ' he said, ''and taken each other into our confidence. We found we had common purposes and objects and a common mind. We have now come to a common conclusion on problems which until recently were obscure and difficult. We believe that last week will turn out memorable in the Empire's history. One of the great problems of this generation had to solve was how to come to the aid of the more distant parts of the Empire should they be in peril? It would be a tremendous burden to impose upon these Islands to send an expeditionary force, bHt it might be solved if the re?t of the nation were ready to take up the burden."