NAVY LEAGUE CONFERENCE

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 71, 14 September 1911, Page 2

NAVY LEAGUE CONFERENCE

TWO KEELS FOR ONE POLICY. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Yesterday. The Navy League Conference coneluded to-day. The report of the subcommittee regarding preliminary in- j struction in sea training was adopted. It was decided to approach the Government with a view to encouraging such instruction and to recommend the Government to establish one or more shore training home to be conducted 1 in connection with the training ships. A resolution proposed, affirming the necessity of the Imperial Government laying down two keels for one in relation to the German navy, caused some discussion, Mt. James Ailen protesting that it savored of dictation to the British Government. He was of opinion in any ease that nothing less than I three keels to one were needed for the Empire. Ultimately the motion was amended and carried as follows: This conference cordially endorses the principle of the parent league of at least two keels for one in relation to the next strongest naval Power,, "and would express its hearty approval of a gradual building up of an eastern fleet of the Empire. A series of questions regarding the defence of the Empire are to be put to j political candidates at the general election.