MADE IN GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 136, 26 October 1912, Page 4

MADE IN GERMANY.

An interesting feature of the last number of Germany's semi-official naval year book is a discussion of the relations between Britain and the self-governing dominions of the Empire (says the Lyttelton Times). The German critics naturally are keenly concerned over the prospect of substantial additions being made to the British Navy at the expense of the young countries, and they seem to be trying to convince themselves that the expressions of colonial loyalty are mere empty demonstrations. 'A writer who signs himself "Nauticus." and is known to be closely identified with official circles in Berlin, says that Britain has sought by means of naval scares and allusions to impending menaces to frighten the dominions into naval activity, but "it remains to be seen whethar the latter, with their own manifold interests, will be content to give their support to the one-sided policy pur-sued by England." ite thinks that nothing tangible will be done. A German correspondunt of the Navy, in mentioning the writings of "Nauticus," states that "it is no exaggeration to say that Germany is following with painful interest the progress of the negotiations 'between Britain and Canada at the present moment, and is seriously disturbed at the symptoms of naval enthusiasm manifested in Australasia." The German Jingoes have been seeking for years to create an impression that the. British Empire is "in an advanced stage of dry rot," and they find ib difficult to oxplain the readinas's of tho dominions to bear a share of thu naval burden. An imprsssion was ir dustriously spread in Berlin that Ne Zealand's Dreadnought had been practically commandeered by the Imperial Government. But it will be less easy to give German readers an explanation of why Canada is proposing to make still larger contributions to the Imperial fleet.