Naval Crisis

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 174, 22 January 1914, Page 5

Naval Crisis

„ .CABINET DIFFEREXCES. It HUMOR REITERATED. ESTIMATES CUT DOWN. «• TREASURY AND ADMIRALTY AT VAIUAXCE.' By Cable—Press A -elation—Copyright Received -Jl, 1j.4,-, p.m. London, January 21. ■Mr. P. 11. lUingworth, M.P., speaking at Low Moor, Bradford, said the Bradford liberals were disappointed at being unahle to reduce the armaments expenditure, but the Government was pledged to make the navy efficient. The Daily Telegraph, notwithstanding Mr. Churchill's denial, repeats that there are differences in the Cabinet, and i states! that after the Admiralty had re- ] i vised the Estimates, making in some in- j stances a 2j per cent, reduction, the j Treasury returned the Estimates and in- | iisted on further reductions, which the I Admiralty consider inconsistent with ! national safety. Apart from this, differences exist owing to the Admiralty excluding last Mission's vote in its effort to maintain naval supremacy. The Treasury has forced the Board to arrest further expenditure, except where 1 it is impossible. , The Daily Xews believes that the naval estimates were severely pruned, the Government being, determined to j ,-- check the spendthrift policy*. I ' BASELESS RUMORS. ! London, January 20. ; Mr. Winston Churchill announces that ) the newspaper statements concerning I the Cabinet are based merely on sur- j mise and gossip, and should be uniformly i distrusted. He denies that the Board ■ of Admiralty has expressed its in- ' tention to resign. I