BRITAIN'S AIM.
DEFENCE, NOT DEFIANCE. , ! LONDON, May 15. Sir Edward Grey, Foreign Secretary, speaking at the Iron and Steel Institute dinner, declared that Britain's aim was peace, but her naval expenditure depends upon that of other Powers. Our- navy, said Sir EJward, was one for defence. '• .If ever it falls to such a point aa to be unable to to cope with any -probable combination -■.' brought against it; our "very independence and integrity would be jeopardised.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9091, 18 May 1908, Page 5
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76BRITAIN'S AIM. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9091, 18 May 1908, Page 5
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