THE BRITISH NAVY

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3186, 11 May 1909, Page 5

THE BRITISH NAVY

NAVAL DEEFNCE COMMITTEE. LORD BERESFORD'S VIEWS. United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph Copyright, Received May 10. 8.10 a.m. LONDON, May 9. Admival Lord Charles Beresford, speaking at the Liverpool Town Hall, after receiving the degree of Doctor of Laws, said the Committee on Naval Defence, now sitting, was as fair a committee as had ever been summoned before. If the members of that committee found that things were not as they should be- -which he had no doubt they would—there would be no necessity for panic or recrimination. "Let us," said the Admiral, "return to the old British style—lay the whole thing on the table, look at it, see where it is wrong, and calmly and quietly put it right, without recrimination from parties of individuals." In another speech at the Southport Physic.il Training College, Lord Beresford said he had great faith in Mr Asquith's committee. There would be many points in regard to the Navy destined to become public and cause dissatisfaction, but let them bury party, get together, and put things rieht. No party wanted to pee the foreigner here. He did not belong to the party in .power, but Ministers were taking a national view of naval affairs, and anything he could do to help them he would, to the best of his ability. "What has happened is," said Lord Charles, "that we have deferred out liabilities and obligations and when an individual or a nation does that it must get money somewhere to put himself or itself right."