EMPIRE DEFENCE.
CANADA'S POLICY. COAST AND COMMERCE MUST BE PROTECTED. CANADIAN MINISTER'S VIEWS. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright. Received November 18, 8 30 a.m. OTTAWA, November 17. The Hon. G. P. Graham, Canadian Minister of Railways, speaking at Montreal, declared t n at he Was undisturbed over possibilities of an Anglo-German war, but in any event it w?s Carada's duty to protect her coasts, commerce and fisheries. It would be a mistake, continued the Minister to contribute ships" or imne> to Britain. SIR WILFRID LAURIER'3 STATEMENT. CLOSE TO A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. Received November 18, lL4(>p.m. OTTAWA, November 18. The newspaper "Citizc," a Conservative organ, declares that Sir Wilfrid Laurier's statement that the Canadian Navy will not participate in a war waged by Britain unless the Parliament of Canada saw -fit comes near to a declaration of independence. If Canadian warships declined to fight the situation would be unique in the history of any nation. t
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9654, 19 November 1909, Page 5
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157EMPIRE DEFENCE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9654, 19 November 1909, Page 5
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