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BRITISH POLITICS.

THE NAVY VOTE

TWO KEELS TO ONE,

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright, Received March 17, 9 a.m.

LONDON, March 16. ° In the House of Commons, an amendment by Mr T. Lough, Liberal member for Islington West, to reduce the Navy vote by 3,000 men, was negatived by 225 votes to 34 Mr McKenna, First Lord of the Admiralty, said the two-Power standard defined by Mr Asquith on 26th *lay would not be exceeded by the Estimates. The Admiralty that rive of the Dreadnoughts were not wanted before 1913, also that it was expedient to delsy their commencement, until the latest possible vote was ultimately agreed to.

(Mr Asquith's definition of the twoPower standard is a preponderance of 10 per cent, over the combined strength in capital ships of the next two strongest Powers. On 26th May last, Mr Asquith sail that at that moment, whatever twn Powers wnre selected, their combined effective strength for aggressive purposes was far below Britain's defensive strength. The expression "two Power," he stated, was a.purely empirical generalisation. The United States fleet could not bo nut in the same category with the French and German fleets. During the present debate on the Estimates Mr McKenna stated that two of the five additional Dreadnoughts would be the dockyard ships laid down in January. The remainder were under construction, having likewise been laid down in January. "Jtsy March, 1915." Mr McKenna proceeded, "there will be twenty Dreadnought Tnus, ih uughout 1912, and till March, 1913, our absolute superiority \a Dreadnoughs will be secure. Respecting other classes of warships, our position will be incomparable. Ido no anticipate any serious reduction in future estimates.")

A STANDARD TO BE MAINTAIN ED. LORD BRASSEY SPEAKS. Received March 17, 9 a.m. LONDON, March 16. Lord Brassey, an authority on Naval matters, presiding at the jubilee meeting of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, said the two-Power standard must be maintained. Britain must lay two keels to each one laid by any other Power.

REFORM OF THE LORDS. "ANY PORT IN A STORM." Received March 17, 9 a.m. LONDON, March 16. The House of Lords coMinuert the debate on Lord Rosebery's resolutions regarding proposed reform of t\ e Lords. The Most Rev. Dr Cosmo Lang. Archbishop of York and Primate, in supporting Lord Ronebery's resolution, declared that the Government's proposed sweeping departure from immemorial usage was unjustified. He urged the exercise of common-sense with regard to readjustment. The Marquis of Salisbury said he supported the resolutions, and added: "There must be a process of selection giving some personal guarantee as to the fitness of a pser to exercise the legislative function." Lord Newton said he was now in favour of Lord Rosebery's view—to admit of election from outside. (In 1907 Lord Newton introduced a Bill having fur its object the reform of the House of Lords. As a result Lord Rosebery's committee was set U P> ______

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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9997, 18 March 1910, Page 5

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BRITISH POLITICS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9997, 18 March 1910, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9997, 18 March 1910, Page 5

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