BRITAIN S NAVY

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10677, 25 July 1912, Page 5

BRITAIN S NAVY

DISCUSSED m THE COMMONS

NEW SQUADRON REGOMMENO-

(•R'eccived Last Xigh't, 9.3d o'clock.)

LOXIXIN, July 24. In the Hm:w> cJ C/rmmoib:;, Lewd Seaborne dre watten<t:<;-:i to the gravity of tho situation revealed by the Pit. Hen. Winston Clnt'rtihiill. "The <joveniincnt'y proposals," he said, "were temporary makeshifts, tirovcii that we >are at lc«>st tight tattlediips elic-rt." 'Ho recommended li.hc immediate «instruction of a ihv.v squ'i'Jron. He the rcfer-'.n-;cc« to the Dominions making an evolution in the Empire's history. Earl Crewe admitted the gravity <.f the situation, but ajuuavneed that a great programme would simply spur on iilie othd: 1 ratvonri. and would defo:!fc the Government's object. ] J .e (welcomed thev participation of rhe /Dominions which must mean representation oil the Councils of the Empire. "Oiur best powers," he said, should be ustfd' to consider hew th::>' may be best achieved." Lord Elakhuie agreed that in the abtenc3 of a sufficient so.j power, the garrisons in> the- Medvtc.n'anraii were ludicrously inadequate, but new tlioy wore giving adequate sea power to the Mediterranean. The Government, lie filed, li/.d made rip its mind that Er.-'ia'jn/s pcectlcLi depends upon :t» eea power.

SOUTH AFRICA

INADEQUATE NAVAL CONTRIBUTION. (Received Last Night, 10.30 o'clock) CAPETOWN, July 21. The newspapers discuss the inado :f the South A f resin nanU -o;i----i-i'ib r.t:;ai.

CANADIAN VIEW.

FOUNDATION UF IMPERIAL POLICY. (Received Last Night, 10.15 o'clock.) OTTAWA, July 21, Liber:w newspapers regard Mr Wiuistcn Churchill's naval speech as laying the foundation of an Imperial policy, and states that the overrea.s Jjomaniona are as-Mired of r.';i enhanced importance in Imperial affaire. 'The Ottawa Free IVcits prediv's that a special session witl pass an smmcd.:V-'te naval contribution, of from ton to fifteen million dollars. The French Lilwra.l pretrj deplore Canada'is ,participation in British : aval d'Jfcnce.

GERMAN PRESS.

.RECEIVES SPEECH COOLLY. confidential uxderstandING URGFI). LOXDOX, July 'JI. T'ln Beivln press." received Mr Winston Cln;rc-liill's speech ccoKy. The Taeg'khe Rundiiuhau compliment's him upon Ins frankness. ilu: Yces-iche r.-skfi who be-g'.n ihe Kiicekty or repetition. Genr.iaa.y .n----veutcdi neither Dreadnoughts, sup.-r-DreadUou.plits, rxr submarinci?. It Ik pes th:it the British people will become ccr.vi'ccd c.l* Germany's prarcfulneivs, and strive for a confidential uudcrstaiftlbg vrhirfi -v.I end the competition. The Frankfurt tk'xette. ?kvtc-o that Britain :ii-'knowledges that alone vbe r:i(t n-Jihrta.i'iv tlx' necessary po'<it r on in the Mcditc iv.-an-.can, and asks whether Britcoa. wi'-il still fail to i -ee tint rot'ni g but the phantom of German offensive armaments ha,s bromdit Ik- to ill in pass.