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EAi__,_-TERN srnrss now.rinopsn _iii uni iiiiiia NA vAL Houoiiiyt I
, _ MUCHDniviliesireisianorfklfH1ISiiiiiIi.iiii IN sH1P BUILDING
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Cities inundated. Many 1 f " ' Bill fer I"°feeSi"eII1° *fm* Wife the Offer of Winston ilhurchiil to tilt
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(Canadian Press) BOSTON, Malmh ah.,--The Now Eng. land states are-'._now.,Ivisits4 by goods and el¢l_1°11eh no_1iv9e were lost yet greet- riarertr damsze nee resulted. The fioovlvvcl born of heavy rains Storms from northwestern New Eng- land event, down the Connecticut River doing considerable damage to urvrerty inlow lying lands and caus- ing much damage and delay to trains. The factories in Bellows Falls and Brattleboro are closed bc- cause of nigh water.
(Canadian Press) AI.BANY.___.Maren" ze.-'rue Hudson River reached Lthe highest point in its history. The" "lower section of th., city is inundated.. _
Police and tlrpmen are patroling the
flooded area of Albany car ying food mid drink to those ixnihisoned in houses. ,Much sickness is 'already re- ported -and . business is largely sus- pended. - . , ~, , , - (Canadian Press) '
TROY, March 128,-Martial law pre-
vails in 'l‘roy,__' Members of the mili- tia companies are patrollng the streets relieving tired ilremen and po- lice. "
Fire broke-out in the flooded sec-
tion. 'riiousands of dollars’ damage has been done. ,
The lntest indications, however,
show that thclioods are subsiding. ' (Canadian Press)
NEW YORK, li/_farch 28.--New York
has raised nioljethan $100,000 for the flood and storm sufferers in the mid- dle states. ` (Canadian Press)
COIIIIZIIBUB, .March 28.-Coroner
llnrlfet. after trip tnrough the west hide this nftcgnooh estimateibtliat tlietntal death list in that section would exceed two hundred. llozcus of bodies have been recovered.
»((lavmdian Press)
CHILLICOTTE, Ohio, March 28.-
’l‘he first authentic information re- garding the loss of life shows there ure 100 fiend.. Already 11 bodies have been taken from homes in the cast end and to-day with field glasses seven more were discovered hanging on Kilgore Bridge three miles south of here., .It has been impossible to rc- covei' tlieriif
, (Canadian Press)
-BHOOKVILLE, Indiana, March 28- Siixteen known dead, a half do'/1611 missing, heavy loss of property and livestock and n food and fuel famine imminent, is the situation in Brook- ville tonight. Some of those rescued it is feared, will die from the results of eifllusilre.
HIIIBIIII IIIPIIIIILII
A IN WINNIPIG
(Canadian Press)
WINNIPE-G, March 28.-James nodes Hein by tue police. ee 1=1 fire bug, is said to have made a confes- sion that during the year _he 11118 sts.rte¢l',oi'er 200 iires in Winnipeg and S_t. Boniface resulting in a lose estimated at one million dollllfi-
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CONDENSED IDS
i T00 LITE F0_|l
' : s CLISSIFICATIUH
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Ono cont per word each insertion in this column. Cash must accom- Dany order. Minimum charge twenti- five_c'erl_t`§._ _`_'______V,_____~_____ __ , FOR SALE. A QUAN'ri'rv oF 'rl- mothy Iced. Mrs. D. .K- .S°°tt~ Nm’ _ _tn 1;i\_'e&,_ 3:,2@,1_“§?2*~ LADY CLERK WANTED IN THE advertising department of the Guar- dian. Une with experience D1'°f°l’l`°d-
Avv\ - WANTED, BY MAY FIRST. GIRL for general housework. Good wageri- Mrs.IR.‘C.\G0B, 54 Fitzroy Bt-
~ 3-2§_liiEsi_.
wnurrmp, A oomrerrnsfr Gnu.
for general house work. Good WBSGB Apply;-to Mrs. J. J. -Hornby. 25
rim" st. 8;??_M9i-
TO 14% A HOUSE CONTAINING
ten ‘r ms, jliaving all modern con- venlgnsqg, Apply 143 Euston St.
_ 3-29M1WP(l.
1`.os'rT-N 'rms o1'rv0N wnounel
day, " brown and white BPB11191
, in r safe return
Bros,
dog -_ ward given fo to -G.-Dv Acoru,_at
Gro-
sold at
Best Granula-~
capital
ee.
cents
01'
b.°°11 H
and ml! , on' the sueU°°`If°‘*.
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The Legislature resumed yesterday
morning at ll o'clock, M;-_ gpgaker WY8.tt_ in the chair.
HONMR. ARSENAULT presented
8 Detiuun from G. Shelton Sharp audi others asking for the incorporatym 0! th” E9-St Ui¢l12f0l‘d Black Fox Co, also a Petition from Robert N. Cox H1111 111211912 uskillg for the incorpora- tion of the Union Black Fox Co., Ltd.
Mr. J. A. MCDONALD presented a
Petition from Edward, Bharkey and others asking that a road he opened from Curr-anville to Peakes Station.
i Petition laid on the ta 9
bl .
Bills in accordance with the above
petitions were presented and referred to the proper committees. , On motion of Hou. Charles Dalton, seconded by I-Ion. M. Kennedy con- Ulileml-IUIJ of the Alb_e.rton-Incorpora- tion bill was resumed, the I-_louse in Committee and Mr. Doble in the chair. .~ _
At one o'clock Mr. Speaker resum-
ed the chair and the House adiourned to meet at ii p. m.
House resumed at 3.15, when con-
sideration of the Alberton Incorpora- tion bill was resumed with Mr. Dobie in the chair. Bill reported agreed to with amendments and carried. Bill ordered to be engrossed.
Mil. SPEAKER resumed the chair
at 4 o`ciock.
MR. MYERS asked the
Leader of the Govern- m c n iz what action, if nny, is proposed to be taken to protect the purchasers of land from thc Govern-
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ment alleged to be the property of the Lady Wood Estate, on Lot 67. _
l’llEMiER'S REPLY
Ti-ll? l'll'- .IIIER replied as follows' T11 PBPIY to the question of the Hon- ourable member from Hampton (Mr. MFCFB) I beg to state that my first acquaintance with the case was in Mllfch. 1911, when Premier Haszard introduced in the Legislature, the followinz resolution:
REEl()L"ED, That it is expedient
to introduce a bill to provide for the Purchase by the Government of part of Townrhip Number Sixty-seven in Q.ueen's County. The report of the proceedings of
the I-louse as reported in the Char- Lotletowi Guardian, March 17th, 1911, is as follows:
Fill-‘FT ACTION TAKEN
"'l`l-iid PREMIER (Hon-
ourable Mr. Haszard) moved the House into committee on a Resolution that it is expedient for the Government to purchase part of Township Number Sixty-seven in Qucenv-i County. In the Committee, with Mi-. McWilliams in the Chair, the Premier explained that years 1120. after litigation, the Government had acqiiireul ten thousand acres of the Lot in question leavin some
_vitcd an expression of opinion from
. Z
2,Bli9 ii-it ncfi\\ii‘od. Lady Wood, in' whim- th* title to this property wus
IILEIIIIII ILIGHIS
IN IIIIIINIIPLIIIILS
(Canadian Press)
LYONS, France, Mar. 28-Eugene Gilbert. the French Aviatorjlew from Paris to this sity today in a mono- plane, s. distance of 318 miles, at an average speed of over 93 miles an hour. France holds the record for a long distance flight.
(Canadian Press)
LERGNE, Belgium, Mar. 28- M. Comibrey the French aviator, attained a speed of 114 miles an hour during a flight from Rheims to Touruai, to- day.
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FEAR BIG STEAMER
FOUNDERED AT SEA
SYDNEY, N. S., March 25.--Some
anxiety is felt here fer the safety of the S. S. Herakles, which left Car- dif! on March. lst bound for Sydney under charter of the 'Dominion Iron & Steel Company.
She is a week overdue, and has noi:
been reported for_ ten days. The T-Ierakies was launched in November last, and is owned by Burnsgard, Krasterud &a Co., Norway. This was her first trans-Atlantic voyage.
iililicuscsnsurs,
I fcoluuc evsiirs.
~ 1 aesrines, src
~ -__ a One cent per word each insertion
in this column. Cash must accom- pany' order. Minimum charge twen- ty-five cents.
“Chance of a life-time to see a
good musical comedy at matinee prices. ‘
"An April iirstfioclal, will be held at the Y. M. C. A., Tuesday night April first. Lots of fun. Come spend an enjoyable evening. 3-27M4i.
"A meeting of ,the Blacksmith: and Horseshoe:-s of P. E. Island will -he, held lu the I-'rowse Block Hall, Bun- nyside, Charlottetown, on Tuesday evening, April Sth, at 8 0'¢l0GI!- Every blacksmith on P. E. Island is cordially invited to attend as mat- ters of interest to all will be discuss- ed.
3-Z'fM6iDd.
"The City Ticket Office near Bank
of Nova Scotia. is selling very low one way Colonist Excursion :tickets to the Pacific Coast. These tickets will be sale from March 15th to Ap;-ii inclusive. Also Home- seekers' second 'class Round
Bl'
is no
bv no
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Blind. For some years no action was taken under the trusts. Quite re- cently Chief Justice Sullivan had tain en an interest in the matter and it was found that although the Govern- ment had never purchased the land, tue Government had sold the whole of lt. The first was sold in 1876, and so on frhm time to time down toi 1899 when the last was sold. Succes- sive Governments had acted in good iaith in the matter. The Government had received the money and must protect the purchasers of these lnnds. lt was now proposed that the Trus- tees of Lady Wood convey these lands to the Government at a. price to be agre~d upon. The claim was for the amount received by the Gov- er ment with interest thereon, which ii£ercst would amount to twice the amount received for the land. The province might not to pay more than what is fair. A portion of the money to be paid would go for the support of the School for the Blind in Hali- fax and would save the annual grant to that Institution. The Premier in-
members before introducing a Bill."
"MR, MATHIESON said the Pre-
mier had stated the matter vcry clearly. The purchasers of these lands miust be protected and placed in the same position as if the Government had owned the lands. The Government
(Canadian Press)
BERLIN, Mar. 28-The bill incre-
asing the German army by 4,000 om- cers, 15,000 noncomnilssioned officers and 116,000 prlvates, was adopted by the Federal Council today. The peace strength of the active
army is thus raised approximately to 800,000 men with the colorli.
PLII UI INSINIII WILL III IILILNEL
(Canadian I'rcss\
MEXICO CITY, Mar. 28-"l‘empor- ui'_v insanity, it is understood, will be the defence oilered by attorneys for ldnirque Zepeda, nephew of president Huerta, Governor of the federal dis- trict, who personally directed the nssasinutlon, yesterday, of Gabriel Heruamdez, a political prisoner in Heian-i inil. Zepedas, after being in- vestigated by the Deputy of Justice will be sent to one of the civil courts.
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was liounzl to act as is proposed, and -
the Opposition would cheerfully us- S
vested. wuiofi this tract in trust forsist in making the matter right. | I I the liciieiit of the indians and the (Jontinued on page ll
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The Fort Frances Times has the
following about Mr. B. P. Alley, for- merly oi the Canadian Bank of Com-
Ahcrut fifty business men of Fort
Frances including several prominent men from along the river, 'gathered in the dining room of the Fort Frau-
to Mr. B. P. Alley, the retiring effic- ient manager of the Canadian Bank of Commerce at this place, who has been transferred to Winnipeg, where he will take up the duties of assist- ant inspector.
Mi". C. J. Hollands, J. P. occupied
the chair and in a well received ad- dress, voiced the general feeling of regret at Mr. Alley`s removal, at the same time congratulating him and the bank officials on his well deserv- ed promotion. He then read _the ad- dress which was preseuted to Mr.i Alley :
Accompanying the address was a
meerschnum pipe for Mr. Alien and a beautiful set of Crown Derby china for Mrs. Alloy. , It was quite evident from the re- marks made that there has been no citizen who has left Fort Frances who'_ leaves more friends behind him-than Mr. Alley or more ladies who will re- gret her/ departure than Mrs. Alley.
All the speakers wished them hoth
God speed, future happiness and pros- perity and trusted they would often come buck to Fort Frances for u visit.
Mr. Alicy is n son of Mr. and Mrs.
James Alley, Charlottetown.
Minord's Liniment Relieves Neuraigin
merce, Charlottetown : ‘ ,
ces hotel on Friday night last whercl' for th” "uso" 0' 1913' at 5 meeting they tendered a smoker and B gm here this afternoon and evening. MAITLAND IS SWEPT
PIIIIIESSIIIIIIL IIISLIIILL LLIIBIIL
ibpeciul to The Guardian)
FFIEDERICTON, N. B., March 28.-
A New Brunswick and Maine profes- sional Baseball League was organized
The league will consist of four
teams, the Marathons of St. John, the Pets of Fredericton, a team from Bangor, Mc. and one team represent- ing St. Stephen and Calais, Me.
The season starts about May 20
with a. schedule of about 80 games.
Frank Leonard of the Lynn Club in
the New England League has a maj- ority of the stock in the St. John team and will use it for Lynn.
IHL IIENIIIIL IIHIII [IIN
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GoRRuo'rioN.- 'rue meeting oil
the International Brotherhood of Blacksinitns lifouday evening was held in Uuion Hotel.
REWARD OFFERED.-$100 is offer-
cd for the arrest and conviction of the person or persons, who have pois- oned dogs in Charlottetown recently.
The money is deposited with the City Clerk. Any information given to De- tective Bradley will be gratefully ac- knowledged. Hare's n reward, and the gentlemen who have offered ii:
(Special to The Guardian)
I‘AltRBBOitU. N. S., Mar. 28-
Omer Spicer and James Murphy were drowned at New Salem last night by the bursting of Bpicer's mill dam while they were trying to raise the flume gates. Spicer's body was re- covered this morning. li/lurphy’s has not yet been found.
Murphy wus a son-in-law of Spicer
and owned the .saw mill at New Salem.
BY BIG FIRE.
MAITLAND, N. S., March 25-A
fire broke out here, suddenly, this evening, which destroyed three build- ings with contents, aud caused a loss of $10,000.
The fire started at 8.80 o'clock in
the store of Everett Eaton. It spread to that of R. B. Eaton & Son, and then to a vacant warehouse, owned by the Captain McArthur estate. ‘ The stock as well as the buildings
were totally destroyed. The only in- surance was_on the property of Ev- erett Eaton, which was half covered. At 10.30 thc fire was under control. The origin lis unknown.
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Whoever the poisoner or poisoners may be, it is quite evident that all dogs look alike to them. A well-bred kindly, affectionate dog, is put in the same class as the ordinary vicious cur. It i to he hoped for the safe- ty of the animals of the city and the public at large that the poisoners will be discovered and severely dealt with. 'ft will be the duty of the press to-
means business. They are determin- cil to have this outrageous poisoning of the dogs of the-city investigated and nothing will be spared to bring the dastardly poisoners to IUBUCG-
glve full exposure to the matter be- cause it is cruel, dangerous and cri- niinal.
il¢innrd’s Liniment Cures Distemper.
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Castle Hall and the new Prowse A short musical programme was Brother D. E. Shaw.
H511 ne-,-sr ioqiied more nctrnstivo first run oil consisting of: Plano Duet Rev. T. F. Fullerton presided and than they did last night on the occs- by -Professor Thomson and Mr. Den- gave a short but pleasant address of sion of .1 very succwsful social and nis; Vocal Quartette by Messrs. G.H. welcome on behalf of the Lodges. dance given by Bt. John's and Vic- Moore and Brothers B. D. Howatt, _ After the musical prograhnne, danc- toria Lodges, A. F. and A. M. \E. A. Foster and W. T. Wellner; Vo- ing was indulged in, in the new
At the top of the stairway leading cal Solo, J. Parker Hooper; Reading Prowse Hall and whist was played in
to the hells a beautiful transparency by Brother H. L. Bethune; Vocal So- the Castle Hall until about 12.30 was shown the Square and the Com-_lo. Miss Kathleen Moore; Reading, this morning. About 300 people were line, the Masonic Emblem, uaingeviis.; .inoqneiina MacDonald; Dialogue vresellt and everyone declared it was electrically lllurrinated. The Halls. by the Misses Bertha Stewart, Mar- one of the best social times held in were draped with patriotic and em-Itha Van Buskirk, Jacqueline'Mac-,Charlottetown for some tithe. Much blenintir, hunting. Chinese lanterns Donald mid Pearl M‘itchell;- Vocal credit is due the energetic c0rr.m\ttee cmilso hwging addmg wiciio ii-solo, Mr. Lester Mclnnis; Vocal through whose efforts the social
Ilrmination. I Solo. Dr. T. E. E. Robins; Reading, proved such a success.
'Last cvenlng's pleasant weather and the undoubted-treat that was in
re for them tempted many Ogg:
bttetown ladies toyvisit L. J- 81i’“` store and 011111! N10 fm' ’P‘fm¢
pgs made tlxirtill- I. -
“Iii the selection oi suede 101’ “'11
spring wear careful selection has nilda and the exquisite showin! 11;* of-.inns iweigut .neue twill. ' '» s_Qt_ip,p..ln¢es.g_nd trfmmihtl xhutgzn etlled, while suiting cloths. W, .
The large show room, so well adapt-
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I LOVELY NIILLINERY Rl' L. J. REDDlN’S_.
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hats displayed this year than ever"by a lovely ict black buckle. before and the blending of colors, Another model in black _had an ex- onnimeiey or etyie, one enitainnty ouisite sam oemon feather’ et the w_a|'sxce_llently portrayed by, the mil-_side while the brim iid encircled liner, .Miss Flynn, emo has for her with small ostrich feathiirl. ° epsltotrnns an ex ag choice lot The tailored hats csmrin for most 0 A . ' 4 1 ‘ /I
favorable comment and style effects were seen. The tam crown is
ed' to display, was one bowsrof beau- I very much in evidence sndfoni in two tv and meh and every pert wee teen- ensues oi brown with et om- tifully decorated -with towers snriiment touched on with eerill vids 'very- follage making a lovely background pretty. _ ` ` ' ‘
,mg more ing _encieqhragntne models. _Another omni were ri-1
vnu," ., . e lovely picture hat was of black haudiouie green satin ere
` rpg, nmllnery department. U16 WD' blilld Wm! I _l¥\l¢i1m°0l1¢ BIN!! Plums s mont effective hat. '
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A naval holiday for n year as far
as new construction is concerned, was the offer mudc to the world today by Winston Churchill, the first lord of the British adiniralty, when he submitted the British naval estimates to the house of commons this evening. In this way, he says the people of the world would obtain an almost instantane- ,ous mitigation of the thraldom in which they had been involved by the evil and insensate folly of the pres- ent acute rivalry in armaments. Scores of millions, he declared, were being squandered year after yeur without making any real difference in the relative naval strength of the nations of the world. His proposal, he argued, would involve no altera- tion in the relative strength of the world’s nnvies, and added :-"We ad- dress this proposol to all nntions and to no nation with more profound aiu- cerity than to_ our great neighbor over the North Sea.
INCREASE IN EXPENDI'l`UL'iE
R'ight"Hou." Winston" "Churchill, at
the outset, explained the causes for increase in the niivnl expenditure. First, he said, it wus owing to decis- dons of policy to increase the num- ber of ships maintained in full com- mission in consequence of the new German naval iaw,aud to decisoins to increase thc numbers, iinil notably the pay of the personnel.
Secondly, it wus duo to the in-
crease in the size und speed, urmu- ments, equipment and cost of war- ships of ull kinds. It was necessary to keep price with similar vessel- building all over tho world.
Thirdly, from the introduction und
development of new services, princi- pally oil fuel, air service and wireless telegrnphy.
Fullrthly, from the general in-
crease in prices und wages, particu- larly in the cost of coal, oll,steel and all materials used in shipbuilding.
A PERIOD OF EXPANSION
Fifthly, from arrears in shipbuild-
ing during the Inst two ycars,arising from the failure of contractors to| earn their proper instalments us manifested by delays in executing, current programs.
The estimates, lic said, "would ,
have been substnntiuliy higher but for congestion in the shipynrclsnris-I ing out of the extraordinary demands upon the ship building plants, and especially upon the skilled labor sup- ply. If better progress is to be mode in executing programs, it will bc ne- cessary for me to ask parliament lu- tcr in the year for further supple-
mentary estimates.
EXPANSION
“Tlie navy is passing thru n
period not merely of expansion hut of swift and cel-iselcss develop- ment. The latest German navy has increased the number of vessels we require to construct each year,and that law and thc Mediterranean re-, quircments have still more increased the number and proportion of ships which must be maintained in the highest condition of readiness."
To mun and maintain these result-
ing war fleets a continued large in- crease in numbers of officers and men of all ranks and ratings is required.
The increase in size, cost and
speed of capital ships, compelled by the general development of naval sci- ence and the types building ubroiid is marked and increasing. The in- crease in speed affects not only copi- tal ships but destroyers, light cruisers and submarines.
Increase in speed involves im-
mense increase in horsepower. The increased cost of fuel particularly of oil fuel, is serious, and shows no likelihood of immediate abatement.
The adoption by Germany, America
and Italy, of large guna for primary armaments, and of larger and more numerous guns for secondary arma- ments, have necessitated a further ad- vance by us. \
The increased power and size of
new and more expensive tprpedoes has lead to an increase in the num- ber of torpedo tubes, with a further increase in the supply of torpedoes. Larger ships and guns invnlve larger docks and un increase in the scale of all appliances und shipyard mn- chiuery.
INCREASE MU ST CONTINUE
“There is, I fear. no prospect of
avoiding large and continuing in-
ture years, unless the period of acute rivalries, of rapid scientinc expan- sion thru which we are passing comes to an end. Of all the nations of the world we are perhaps best able to‘bear_ such a strain if it should continue. We have greater occu- mulstions of capital than are 1011115 elsewhere. We are freed from
need of maintaining an continental scale ur
financial system
out cost
l But ' in
creases in the navul estimates of fu-
-l_,.i.
lulntroducing British Navel Estimates.
I.
what is now taking place here and all over the world is so patent to tho meanest intelligence that concerted cilort to arrest it should surely bs the first official object.
A WAY OUT OF THRALDOM.
"Timers is happily a way open, and
which will remain open, whereby tho people in the world could obtain al- most instantaneous mitigation of the thrnidom in which they have involv- ing themselves. Everything is ré- lative. The strength of one navy is .its strength compared with another, IThe value of a ship depends entirely upon the contemporary ship it may, | have to meet. , "The usefulness of inaval invention ‘ceases when it is enjoyed by other powers. Yet we see the ship types of every naval power superlsding those of the previous year. With re- morseless persistency scores of mil- ilious are being absolutely squander- ed, while every year all the naval iiowcrs are making not only the fleets of their rivals but their own fleet obsolete, without adding to their relntivc strength or pctual so- curity. Could any process he more stupid ?
"The question that should be alk-
ed of the great powers is this 1- If for the space of a year no new war- nhips be built for any navy, would your nuval interests or national ss- curity be prejudiced in any c - ceivuiilc way 1' Why should we ?il not take ii uuvul holiday for ayear, ns for :is new construction, or new construction of capital ships, is gon- cerned '_' 'i‘hat question I asked lust yeiir; that proposal I repeat this year. It implies no abandonment of any scheme of naval organization. or nnviil increase. It imposes no check upon the development of true naval eiiiciency. The nuances ol every country would obtain relief; no navy would sustain the slightest iniury.
This is no appeal of. weakness
panting behind which we make, but oi strength striding on in front. It is an appeal which we address 00 all notions and to 110 hation with more profound sincerity than our great neighbor over the North Sea., Let me any at once and without reserve l\o\v much we wclcume the calm friendly touc and temper of the re- cent Germun nnvul discussions.Britaim and Germany have the conviction that the desire oi both is to preserve
peace."
(7ANADA’S THREE SHIPS
Mr. Churchill then turned to Brit-
ish construction. He was glad to soy that nothing had happened dur- ing the year to alter the numerical programs submitted in 191-Z giving, f01` H Bi! years period, Britain 85 iireadnoughts, against Germany’s 14. He said that two ships would be ridded to this total for every extra vessel laid down by Germany. Addi- tional to this would he any ships Britain might have to build in c u- sequence of new naval devslopmects in the Mediterranean; _but no such ds- velopments are observable at the pre- sent time. He emphasised the fact that the Malay dreadnoughts and the three ships now under discussion in Canada, would also be additional, that being the specific condition upon which they are to be given and ac- ceptcil. ‘ “'l‘liese," ndileri Mr. Churchill, "are the bnsis of a naval policy, vi-hich,' coolly and inflexibly pursued during the next few years, will, ws believe, place this country and tha empire' beyond the reach of purely navel pressure, and which need not, at any state of its execution, bg fomented into s cause of quarrel with our German neighbors."
coLoN1AL si-UPEI \ .
"_I will now examine three sub-
Sidlllfy Objections which may, with Isome show of plausibility, be urged from different parts of the house." continued Mr. Churchill. "First, ‘there is no obvious dilemma about colonial ships. ‘Either,‘ it is said ‘our standard of sixty per cent il ,sufficient for the time being, or it is not. If it is not, give us your
und if we are convinced, we will-
crease it. If it is sufficient, colonial ships are rsdundspt from that very fact = `
justifiable extra
in my opinion, a _
people of these illlll
expected to go on
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and security of the whole empire. We have also now. the inmediatl future, the by making special ur
to send powerlu1lqu_sdrenl_
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