EMPIRE SEA POWER.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 53, Issue 285, 13 September 1933, Page 5

EMPIRE SEA POWER.

CO-OPERATION FOR PEACE. THE CONFERENCE IN CANADA. (United Press Association—Copyright). TORONTO, Sept, 11. Following a round table gathering x>f the delegates to the first meeting of the British Commonwealth Relations Conference yesterday, a communique outlining briefly the proceedings, but withholding the names of those taking part, was issued. An Australian speaker declared that his nation's safety existed in the strength of the British Navy, because „of its isolated position. Australia was lying amid dangers and the safety of the country depended upon Great Britain's willingness to accept responsibility for the overseas Dominions until world peace was assured. That was of paramount importance to Australia, In the meantime the strength of the Empire was the greatest essential to world peace and Australian safety. New Zealand's spokesman said that bis country's policy was that of Great Britain. The British Navy was maintained for the defence of all the nations and units of the British Commonwealth. The United Kingdom's spokesman said that sea power was essential to the life of the British Isles, because or their dependence upon a maintained flow of imports and exports. Britain s foreign policy was now directed toward wcrld peace by Avorld co-operation. TJnfriendlv , relations with the United States were'inthinkable, and Britain tc-dav stood leady to <.o-operate in every way in the efforts to solve world problems.