BRITISH NAVAL POLICY.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13102, 29 April 1908, Page 7

BRITISH NAVAL POLICY.

LORD ESHER'S VIEWS.

United Press Ass-ociitior—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. (Received April 28th, 9.43 p.m.) LONDON, April 28. Lord Esher, in an article on British naval supremacy in tho '"National ReJ view," urges tho avoidance of a paper programme. He contends that it is best to let Great Britain build two ships for every one Germany buikle, oaoii equal in strength, to tho German vessel. Lord Esiier has done so much work on committees and commissions on defence questions that his views carry considerable weight. Hβ is a member of Qic Imperial Defence Committee. Ho has boon appointed a niomber of so niauiy 'bodies of enquiry that tho mutter has become rathor a joko. "The inevitable Ix)rd Esher," the "National Review" has called l)im, and the "Saturday Review" wanted to know tho other" day if nothing could bo done without him. While holding no official position at the War Office, he is bolicvod, in some quarters, to exorcise influence on army administration. Ho it Li who is <beli«ved to hsuTo inspired thje Kia.isw's famous letter to Lord Tweedmouthj by his declaration that everybody m Germany, from the Empexor downwards, would rejoice if Sir John Fisher were reanoved from the Admiralty. This wae contained in a tetter in which he refused to join in the caimpiign aepunst the Admiralty. The Kaisar is said to have suggested that ho should confine his attention to tho drajiwvipee of Windsor Castile, of which he ie IDciputy-Governoor.