NAVAL DEFENCE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 81, 30 December 1907, Page 7

NAVAL DEFENCE.

/ MR. HAtDANE'S PESSIMISM. THE SUPPORT OF THE OVERSEADOMINIONS. BY . TBISGBirn—PItHSS ASSOCIATION—OOPIEIGUI, (Rcc. Deo. 29, 4.30 p.m.) .London, December 28. A correspondent of " Tlio Times" complains that Mr. Haldano's pessimism implies that tho oversea Dominions would not afford support to Britain in the event of a serious war, arid adds 'that if the wholo of the burden of naval dofonce falls on tho United Kingdom it will, be owing tp tho inoptitudo of British politicians, ana not bccaueo British subjects have' unpatriotically refused to contribute. . •. \ A QUESTION OF PRECEDENCE. COMMON ,IND COMMON ' POLICY. EX WKGEAPn—MESS ' ASSOCIATION—COPTBIOHZ , .. : London, December 28. "Tho Times " admits tho cogency, of Sir John Coiomb's contention that an "All Red" systom of maritimo dcfence ought to tako precedence of an All Red Routo." It adds: ■" Yet,, since tho, main thing is to knit tho soveral parts ,of tho Empire together in tho bonds of common, interest and common polioy, perhaps popular instinct is sound ih using practicable means to ensure that end without troubling about, precedent*). Thus an 'AH Red' route may prove a schoolmaster teaching all parts of tho Empire to recognise tho rieoossit-y for unity and solidarity." ; I