ANGLOPHOBIA.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 97, 17 January 1908, Page 7

ANGLOPHOBIA.

.« - 1 FOSEIGN MINISTER AGREES WITH LORD CROMER. PROTECTION AND HOSTILITY. GERMAN NAVY. DT TELECItAPH—MESS ASSOCIATION—COriBIGHI (Reo. Jan, 17, 0.1 a.m.) , London, January IG. Sir Edward Grey, Minister for Foreigi Affairs, speaking at Alnwick, in Northumber land, roitorated his previous statement tha if Foreign nations, executed in entirety th Naval programmes tlioy announced, it wouh undoubtedly be necessary. for .us, for' th preservation of' bur indopendenco and safet; at homo, to mako a further increase in tin Navy. "But," added Sir Edward Groy, 1 "we neoi the strength, besides our. Army and Navy of a wise polioy as woll, I agree with Lon Cromer that protective duties must greatl; increase tho possibility of a hostile combina tion against us. Only a redant can say tha the point does not deserve serious considera tion. "The worse tariff reformers faro," addcc the Ministor, "tho moro fanatical they be ' come." ' Lord Cromer's opposition to protection a: being on incitement to Anglophobia arousec the following retort from "Tho Times": "I: wo dare not" uso at Homo, for defensive pur poses, tlie' tariff machinery freely used by al other nations offensively and defensively, wha' is the good of talking about our fleets? Or that' shoiving we are hot a free people, but oxist by the. kind permission.' of others, sc long as- wo allow them to do as they pleas< in our markets." .