DEFENCE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 592, 21 August 1909, Page 5

DEFENCE.

i'-..''. ''■'': : _•"':. ■.»,'-;■', ,".';■ •'. ■'■".■ ■■'•• WHAT DID TUB CONFERENCE DECIDE? : : LAST SITTING. ; IMPERIAL - DEFENCE' COMMITTEE; "(By Telttf'aphi-HrMfl, f , (Rec. August 20, 10.5 JJ.rn') . , ■ : .: :\-\ :, ;-,;'...-'. ■ London'i Augtist 20.' ■' ; r ; The last plenary sitting- of the." imperial Dotehce Conference Was held yesterday; Sir. Pririie Minister, don£ratulated the deletfttes on thb rfesult of their work.: Other pabiflet Ministers ■ were present. ; ; . . The oversea'.delegates .to the Defence Cpnfrence will .address a. nieeting of the Coinfalittee dlI. Imperial Defence (on which body : thß;,Priinß, Minister , ' lids suggested that the Dominions should nave representation).. PROBABLE; EARLY iANNdTJNmiENT;.' ;: ■. Rec. August 20, 10,45 p.m.). • f ' : : '■■-■•.'• ■; '" : '•:•■•-■■-. London, August 20. ■■ '■'- It -Is Stated that it has now been arranged. that the results of the Defence' Conference fehaji be announced in Parliament at an early 'datei'- ;-'.ii;V:.- - ■~.:': ' ;■.■■.';:]'■■ • : PRESS IN THE DARK. ;.;'■■■.'■ i ;'-:''.>. Lontlon, August '19. :' '.'The ...Times" emphasises ■ that, statemento ■which have been made heretofore or .Which inif heteaHer. bi made on unofficial Authority legarding tie rostilts of.the;'lmperial.Defence .Conference.;: must!, be. I 'accepted, .with . due : 1-eserVe,-afld cannot .profitably be made the Bubiect of; detailed, cpmmeht.' ' ,•>. .. ..\Tw; ti JDaily i ; Telegraph, , ! .without' mentioning Sir , .; Joseph.: Ward's alleged arraagement .with the .Admiralty^— ail.: ttppareritlj;--inspired ;aicblM ? ;ai..; '^hicb: was''' cif Reufer's.Agency, aiieging'thatveruisers were to be .instead of .breadnoiigiits—remarksithiit. AustraliaTand.Canada; are .de; finitely iionimitted , to : the creation-of local tes , .-; ,-■:;■' yS^;%. [ y-\ : T,'':\ •. - ; : ;; ; ; ■'J,: Other .newspapers are;• silent, .awaiting' authoritative bfficiial information' as \o the ''._66ncl(isio'hs! arrived' : at .by the ; Coil' ■]'::'''[\ :; }: ;■.'.':; ;;; : .■ '/ ■ ; ■ ;'; EEPOEtIII) :;cv : ; VCHANGfi OF POLICY.. : .;, ■~-.-;'r > (By- TblißraDß.r-Prosi) At3eclation;i:. .■■"•■•' "■' ai:' , 'i « ; v- '■'■ : ' : ' U ■ 20.".The cabled news that the contribution pha Dreadao.ught.or Dreadnoughts by A'few Zealand td. .the British',- NaVy is to >e• changed to a cufitribUtidii of cruisefsiojorni paft.6l' tlie l'abiiC;B4u4dr6n, iid to ih Nβ*-iba-. land,.-Waters,. meets- ; With the approval ■Of -'.a 'nttniber Of : menibersl-ot PaHlatuent at gWiseUt in-Auqklqndi r ■,■:.':. ■"; ■•''■'■ '•■•,■'. .;.-.• '.'■■ ■' ;ilr; 'Masssy (Beader 'of the Opposition) was .'asked: whether, he. thought: an'arrangement: by ;Whiph.-Neff-'-ZiAlahd's offer .would be converted into-additional, cruisers: woqfd meet-with his Support , ,lnithe Houss. i Mr: llassey .declined-to ■nialce any-statement beyond, remarking'that his vi4wii were nit.in.accord.with the opiniilhs of BbnjenleMbeFs of this House of I{«preSi!htntiVes, ~Mt. H.l?i'i-or BrUce, said his HeiVs aid. already,, bean hiade.Hriwn ifoni , thb' Ho6i ! bf -the'' -HoUsei arid■ he .had. theil,feAid vthAt if. )v<2f;Ne\t- Übaland was" t6 ;bedoihe a great na= tion : in'the,Pa'cinhj -New Xealhnd with .'Australia.'> dhd: .Ca'nilda—fot., they.-niust.' have' their. ;ay, '■' tab,;in/the■ Pacific ; '."sdnie-day. of other— must have. c ,a' ilfeet."sufficiently''fitrong,. to meet sven the Japanese. ..New Zealand, as he liad Issfqre. statea, 1 6ho.uld ,n»t Bftiii th& psitioiV of Hetieildoncy; but 'Ih -the position of a- partner'.-' ::,-A fei|»naßle,'hbhoufable partherj that is ifhat :hi Doliliiiioil shbuld be to the Mother CblintHThe way :to undertake. that. re"spoiisib.ility, wus ■t()'. allow' the British' Admiralty's Squadron'' iu' ;Austra!asiaiiv,waters,-tp -go;, , to ■.replace,- it Vfith ohe.maintained.-by, JSlew.Ueallnd' aiid-.the Cpmnibnwealth.. '.:'•. '?.:■;, , ; : •.':.-, '■■',:-■; ,: ..'.-:'.-,•. : : - : ;ii; bf, jiifek,:N^tiohs: '^'} : .';■ J-'; v: "Jt>i. J ,. ,, ai(l'. that-'riie' anlpaljeipenSß oJEthe 'ftfesent 'AuStralasiiu Squad; :onvwaS;iSlS,ooo.a. itbtheOld t'outitrj;. ribluding: r igls(l.ooorinterest on the' cost of "■ tile ships. Australia an'd New Zealand should bbth m allies rather--thah : dependencies., The Bii:ish Empire shdul'd be a cbngf egation of nations illied' to each other; by a bond under wbioh :hey,agreed, to .defend one another, but so .tliat ;ho defeatVijf one should, not mean the poisibli sacriiioo of,.anfitherV' : ':,..■'... . ".:■"■;- • 41r...D, E. Giithrie, II.P. for Ofbua, said :hat ! the i&for'niAtipil .cabled' put' froni Lonilbn Was. just in /accord'with what-he expected:,' It ; Was all- vßfy..wellifb"r the Dbriiihion to iilake ah Mi -'of i.'DreaanfiJighti but the Imperial De--iehe'e. Cp'nferencß: was thß' place- for'-.a^pnipei. , . leoision of iwhrit.'was' required.' New. Zealand nust doVits ,'share.,as a 'part , ;bf.'the' British' Bnipire, and if, as the Outcome of deliberations it;tne Imperial .Conference, it has been decided ■ :hat -cruisers .for' tW: Pacific: Sqliadrou "life nor' 6; useful, th«n: th"er4 should bevhb lleiita':i(tn;.tb 'id: pn-sehsible ; lihe3 what .thd -liiipdridl. lUthbritieSvthihkis-mßst desii-ablb. v - ..• : ' ■ Mr. :DiV Bliibki ..M.P., -saidlthat, proviflinß ihat the Australasian. is at all tiliies Uhder the cptnmand'.of the Imperial authorities' 1 in'd part of the Empire Nivy.'he does not tliiiik ■ there will!be any objection t6,the:new schom'e. Does;it v Mean £750,000.3'.'Year? r .;■.-' -J .:'• ". ''. ; ■;;',' I; Mr'. )i.j<j,: Bttbhahah, M.i?" for Wairdrapa, maintains -that Sir. v Joseph ; Ward' struck ; tbe aail.'on-the.'Head'ac the psybhblbgicaliiioiiieiit When, he bffered'Great Britain a Drcadnilifelit: :He m&intalns that even , now. the linperiil .aiithoHties . htlve; failed tb fealiso: the '= d&uger of thb. Empire,. and considers that the • offer -bv tie New Zealand .Qbyerntaeht wai warranted at the time of a:gravo:brisis.\ Asked whether- he ; jgrced-with, the reported-; -change*',- of .policy, .to the maihtehapce,of cruisers'in the Pacjfic,; Air. Buchanan Said the-turn: of events appeared, to Lave: taken deserved serious consideration; If it meant that, New .Zealand is to.' fiiid .£750,000 per yter fdrthe ilbkeg of-the licet 4s AUstrd: lit , W-to dbi-theh M-is'inblined to think tliat the -proposal'.Will, heed to be gone' iiito verythiirbughly..by ParlianiSnti . . •■' •■■■:', -.-',:. ■~ Mr/C; Hi Poole, t MiP.i said that the .ihalm. taining : of . , ! a :, couple ~of .:: cruisers .'.by the ; DominibrL. would, nil 'a l , : dual . jiufpose It would enable our young men to receive training in our own ships, and at the same time would relievo the Imperial au tlioijtiSs of the responsibility and cost of illaiilEaming a sdtiadron m these wateis "I realise, however, that the , chief framing hiliit br iishrtre," added the medtUer for AUcklahd Westi ''and 1 think that a compulsory sjstem bf tiaining is absolutely necessary for tllo safe guardiug of oilr interests) but in recognition bf our duty tb the Empire I think that it is wise and, well that we should, accept some inaritime obligation in the defence of our shores" A Somersault ' \ Hγ M Bi TiSher, MP for Wellington Central, said he thought that the cablegram, if true, "ilUnds the Prinie Minister right on his head At the Imperial. Conferenco in 1907 Lord Tneedmouth outlined tho Imperial policy bf defence, whioh included tho organisation of Bopirato llaval units by the , otbrsea dttinihiohs Sir Jostoh was tmtiHly against the scheme, ahd ci tho occabioh ot His visit alfeo uoiit Home with the intention of New Zealanil becoming an ldtegrat uortibu of tho fust hue of defence If the caulegrulu is concotj fair.JoSeph is coming back with a mandate to Ncn Zealand to initiate orgiiuisei and mainhin a navy of its own And this," Mr Pishor added, "is a contingeucj which was, outlihdd id the House last June by Mr. Jas Alleh and bther members " _ - j_ THE ■WORLD-rAMOUS "STUAET ,1 GAItS The Sensation of the Motor World Tne Best Team in the Irish Trials IBISB BULIABILIi'Y TEIAIi KE&ULTS General Conditions Reliability, fna? i2-hp "Stuart," No li Maxiuium Maximum maiks marks iih.p "Stuart," No Si 788 ilaUrnU marks 15-hp. 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