POLICY OF DELAY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2016, 25 March 1914, Page 7

POLICY OF DELAY.

NAVAL DEFENCE fIF THE PACIFIC.

MR. MASSEY'S PROTEST

ENDORSED.

ADMIRALTY'S INACTION

6j? Tcifeßrtoh-Ptfisa ASEofclatten-Co.nvriEht "Ernes" and gj'dntjr "Sun" ScMcw, Lontjon,, Sidftii 23. The Admiralty is n'cddetHo tli? policy frroiiralgittotl by Mr. WinstonChurchill, awl is- not affected !\v the Dominion pretests. It is still fill that Australia, Canada, a»<j New Zealand, will contribute batiilesWins to* wards tlio formation of an Imperial fleet to patrol the Einpktf. The Admiralty does β-ot display crny . inclination to rnmveno a naval conference, because England is entirely absorbed, in the TJlsic* crisis; ami is not disposed to negotiate further with the Deminions, seeing that tlie Goßeral Blec tioiis are not far ahead, and hifty .possibly alter the position of -p*rtie#.'

MR. MASSEY'S PRO'fEST'AP-' FLACKED;' (Press Association.)" Sidney, Match' g4. Tiro "Sydney Morning Borajd," ii) a loading articte on. the Admiralty's, mi* v.1,1 policy in tjits Pacific says: "The outspoken nttoraftce ,fef Mr. MilSscy must now convince Mr. OluirchiH thai his recent statement roga-rdiijj; th& vital pfeblmii of Impoii.al naval rkfracc of the Paoifie ftiet ttitli secrous clisSatisfaetioii, both irt tlio Cqmnj.on\vo.jlt:h and Kew Zsaianrl, t : )io two Do'mittrons which sq far have attempted; to mate elfcctwe iravrtl pr-evisten. Cfeinpieto cnoperatjoij in 'troiuini* a.-nd wtto; iflfrfct-cts is desirable lietwoeu New Ss<*afewl and tlxc Comniomvoixlth, witii a v : icfr tt) pcoalomy and effective actiaji in w ; a-.f time." CANADA WAITIN-α. ..: "fifflcs'/and -Sydney "Bun." Sirvkcß. ■OttewH, Marelt 23, . . Tltere is iw> .jwftsptict of afteqnatc ua-' ya.l afitfen boing tafcen until tljo Ministry obtains eoiitrol di the Senivtc j