DOMINIONS AND THE NAVY

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2130, 23 April 1914, Page 5

DOMINIONS AND THE NAVY

THE BROKFN AdREFHENT

ENCE TEE JAPANESE ALUANCE i)y T«lcßi'ai)U™Pre!j« teodaUuu-CapyrsKtoi Lp.HiJ.cn, Ajn-il 21. A .PJuo Book issued gives tl.io -costbs■poudcuco 'between Jill , , iliu'court (Sue-re-titry of Stale for tl« Coleims) ami Itra Australasian tSoverunwuts up k> Afiril : 1. T|io ponuwmwe&lth in August last inquired as te Mu-jsrovJsJen frr tha , Cbisia aisd East Indies wjits, in- pur-, sunftco of fe 1000 am.ii.gwwont, an 4 asked wlmtlier cimuitstaiKses Ihk'l nrteoii; to nccossitato 3i», alteration. II; offered, if necessary, to nttenri a eoirferewe-r----.air, Hnvoowi forwarded tho Admiralty's' reiily ffonftoraing the ca-rtyiug oub of fho 1900 arrang.l'mOMt, Mid Mrtimated that; if the ConnoanweaUh desired t<3 eoiifor with the, Imperial Sotyerumeiit lie \vo\j.M wolcaiuo le'jjf &sen tsiliv<?s in MM. Hα. id so invited New. a&alautt in .cßJJsitjftr" the matter rf participation in a eoiifriv once, tfiio Convinomvoaltlt replied .in jlareh to the effect thai, owhtg to Hiiro cady jncotiejs of Parliament, it would feo impossible to send a Minister, to I/Sii* flan' in KM, tort suggested tlnvtn Ml inference, iivc-hvfcltttfS rept'eaeptatives of • a.H tU wlfigovtenritig Bttiiihiiousj.-W feld. Jfr. Ilareoiirt'replred tilvat iii tiro ciMuuiwsUuiQcs- tlio ftW.cetJon or a- DtfcHcd ■Coufofaiiu. initsfc l):i postiionctl.

: ■ SATAN'S -©BLIGATIO^a. ■London, April 21v fei tlie lloiißo of Gaittinoirs, Uβ, iR. Hal? : (tJn*qnist itvembe'f for pultriehj ask«l wlnetter Japan's obligations to jiretcrt BritfcJj interests in ilm pacific lind imdC'tgano any altM-itufens siiieo- t : hn: ■last agreement. ' Vritli . tha AwskaJitsiaii GAvojjimenti" regarfing , the naval be waSiiMned Mγ, Brifeijv. in Aiistelasl'jni waters,' . ■ ■

i Bjr. I'. 6. Aelanf.l, Darlianiental-j- tin* dcr-SecTotary for foreign Affaire-* i'<m plied thnt tliere Lad him iifl> -aattej-ft*-

' " TiE position: • Sydney, April 22..' Mr. Cooljj tlio federal.Prims Jiinifiiols;,, tofprriiig tortjjo "Staudjm^sf;. mct\t .rrgard'ag : .defence of tho" Pao.i'fi-cv: sftj r s.E "There. a.i;o wo fegrgencias otJior 1 tlin.il iihosti ak'p'ivdy-injdo -piiHic." 1 Jja Iviicxv $ no ftosii vfovv i.iaving licoiitCKpl'QSSGilby NSW Z&al«jid ( er Aiistfaiia;-tlici-o «'it4 Jiotill'M fj'osli -fit tlio ivliolp;. MftiaMoji Hvona Jifev-Cliiireliijl's BlJetfcij*'' iilio o.tl.i«ir . ;. ",:.... . ;V', JClie "Sj-clrioy , ftrt" lender , Bft sscy-ss "It is snMk fiiptory » AttEtiallaiis t<> fintl fet Jiotf Zcutaud iip-.v , $t : a.nci's -sid.ci by siflo. witK Aifßtrall.ii iij. Higjii'd. to tie Whole- iHnhlew. fi-e«?irt; % Sir. Jks.wv and sfv. Allnii jmrtte it abiin.tlmi.tl.v ele.it tlial % pi-otand wiidoiji M wlrich Jft, CltViVeJi.fit refftiterj ra Jn's Spcocii has -Jeeen-. repkcetl oy profound {Ks'jausf .of il-ift ofltafcy of Mm -poficy pfeyfoMsly favoiu , -- •esl by Austel-ii). jpitl 3\"e-w isi«afan<l ant? liOJf abaitdoaea definitely %y both co\w •Mos." . ■'.'•.. TMPERIAt DEfiici CTOMMITTEE eos:. iAS. i «iii~vxß -stew ke\- * r 'So fo.r us I knew," sMA iiip MWst=eif of Defeuee (Hoi),; J.. AH-fln) to a BujtjSKiJf ropi-iismitotiVi?, on the sabjoet »f Uw? .Tbavu cable, ,J Mie SSlaiKlftj-tl-' .has Jio .-nrthotity for ix),(ife.lii.fs tiio stdtemSjtt that Kesv Xta. lasd. jjisist's that tliei'b i$ mo Mccssily I'm , its .belii-vg reHi:cso;iiteil oa tlio OomwittsM* of liivjierjitl IMtfl.co mites tteo is i'ull eij-ojictatiwi , hettiten tjjpiiisdvqs niiti Hi.o JlotUcr Ca&jiky iu tji-ti I'ncijie. SeVv Zcitteml Tij.to.oi? Vj>ry hifflily, lisr Teprosoiitaliua <m the Com.jiivttep ef linpsi-ja! ilsfcucj, ami '[ -believe that A.vis.lirtliu .does also. My ■ex-pei-renfie te that tho committee is tiio-ro-UgU}; with Kew J?,cniniHl.. The Aitiiiffaliy may 3\it lie aitflgoHwr sj'-iiipntilieic, out tins coinuiittte i-S-. -Out Safety is ivith !-iro Comiu-itfcti- of jtufftci-ial DOfettGij, 4 s -fer -ass tlfß A4mifa-% is conee.rubdi althougli they fiiaj - ffom us in opfeion, as .soon ;r$ any djill'tl'eiicq.o'f opteifeii is settW, they hii.ve been, .as kv ■n.3 .1 k.i)o\\", niifte .-laj-at to Kc\\" Zc-aknd. aflii iNw Zealand aspiietiohs. "I Ibok uppil (:hto Cfljn ; i!i>ittes of ijn-.pc-t-ial B»fotiq«i" lie alkleflj "nS tlie first steU ill. t'lio erahilioa.iry pepzess toiviirds ■ a. jjjpre OQ.jJip:lcte re'prcse.u(:uUo.u of the tfe-niiii-ioaSi J'n mi' ojnnioiij we cnii eiviy fjo stop bj' step. j.t. is. perfectly true tltit , - l|i.<f ngiecweirt of HIM) -lias beeii {jba-ndoucd % tlio SL'stliPf Conhti-j-'-fiud, I think, t-erj im.pfO[iefly lm.A-.isis i-cl-pfesoiited the ftuttte; both to Artstvali-jt Sytul New Z.eaiand litfotii acting, iJanfltts(;ioiio,bly..tii(3 Utne hss.asjtte—or joftfc nli&;!.t c'tfjnfr—tyljtdn. tiits* ly-lwlo matter nmst tiv tlircS-iiod. oftt ns -TjetiveCß tIM) .rtoniittiwirs tffitl ttio M.othdr Coiifth-y, aiid CTb <Icm.\he-itf-ii? nmst T» placed in a position in. j'vhifc-h thov ten r'oly uix>ji a-g-rci'enicnts that lins'e hevh, eiiteftd too. A ton-tecsKc is Um jiracp to thresh 'tills o-ul;, anrt.-! iiojsb a tsQiifcrpflco vfili take pla«e. Uiiherto I liad thought that Mi-.o tiiao *i\s not ri.no' ffir -ft co.niejV'flMji but, J .have liov.- -.tioiiie to the q9iieli.is.ion -tltnt ihktp iiiiist Ijo a tilwr imtesiiinilljifj bctw-een. '&»«• {Scalftinl :Wfil tii* ifothef Cowrtrj in the f.ulii-rb ,-. "I tf-nito nprpe , w-tl'l-i tfe "StajldariP 'tjuit Attsiinlift o;!i(l New Zoalawl t-atte tljp yk-vi , . .Un* I.inpc!iialisni is aWre party :to'tß(fiV ; : tiiifl that Win tirtve iiiust cphie Wbnh sosie-" thai?; .more tljall tho Mfit-kh CrtbiHet yd\l i'mit-rel. As I , have Aiid Ittfoie, T «o not > think we o.nii jump i-uto Hint position; \vb have to tike our steps cftutiwisly iofrflrds rtpKscnfetioii on Hie poutooUiiiS v ity. I ajn not ijiviie suve 1l)c M-oHi» • Country <]o(vs ptriee Ijiipewniisin abeTo ijWty. pelititSi I hopi) it sloas." Tlio Minister staJcrl tt.it tlin Astj-ijirnltv . Imil fiuggcsli/d iliivt tlift issmyf. JiiethpiV <if--r , eft-try ftvr N-isw Znalaiul "rfi-id-il..fe'" eliouW lie tt*mi(fh tiifc Jf-nvivl Mta in A«i*tVnMn, ■Osbofiiij «»id Bai'l-nmni-h tetng, -o : f cbuxsc, letsinetl. Hβ itsd, in ceascq-nc-iwc, wl hopftlktipii-e wi-Hi the A4si rttliiai wn-viii aist-hoH:)ic-5-, asldiitf tbcm to I'Mitw. tli-oit ■etor'i-i;!) , p-ftftWe Jfcw Kral.nU.d Aidfcts (c praJ'jaiio ft ; 6m thfft cdjc.gss ajii] lie hn.d Jjf) dttUlii tltfi request would Iμ acceded to.