NAVAL DEFENCE.
FRENCH CANADIANS' ATTITUDE. PLEBISCITE SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN. *y Telegraph— Press Association.— Copyright. OTTAWA, 2nd December. In the Dominion House of Commons, Mr. Gilbert, who recently defeated the Laurier candidate in Quebec province, in explaining the French Canadian attitude on the naval question, declared that a plebiscite ought to have been taken previous to the formation of a navy. He wished to preserve the country's autonomy unaffected, so that the fullest benefit would result, from the public expenditure. Other members criticised the existing cruisers, and declared them useless for warfare. The future home-built cruisers, it was declared, would not be Better. Amendments disapproving of the Government's policy, and demanding a plebiscite, were defeated by a majority gf fifty votes.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXX, Issue 134, 3 December 1910, Page 5
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121NAVAL DEFENCE. Evening Post, Volume LXXX, Issue 134, 3 December 1910, Page 5
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