TWO RIVAL SCHOOLS.

Grey River Argus, 23 April 1913, Page 5

TWO RIVAL SCHOOLS.

"THE BLUE WATER" AND THE ; "B.LUE FUNfc" SCHOOLS. (Red. 9.35 p.m.) Th-a ''House ; of Lords is discussing the Army Annual... Bill. Lord Midlon said.. tHat the danger of invasion had increased since Viscount Haldance's scheme of 1907. He asked how the Government was going to get the requisite numbers. Viscount Haldane. replied that the Committee of Imperial defence was investigation the -problem. The existing scheme wa.s. based on the. fact that we were an island power responsible to a great Empire. Voluntary service would enable us to meaintain the army and navy required by the country. \\ r e should not be unduV nervous. It wa3 unnecessary to belong- to the either Blue Water school, which, did not believte in the possibility of invasion or } :he Blue. Funk school living in daily I fear of dnyasi.on. . j Lord Curzbn appealed for tihe ap!po;h.tment of a c'onferenc.e composed, of the leaders of ;both pdirties to endeaicour to so-ve the army question.