OUR DEFENCE

Grey River Argus, 3 May 1919, Page 3

OUR DEFENCE

SIR .T. ALLEN'S FEAR OF JAPAN. FITI'RE NAVAL AND All? OBLIGATIONS. (Per Press Association'). DI'NEDiN, May 2. In ix speech at the annual meeting of the Navy League here, Sir J. Allen said ho "viewed with considerable' alarm the present position in the Pacific. He looked "with a goou deal of, suspicion oii the occupation of the Marshall Islands by the Japanese. He hoped that. Japan had no intention of spreading her wings over flu; Pacific. I b\it he feared that there was a possibility of this. V "The Minister added, that it -was impossible to give any idea of what our 'naval policy would be. Lord Jellicoe was on his way here, to give if" advice. If we were to protect seas, every part of the Empire should take a sharo, both in money and the men. He did not know what ships or machines would be miuired in the future. Regarding the Air Service, the Minister said lie thought it would be necessary to have a minimum establishment of air experts here, in order 'to train men Lor defence by air. If need Kiose. the air machines to be secured, could be used for other than military purposes. With regard to the naval and air service, he asked the people to be patient until the opinion of the ex perts was available.