PACIFIC DEFENCE PROBLEMS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume III, Issue 146, 5 June 1913, Page 5

PACIFIC DEFENCE PROBLEMS.

CONTROL OF LOCAL UNITS. A U STR A LIA' S ABN E<: A TH)X. (Reeei'vnl 5, 11.0 a.m.) ) Sydney. June 5. Referrimr to the defence of the Pacific. the Sydney “Morning Herald” .says: “If the reemnmenda tion Mr. Allen brought L-iek from the conference with the British Go vernment. is that Now Zealand should create her own naval force 'n the Pacific, we can assure him he need not !'■ ar an attempt would be made by Australia to obtain control. The adoption by New Zealand of a. policy for maintaining 'nor own ships, even if they be. in the first instance, only a flotilla of destroyers and submarines, is too important in the interests of both countries and Canada, and the Empire also, for Australians to jeopardise it by vain talk of Common wealth predom inance of control. Doubtless from or.li n a ry consideration, prude n c o. and business there must he co operation, and probably close and intimate co operation between the Now Zea’ami and Australian units. The (’mmmmwealth will eei tain’y • give New Zealand e\ciy assistance] in its power. If wo enU’r on an ar | rangcm.-.-nt regarding co operation. 1 wo enter as equal \ and if Canada) joins in th ■ scheme there is all the I more need for the closest co opera i tion between Anstialia and New] Zealand.” I