THE DECLARATION OF LONDON.
THE ADMIRALS AND THEIR ' ™ S * (BY EI.ECTBIO. . r:' (Per Press Association.), >. -:,.. : : Recoived:;July:::i;.:9.4o::a.m.; : . "V /LOtyDONj'June 30 :.;. 'ln the' House of. Commons' Hon. R. ■ McKonmi,' First 'Lord of the Admiralty, said that of the 120 Admirals who were against the Declaration 65-.wc.ro u.romotod after their retirement arid 27 others were .never employed..-..-. Only 23 hoisted flags as admirals and only 11 had tho idministrativo experience -as' admirals';which 4 ', the public hastily-supposed attached to the wholo list. .'.--.- Lord Charles' Boresford. ./'protested against ~'tho sneers again-jt _ .the. lAdmirals, and said ' that .Britain's great' danger- . was from \ sudden attack by converted morchant ships. Tho crows of such vessels, armed with a couple of twelve pounders, could strike terror-' into the hearts of' shipowners. If the food simply' was cut off for oven a' short time there would he a panip and vossiblv a revolution. If, tho Declaration >vcre ratified a hundred small cruisers ought to be immediately laid down. ■ .' Hon.' Rufus Isaacs, K.C., said it was inv portant to bear in mind that tho Dcclara-' tion did not purport'to. deal .with the right of belligerents inter se. The general public did not realise this, Tho debate' Was adjourned. /
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9552, 1 July 1911, Page 5
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