THE EMPIRE’S NAVY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 420, 10 June 1922, Page 5

THE EMPIRE’S NAVY.

IMPORTANCE OF CO-OPERATION

LEAGUE'S CONSTITUTION REVISED

LONDON. Juno 8. The Grand Council of the Navy League Ims revised its constitution, which now aims at securing as the primary object of Ihe national policy complete naval protection for British subjects and British "commerce Iho world over, also to watch the development of the air force, with a view to ensuring proper co-ordination of the naval and air force strengths, ft is announced that the league is starting a campaign throughout Britain and the Dominions to raise a £IOO,OOO endowment fund, Speaker;; emphasised the importance cf the closest co-operation between the British League and Overseas League in order to ensure that Imperial trade routes are properly guarded as those routes will be no nuccd if the oversea navies are neglected. Sir James Allen said people on the other side of the world knew something about naval anxieties. The Mother Country might have had its food cut off, but Australians and New Zealanders, during the early stages ot the war, never knew whether the avenues of commerce were to be completely closed, or whether an attempt would be made to land on their .shores. The navy at that time was not strong enough for its work in the Pacific. Australians and New Zealanders looked forward with terror to another such period. The Peace Treaty and the Washington Conference had done a great deal to give (hem some sort of assurance, but they could not, fool satisfied that they had done all that they wanted The lea true must keep watch and see the seas were completely protected. The far away Dominions would then rest assured.—A. mid N.Z, cable.