BRITISH SEA POWER.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 245, 13 September 1933, Page 7

BRITISH SEA POWER.

ESSENTIAL TO OUTPOSTS

THE DOMINIONS’ NEED.

TORONTO, Sept. 12. Following a round-table gathering of the British Commonwealth Relations Conference yesterday, a communique outlining briefly the proceedings, but withholding the names of those taking part, was handed out. An Australian speaker declared that his nation’s safety existed in the strength of the British Navy. Because of its isolated position Australia was lying amid dangers. The safety of the country depended upon Great Britain’s willingness to accept responsibility for the overseas Dominions until world peace was assured. That was of paramount importance to Australia. Meanwhile, the strength of the Empire was the greatest essential to world peace and Australian safety. New Zealand’s spokesman said his country’s policy was that of Great Britain. The British Navy was maintained for the defence of all nations and units of the British Commonwealth.

The United Kingdom’s spokesman said sea power was essential to the life of the British Isles, because of their dependence upon a maintained flow of imports and exports. Britain’s foreign policy was now directed toward world peace bv world co-opera-tion. Unfriendly relations with the United States were unthinkable, and Britain to-day stood ready to co-oper-ate in every way in efforts to solve the world problems.