BRITAIN & GERMANY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 11 February 1913, Page 5

BRITAIN & GERMANY

THE Is—lo RATIO I DOMINION PREAD&Ot*GHTS TO\ I BE COUNTED . TRIPLiCK. PROGRAMME AS A BASIS.(J 'bjsss Apsociation. -'~ovxmght. V, BERLIN. Feb. 10.. The "Kolnischc Zeitung". dec'teea tliiit £lW* mvn\ agreement, is merely a pl«t«now decld«*Mo«,- not-.binding, yet renwrnnjaf naval rivalry from the, category of OWlicafce questions, and allowiug the Gover*r ments to proceed with the friendly discussion of other matWs. . • ■ The "Berlin Post" declares, that .the Dominion Dreadnoughts flftUst be counted, if Germany is to accept ih« .tcia to sixteftjj proportion. ,-,,,,, LONDON, Feb. 10, The "Daily Mail" sa'ys, that .-if Ciermanv wkbm to diminish naval, cottipwtioi/she mean* simply Uhat the British nvugramme should b» based on the programme of the Triplic*,. If they, reduce building the British programme .would automatically fall. FRENCH COMMENT ON I*3MINIONS' PATRIOTISM. PARIS, February 10. : The" "Figaro" says the. colonies' magnificent patriotism ..in offerings battle-, ships abundantly proves that Britain is resolved not to allow herself to be surpassed. GERMAN PRESS EFFORTS. (Received Feb. 11, 9.35 a.m.) L BERLIN, Feb. 10. The newspapers'are-making ro strong; effort to induce the German ,Admiralty to regard the Dominions' ..Dreadnoughts as within the sixte<?tiM',Q-fc«n ratio.