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THE COLONIES AND THE FLEET.

CAPTAIN MAHAN'S VIEWS. By Telegraph.— Association.— Copyright, (Received April 30, 10.36 p.m.) London, April 30. Captain Mahan, of the United States Navy, in a striking article published in the National Review, contends that the British fleet is indispensable for the colonies owing to foreign ambitions and the great increase in foreign fleets. The colonies, he says, are vitally interested in the non-granting of Home Rule to Ireland and the prevention of an Afrikander Republic in South Africa, both of which would involve demands upon the fleet that would be likely to seriously lessen its ability to protect the colonies and the commercial routes. Imperial federation implied the Motherland's acceptance of some restraint in her control of foreign affairs and the colonies' acceptance of a definite obligation to share the Empire's burdens of general defence.

Captain Alfred T. Mahan holds a leading position anions? naval historians, and his book, entitled "The Influence of Sea Power upon Modern History," has strengthened the hands of nuvr.l reformers in many lands. He served in the United States Navy for 38 years and took part in the Civil War.

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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11954, 1 May 1902, Page 5

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THE COLONIES AND THE FLEET. New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11954, 1 May 1902, Page 5

THE COLONIES AND THE FLEET. New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11954, 1 May 1902, Page 5