THE NAVY LEAGUE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20244, 2 May 1929, Page 16

THE NAVY LEAGUE.

Sir, —The high justification of the work of tho Navy League set forth in your leading article of Wednesday's issue will act as an inspiration to all its members, and, wo hope, will be an incentive to more thinking citizens of New Zealand to join the league and support its patriotic work. Although the Navy League has not slackened in its endeavours, it has certainly not advertised in accordance with the " necessity and spirit of the age," this possibly being in accord with naval usage. However, with the assistance of a sympathetic press, an increased interest in the community, more publicity will be given _to the necessity of the Navy League being a strong and vigorous organisation. Simply explained, the belief of the Navy League particularly in New Zealand, is that the Britisn Empire cannot exist without the maintenance of British prestige on the sea; certainlv New Zealand cannot exist as it is without the Motherland. There is no organisation which has peace more tirmi fixed as its objective _ than the TswV League, but we maintain that to rr.tan and ensure peace the best safeguard or the Empire, is the highest efficiency ot the British ships and British sailors, both in the Royal Navy and the mercantile marine. C. H. T. Palmeb, j President, Auckland Navy League.