A NAVY FOR CANADA.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6870, 14 July 1909, Page 7

A NAVY FOR CANADA.

TWENTY-PIVE SHIPS WHAT MR, BRODHUR IS SAID TO’ BE ARMED WITH.. AND WHAT THE DOMINION FEARS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received July 13, 10.20 p.m.) ' LONDON, July 13. A contributed article published in the “Pali Mall Gazette’’'states that the Hon. L. P. Brodeur, Canadian Minister for Marine, brings to the Defence Conference a settled scheme for s Canadian Navy, to consist of: 5 First-class cruisers. 10 Torpedo-boat destroyers, and 10 Torpedo-boats Until Canada possesses dockyards and arsenals orders will he placed with English yards for the building of these ships. The article adds that Canada is opposed to contributing a. Dreadnought or making a monetary contribution to the Imperial Navy, because she is suspicious that under a 1 Radical-Socialist British Government such contributions would moan no real increase in naval strength.

Speaking at Toronto while the Austral, asiaa press delegates • were there, en route ter the Imperial Press Conference in London, Mr Gresley Lukin, of Wellington, said it was not by tho gift of battleships that the ■ unity of the Umpire and its power and magnlfi-' cence wore to be maintained. Tim fate of the Empire might bo settled in the North Sea, but that Was no reason why they should not prepare fay any raider who might seek l an easy spoil on their shores. While the spirit of the ago was colonial nationalism‘iratbcr than dependency on Downing street, the time was opportune to make ft beginning in trying to defend ourselves. If tho fate of England was to tremble in the balance in the North Sen, was that any reason why they should not begin the creation of ft navy which would immediately lessen the burden on Britain, and would eventually enable them to come to her assistance? Surely, that was patriotism of the highest order, he declared, and his audience cordially agreed.