GERMAN AMBITIONS.
Mr George Meredith, the B«at literanr authority, who passed away mice l>ro S id«l. to discuss ''the desirahhlity °VSb“ha North Sea Squadron and of eMabhsh_ somnolent people; and without acto regard them as enemies, « l-u-hs cept them as urgently stimula-tiua wffoso aim is to be the first of tte >\nl£ Powers, chiefly at our expense, ihe nai eer, an estimable gentleman, ‘CI i - a fully tided Sovereign, has diaw ill* deep breath of briny air,, and wou.d , - it out ill warships. Germany, once foie most among the nations tor imelloUual achievements, now spouts Ynmmd ism over Europe, and seeks to tow man the North Sea. tor our paid, we hate to take the warning they give us, and armed, stationed, and alert, that is tno way to preserve peace, lor pan-Geiman-ism chellenges many foes; and a 1 owei ambitious to be predominant m a gieat Navy as well as a great Army wm find its adversaries within, besides press around it. A slumbering England will offer it the chance it craves before the inevitable financial strain brings it to the ground. A watchful England may look on calmy for that certain issue.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7110, 23 April 1910, Page 9
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194GERMAN AMBITIONS. New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7110, 23 April 1910, Page 9
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