REVELATIONS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12616, 20 November 1911, Page 5

REVELATIONS.

THE RECENT (.{RAVE CRISIS

THE RIVAL FLEETS

(Press Assn.— By Telegraph.— Copyright.) •LONDO'X, November 18. (. aptaiu Faber, »i member of the House of Commons, made- a remarkable speech at Andover, alleging that when the Moroccan situation was acute Cabinet was divided ;i» t" whether it should stick to France. Mr Lloyd George resolutely upheld adhesion to France, and the situation revealed naval unpreparedness, hence Mr Churchill was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, and .subse \ Huently had a conference' with Lord Beresford, and the proposal- was made for the creation of a war staff. When the pinch . occurred the British fleet were divided, the first division being m the South of England, the second at Ireland, and the third iit Scotland. At thai moment the Admiralty had- "lost sight of the German licet. Cabinet did not know- .-'.M-'hat • was going, on. but was aware that Germany •"might attack tlie three -fleets- I 'separately. The admiral m 'charge, of one of. the fleets ■ kh'eM- of the danger., and asked the officer commanding the land forces if the fleet were safe under cover of the guns of , the forts. The officer replied that if the forts .fired the guns would hit the fleet instead, of covering them. The Cabinet, he said, was wise enough to send Mr Churchill, their best man to the Admiralty m this emergency. ... Six Churchill immediately wired to. Admiral Fisher-, to return from Switzerland, and he consulted Lord Beresford regarding the War Board, to see that no further mistakes were made respecting coal and forte being unable to protect the. fleet. . ■ During the late crisis, when the rela-. tion of France- and Germany ,wus strained, the idea was to send six divisions of regul ars .to help France, wh i ch M'mi W have left Britain defenceless, except for the navy. . • ; - '■ Captain Faber's speech' explains the withdrawal of Lord BeresforcTs 'book dealing /with, naval : matters . two days after the interview with Mr Churchill.' / LONDON, November" 19. The Observer corrects Captain Faber m several particulars. It says. that the. fleet divisions at Cronrarty, Rosyth, and the Channel were never out of touch of the German fleet's movements. It adds that one. division could: have upheld it, as it consisted of fourteen ships, three only being Dreadnoughts, .and another division could have smashed it. (Received November. 20, 8.5 a.m.) , . BERLIN, November 19. The. Budget Cbmmittee' dealt with the Moroccan negotiations at a secret, session. The, official ■ report states that tlie Socialists declared that the Government might have been more peace-loving towards France and Britain. The Centre approved: of. the diplomatic attitude, but supported the Liberals 'and Conservatives m declaring that the semi-official press left the public too mitch, m the dark on the course Of events. The Berliner Zeituing states that Herr, Kiderlin Waechter, demolishing \ Herr Bernstein's version-,- submitted - to the committee documents -"Showing that Britain had been favored m receiving a special communication as to Germany's intentions m Morocco, instead of the identical note forwarded others. Britain had not inquired from Berlin regarding the despatch of the Panther. She, had received from France information relating to Germany's demands, which we're very high at the outset, because it was foreseen that it would be necessary to abate them. It adds : "Without inquiring from Berlin as ; to the correctness of the French information, the Cabinet had deputed Mr Lloyd George to make a speech." . . . {Received November 20, 8.5 a.m.) . ■ BBRLIN, Nov. 19. The Liberal Korrespondenz says that the chief complaint a,gainst the Government is for failing to enlighten the public at; to its energetic action inLondon, thus allowing.'ii to be. believed . m , Germany that the Government had quietly submitted to Britain's interference./ PARTS, Nov: 10. A" report on the army which was laid before the Chamber of Deputiei, yesterday discloses that France had" BCO,OCO troops rpady .for . anyhostilities that might, have, occurred over the/. Moroccan dispute. It is further shown that ;is a "itiat'Tesort the army could be iucreas^d to .£,500,000 men. , The > frontier ■'.' defences ai 1 © stated ■to have cost j85.C00,---000. The construction proghirrnne iqr the Frency nzvy. until 1920. provides for a minimum outlay of £60.0X.000V BERLIN,; Nov. 10. ( .Speaking m the Prussian Dipt, ..Dr. Von 'Bethmaiin-Holiweg, • President',- ....0f the Ministry, declared that ." j^ngland "stepped out", of the Moroccan pe/jbtiations after Mr Lloyd George'fr , ■■memorable _■ speech j _. when- .Germany that* the British ChanceHor^s/'uttsran'ces were endangering .the peajje of ;Rurope>