NAVY LEAGUE MANIFESTO.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13491, 21 September 1914, Page 9

NAVY LEAGUE MANIFESTO.

APPEAL FOR CALMNESS

The London Daily^Teleg'raph of Aug. 3rd, contains the following appeal from the Navy League: — We received the following from the Navy League yesterday : "The Navy- League makes-, a •special appeal to the members' of its organisation throughout - the British Empire -arid to the general public of these islands, to exercise the qualities of calm and reserve m the present' grave international crisis_" .' "-■'.-■.-■ V "The Navy League is m the position to declare, .with a full knowledge. pf the facts, without any hesitation or qualification, that the condition of tho British Fleet is at' the pYeiseht moment equal to any emergency^'wrth which it 'may be confronted. * The organisation bf every, branch of our naval defence is, within the limits of human effort, skill, and capacity, as nearly perfect as.possible. .

"The efficiency of every "unit of our war craft in'ali its derails, %he> condition •of hig^i.., training of ihe whole of ; our naval' personnel, the adequacy; of supplies,, equipni^iit,, ahd 'jfiiel, and; above;! all, T'uie..- loyalty andi rjenthu* siastib, devotion' ofj officers Vand men,', all theje. stand .at. a" higlrer . level oi fight, ing value than at any time m bur his^ tory>.. . „, ; . ........ ■■-.;;;;'

'"There ii 'ho' reason fpr a panic, ' no cause for heedless'' 'alarm. The .Navy is ready, for the. seryice of its country, m the full confidence thai it can, bear the burden.. wb,iphthe maintenance .of tne prestige of- tlie 'Ein'pivti,"aiVd the guardianship of .the interests of all < the subjects of , the" King, „qan impose upori it. Whatever the^ developments m the hear future may be,y tho,, nation And the Empire! can be assured' {ha% under the good providence of God,, Ante Navy will discharge its . duty m full' accord with the lofty : traditions r to"' which uT has always sresponded m. previous natibnal emergenciesV" . , •• ' rj-y' .'•:-V-': ; "' ■ :