EMPIRE NAVAL DEFENCE.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 12090, 26 June 1920, Page 5

EMPIRE NAVAL DEFENCE.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright, Received Jane 26, 9am Melbourne, June 26

Speaking at the Empire League luncheon, Rear-Admiral Clarkson stressed the need foi Empire uniformityiin naval defence. Heiatrongly urged that the League should endeavour to bring about Dominions co-ordination, in order that the Pacific and Indian Oceans and Australia and New Zealand should have adequate naval defence He said it was unreasonable to expect Australia to assume this defence with her navy without the help of the other Dominions

General Sir John Moaash declared that the Empire must have only one navy and army, and each Dominion must bear its own share of the burden. The League of Nations was not going to prevent war, and it was necessary to be equipped. Had Australia at Gallipoli had one-tenth of the equipment his command in France had they would have made short work of Turkey and have been in Constantinople in a month. He hoped the pending proposals would provide that the future Australian Army would be adequately equipped.