BRITISH NAVY YARDS.
AMERICA SEEKS INFORMATION. ::: London, August 10. Mr Meyer, Secretary of the United States Navy, is visiting England with a view to reducing the expenses of the American Navy Yards to the English level. Mr R. McKenna (First Lord of the Admiralty) and Admiral Sir A. K. Wilson are assisting him. In the course of an interview Mr Moyer stated that ho.was much interested in the Dominion navies. The visit of the United States fleet to Australasia gave a great impetus to the desire for an Australian-built and Australian-manned squadron. He did not agree that Australia might have difficulty in manning warships. America did not try to find sailors: sire looked for bright, active youths, and trained them.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 145, 11 August 1911, Page 6
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