UNIVERSAL PEACE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 37, 28 September 1911, Page 6

UNIVERSAL PEACE.

CANNOT BE BOUGHT. BRITAIN’S ONLY WAY. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copy rigid.) (United Press Association.) London, September 27. v Mr Reginald McKenna, First Lord of tho Admiralty, speaking at Abcrhvchan, said ho still hoped they would be able to effect reduction in the Naval estimates in 1912, but now and always the scale of the expenditure was dependent on that of foreign countries. Ho continued; “The extent of our world-vvide interests inevitably brings on ns time after time in contact with tho aims, hopes and ambitious of other nations. Nothing but tho existence of a commanding licet can safeguard ns in all times and circumstances and give us the freedom of the great highroad of the sea, whereon our security: and very existence depend. (Cheers.) Peace is oar greatest interest, but wo cannot hog peace as a suppliant. Wo cannot buy peace. We can, however, guarantee it by our own exertions. There can bo no enduring peace for tho Empire unless there bo paace with honour.” (Prolonged cheers.)