DEPENDENT UPON THE NAVY
J ALL PARTS OF THE EMPIRE. LORD .SELBOURNE'S VIEWS. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright. Received 21, 9.20 p.m. London, July 21. Lord Selbourne, in a letter in reply to 'the Volkstem's article, shows that all parts of the Empire are dependent on the navy for safety. Its duty was to destroy the enemy's ships wherever they were found. Under no circumstances could it be to the Empire's interest that South Africa should remain neutral in case of war wherein the Empire might be engaged. The Admiralty had not spent £2,000,000 in dock yards at Simonstown for amusement. He continued: "Docs' anybody suppose that Simonstown can be used as a naval base and the rest of South Africa remain neutral ? There is no part of the Empire whereto the command of the sea is more essentia], and if South Africa lost the command of the sea the South Africans would be unable to freely develop their nationality; and a foreign Power, possessing command of the sea, need only seize every port from Capetown to Delagoa to inflict on South Africa a complete loss of trade, or compliance with its directions."
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 24, 22 July 1911, Page 5
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