THE NAVY AND THE EMPIRE.
'' ♦ , — "■ ' . ' ■•,-.'' LECTURE BY AN AUSTRALIAN. GOVERNOR. L ' . • ______ ' » TEH FEDERAL DEFENCE MINIS- ! " TEE'S VIEWS. United Press Association— .By Blectrio ' . Telegraph— Copyright. (Received June 11, 10.6 a,m.) ' i MELBOURNE, June 11. ; ; The State Governor (Sir George Sydeuham Clarke), in the course of a lecture at> Fitzroy on the Navy and the Empire, said he considered England* present position satisfactory. Both absolutely and relatively to her probable enemies, the British Nav^ had never been so strong and efficient « ) peace time as now. In the means of building and equipping warships, America was the only country which could hope to rival Britain. He regarded war between America and Britain as a crime unthinkable. ; No probable enemy of EnglanS had its own supply of steam coal, which was a vital need. Sir John Forrest, the Federal Minister of Defence, said he was afraid Australia had s> long been accustomed to peace and security that it had 'beguni to act as if difficulty and danger would never come. . Ha was of opinion that now Australia had got away from the apron-strings of the Mother Country, it should act like an independent people and not leave its kindred in the Old Country to do everything. !
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7728, 11 June 1903, Page 2
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