DREADNOUGHT BUILDING.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXV, Issue 12983, 26 January 1910, Page 4

DREADNOUGHT BUILDING.

The influence-of'- the Monroe, or “hands off” Doctrine is, plainly discernible in Argentina’s recent order to the United States for two new Dreadnoughts. Argentina, like many other countries is forced to spend money on. implements for killing men, and in returfa for the contract for tho construction of the two new mankillers, Uncle Sam.promises his protection to Argentina during such time as he is turning them out. 1 Argentina, had a revenue of 21 million? sterling in 1906. and with the new vessels will have a fleet of 12 serviceable warships, besides numerous- torpedo craft. This suggests that New Zealand cannot. complain, of being overweighted in providing a 7-ship unit for the China fleet. So long as one country pursues the folly and wickedness of preparing to kill human beings, others must perforce folloW-suit. But '’how the sum of human c happiness and human progress would he increased, aud how art. science, and industry would boom, if all the millions were spent on them that are now spent on war .material !