AUSTRALIA NAVY.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXV, Issue 13055, 25 April 1910, Page 5

AUSTRALIA NAVY.

TRAINING ANO DISCIPLINE. Speech by Admiral Bosanquet. Press: Association.—Telegraph.,—Copyright. Received April 25. 8.45 a.mT ADELAIDES April -25^; Admiral Sir Day Hort Bosanquet, Governor, in a speech before the';St., , George's Society, gave his opinion on naval training, in view of the work which lies before Australia in this direction. Training and discipline, he declared, came before everything. If these principles were inadequate they might spend money by millions without any good results. In the navy a quickly-trained personnel was a terrible danger, and a danger most difficult to discover. As a rule it was only found when war had actually commenced. He was :as much opposed to war as any man, but they existed for war and for victory, and for no other ■ purpose. If they were inefficiently trained and inadequate in knowledge, discipline would sweep them all away. They must not rely on discipline and training, unless of the very best. This was removed from the second best by only a slight degree of efficiency, but it meant the difference between victory and defeat. - Every admiral in the fleet on, every station in the world must be . constantly thinking of war, and nothing else -was his business. In building- up their liavy the Commonwealth should pursue the : way steadily and thoroughly, especially in men. He considered the men would • not bo thoroughly capable of meeting.all exigencies till they had spent seven years in constant training.