The Defence of Australia

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1425, 8 September 1905, Page 3

The Defence of Australia

InporUut Resolution

Press Aeso oi atiou .—Copyright. Memoubne, this day, In tho Houso yesterday Mr Kelly moved "That whoroas the command of tho soas in timo of war is essential to the security of tho Empire's interests on and beyond the seas, and that this command cannot bo assured by separate Hjuudvonn acting independently and that whereas tho United Kingdom sooner or later will be unable lo continue to mako suHhent provision ngiifist tho rapidly increasing nival armaments of foreign power?, tho ftmintonwealth's contribution to tho Imperial nayy be doubled," Ifo emphasised that Australia's only hopo against un enemy wns if an enemy was sought out near his base and destroyed, insieauof trusting to repelling <iu auuck on our own coasts. This could only bo done by tho Imperial navy noting as a whole, The position hoi hecomo moro acnte by tho creation of ut new unci firstclass naval power in tho Fur East, Tho moment the pooplo of Australia had both sides of tho question put before thorn tboy should decido toconkibuio to tho Imperial navy in preference to the starting of a purely Australian navy, The debate was adjournod.