The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-09-02
CANADA NEEDS
CRUISERS, NOT
~DREAOkAUGA1s |
The Trade Route Between
Canada and England Must
Be Guarded.
LORD CHARLES BERREFQRD GIVES
CANADIANS some. POINTED TALK
Peaceful Fleet Of Commerce Can Only
Be Maintained by a Large and Ell.
ficient Fighting Neutrality-suspicious.
Must Share the Burden.

friends who met him on his arrival
at Montreal, said: Il am not here
TO attack my own government. but
do say that in the years past our
naval questions were beyond politics,
but now naval officers pander to poll
ttcians in the admiralty. In days
gone by admirals asked for certain
repairs to their ships, or that certain
reforms be made in the naval sys-
TEN. If they did not get them done
they knew where the weak spot was.
But now that Is different. When a
first lord Of the admiralty wants to
economfze he combines with the ma
val officers whom he favors.
"The Germans are smiling because
we are possessed with the notion that
we should only build Dreadnouehts.
They are too unwieldly. We want
cruisers and will have them,"" ex-
planned his lordship. "You will un-
derstand that If the trade route be-
tween Canada and Great Britain is
not kept clear disaster will follow.
Armed tramDs are what we fear.
Dreadnoughts are only for going
along with the large fleet. Cruisers
could get after the armed tramps,
and prevent our commerce being de-
stroyed."
Continuing his statement. the ad-
mtral said: when New Zealand Of
tered Dreadnought It meant $2,O0O.-
900 OF money, With these. two mill
lions several cruisers could be-. built
They last longer than the Dread
noughts and can get quicker after the
enemy. Now. that Is why l am in
favor Of the cruisers. For the col
onfes they are much better.
In time of war we require one i'm
perial navy working for the empire.
That is the gospel am here to
preach. But admire Canada, South
Africa and Australia for wishing sep
arate navtes. They have a right to
resent anything else.
Reception in Toronto.
Toronto, Sept. "A feature of Ber-
esford day was civic. reception at
the city hall and the presentation of
beautifully engrossed address. in
reply Lord Beresford said: 1T Is a
great honor for me to receive, in such
an address, my first public welcome
on Canadian soil. The address re-
fers in far too fattering terms 10 the
service l have endeavored to render
to my country and the empire In the
cause Of adequate naval defense. /
cannot take the compliments t. my
self. am aware that they are con-
veyed to me as being a representative
of that great service to which I have
the honor to belong-the British navy
1T is only by keeping that service
thoroughly efficient and ready that We!
can ensure the safety of those peace
full fleets of commerce to which the
address refers. / believe the British
navy has been the means of affording
protection to the Dominions beyond
the seas for many years. The time
has come when the dominions beyond
the seas have recognized that in order
to maintain the empire as whole we
must all bear our share or some pbr-
tion of the burden necessary to main
tain the security of the trade routes,
which form the line of communication
between the scattered units of the
empire. With imperial defense COM
plete on these lines. we can ensure
the security of our peaceful avoca-
tions-trade and commerce.
although l am afraid my visit tn
Canada can only be Of short duration
I look forward with the keenest in
terest and delight to my sojourn II,
this remarkable country, the energy.
perseverance and vitality Of whose
people is so rapidly creating a nation
whose prosperity will be second to
none."