Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-30
GREAT BRITAINS
NAVAL PROGRAM
BY Strict Party Vote Of 353 to
1876 Commons Refused to EK-
press Lack Of Confidence.
DEBATE MOST MOMENTOUS
~. International Importance Was
~iauincd by Vast Ns-cmhlngc 81
Peers and Diplomats.

London March -a-By % strt.t party
vote OF 1853 to ls5 tonight the house
OF commons refused O., eVnress lack of
confidence 200 the governments naval
policy The motion on which rnaays
debsta hinged was proposed by Arthur
Hamilton Ice. Conservative member.
Dr. SET forth "that In the opinion ot
th'e house the declared policy of Hs
m1iesty's government respectine ir'-
mediate provisions for batteshius ~
tro newest type docs not sufficiently
secure tho safety ~ the empire.
Tho Result was expected. but an" jr-
bate WAS ono of the most womentous
The house haze listened Co for years. Tho
assembly OF diplomats and pec-s fyst-
fed tn It- International Importance.
Leaders ou both sides spoke a. j.
Bslfnur and Nr Ire accused the cable
not nr IuUrwuetercy and demanded
that eight Dreaduourhts De laid down
immediately Premier AsQu.th and
Sir EiVaU e~ay secretary Cor G1-eiEu
affairs. rarroa0hr5 their opponents for
making % party Question OF the most
vital matter os tha couutrys foreign re-
'atious.
Seey grev's speech was hy Tar the
most nnta ble contribution % the debate.
because of It's remarkable Dandor Ho
ivelt on the political aspects of the
British-Germau rivalry and the hoppe
'-ssuess Of expecting any cessation %
the race Cor arm8mon-s. and ha pre-
UIUtaI eventual European bankruptcy 90
DO continued
After HIS exposition or the govern
wcut~ policy, the speeches from the
opposition benches seemed half-hea~tel
although flashes OF enthusiasm were
Eu1i-I among the opposition by th-
announcement while Mr. Balfour was
sTeH King % the victory OF the Cone
srrratiyes in the Croydon election.
LEES MOTION
seldom fu recent years has the ma
tioual interest been So Intensely To-
gusei on a debate On the house ~
commons as DO was today when the
opposition vote Of censurc ON the gov
eminent with regard 20 the naval
policy was moved BY Arthur Hamilton
Lee. Conservative member from Hants.
The teNt OF the opposition motion
is as follows.
THAT I'm the opinion OF this house
the declared policy OF his majestys
government respecting the immediate
provision 81 hattleships Of the new
est type does not sufficiently secure
the safety 90 the empire.
Sir Edward Grey. the foreign seCre-
targ. did not attempt 20 minimize
the seriousness or the situation create
ed Tor Great Britain by the German
naval program. which he declared
meant that when Germany had COM
pleted this program she would have
aa Dreadna lights the most powerful
fleet the world has ever seen. imposing
upon the Great Britain the necessity
0i rebuilding her fleet entirely
Sir Edward assured the house tha'
the government had taken adequate
steps t0 place British CapabilIties OF
construction beyond doubt He then
spoke of the progressive improvemeur
OF Auglo-German relations Tho
speech had a reaSsuring effect
GRAY'S SPEECH.
Discussing the diplomatic aspects ~
the question. Sir Edward said naval
expenditure had frequently been dis
GUESSED Dog the tNo countries. always
without reserve. Various arrange
meuts We're conceivable. for instance
general agreement between the two
nations to limit expenditures or a
comparison of estimates each year. iu
advance with view 10 their mods
ncatlou
There was apprehension iu Ger
MANY chat Great Britain was prepaI-
ink ru attack hcr this. be character
lied as sa wnd and absurd idea
THE Germans said tho secretary
"EIeV rhe'r program as one made f1r
their own needs and one which h.-
uu reference ru our program. Their
idea .- fHa. L wee build so Dread
uauEnte coz hundred. they would
not build more than Tho number al-
ready decided upon and BIZ We cease