New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-23
"BuiId! Build UntiringIy!"
Saws Churchill, Asking More
Millions for Ships in the
House of Commons.
ppeMIER BACKS ADMIRALTY
prorrsmme Calls for Five Bat.
tleships Next Year and Four
in Each Of the Following
Years--An Austrian
Menace.

,ondon, July 22.-The speech of
winston Spencer Churchill, First Lord
NJ the Admiralty, in introducing the
complementary naval appropriation Of
U0OOOOO in the House Of Commons
t,,s afternoon, fully indorsed as 1t was
Nv the Prime Minister. will cause
s,ayer concern to the country than
,ry warnings which have gone before.
without the least offensiveness, the
FIRST Lord Of the Admiralty sketched
the unprecedented" rise Of the Ger
man feet, which he described as Eek
trsmely formidable
In order to bring home it's size TO his
hearers, Mr.. Churchill likened 1t to the
rrsat feet which all saw at Spithead
short time ago. His text was,
Build! Build untiringly!" through sue
cessive years, as the only means Of
meeting the menace in the North Sea.
And. as IL that were not enough. Mr..
Churchill told the House that IL the
information received by the Admiralty
that Mediterranean power-meaning
Austria--was contemplating another
considerable naval programme proved
10 be true, 1T will constitute a naval
factor requiring our prompt attention
and not included in any forecast l
have given Of future naval construc-
don."
Mr.. Balfour, the former leader Of the
Opposition, was prompt in his support
Of the government programme. Those
who have listened to the speech Of the
First Lord" he said, must now be
convinced that there is no use talking
about dropping our ship building. The
cost Of the navy must increase as long
a. insane competition in ship building
goes on elsewhere. And, though mod
srn peace is as expensive as ancient
var, It is much cheaper than modern
war
Call to tho Colonies.
notab BILE feature of the debate vas
Premier Asquith's call to the doinin-
ions to Join in the defence Of our COM
mon heritage" his remarks foreshad-
owing an early summoning Of the
statesmen OF the self lf-governing colo-
MES 10 participate in determining the
policy Of the empire.
Mr. Churchill, in opening the discus
sion. said the direct cause Of the in
crease in expenditure on the British
navy was to be found in the new Ger
man navy law. the main feature OF
which was the increase in the striking
force Of ships Of all classes. The ef-
feet Of the new German navy law
would. he said, be that nearly four
rfths Of the entire German navy would
be maintained in full permanent COM
mission and instantly ready for war.
The First Lord continued:
Such preparation is remarkable,
and, as far as am aware, finds no ex-
ample In the previous practice of mod
ern naval powers"
Mt. Churchill announced the British
ship building programme for the next
ave years, saying that Ave battleships
wsrs 70 be constructed next year and
four IN each Of the following years
Under the new German law, the
First Lord Of the Admiralty said, the
ultimate scale Of the German fleet
would be al battleships, 20 large ar
mored cruisers. 40 small cruisers and
smaller craft in proportion. He added:
That will be an extremely formidable
feet, and the only way TO meet 1t is
By cool, steady and methodical prepara-
ton. prolonged over successive years.
There Is no use fiinging money about on
the impulse OF the moment. The strain
which Great Britain will have TO bear will
he long and slow. ana no relief can m, be
We should learn from our German neigh
bors the way of the policy which marches
unswervtng1y to it's goal.
The supplementary estimate to meet
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