The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-13
ENGINEERS TO
TOUR AMERICA
PARTY OF ENGLlSHMEN TO VISIT
GREAT PLANTS. = CORES
PoNDENcE FROM
GREAT BRITAIN.


works throughout the country is leav-
Ing England on April 10 on "A tour Of
the United States and Canada. Landing !
at Quebec. they will cross the CONT
nent to Vancouver, seeiDg and study |
ing all that there is to be seen on the |
way. They will then Ike Their way |
south through Washington. Oregon aid |
ralifocnii, 7'il visit al. ihc chief at
e actions % ght Southwest. ana ret;rn |
hss. though Colorado al. he miGd:e
" est, enl;a- the tour with visits t.
Sew Yor':. shing:ca and HDst'n.
The great railways. or.lEci sunnels,
bieweries, steel works and latest build
igs will all receive attention from tie
engineers, Nh'le Other ex oerts sill en-
anime financial and b.l tiuC arrange.
II onts.
imperial OsTen, sc.
The question Of imperial defense has
been much To the fore of late, and the
question of what the Colonies wll. DO
TO help Great Britain to maintain her
naval supremacy has received rs share
OF attention The visit which Robert
l.. Borden. Prime Minister, and John
ID. Iazen, the Minister of Marie of
Canada. are TO pay TO London in May
| has heightened the interest in the mat
ter. particularly as TO what Canada S
contribution is to be under her new adj
ministration.
The admiralty will not initiate any
proposals. the policy of the govern
ment being that the Dominions must
make up their minds as &c what they
desire and are able To d.. They viii,
however be g;,en guidance, AID the
accumulation of naval knowledge
which England has gathered will be
placed at their disposal.
Winston Spencer Churchill. First
Lord of the Admiralty, In discussing
the matter recently, went further ANA
said that the admiralty would place the
facts of the naval policy before them
with absolute frankness.
The government being in possession
OF the facts gathered az the last I'm
/ perial Defense Conference, does not ex
J pect the Domnions to do much more
than was agreed upon then. Imperial
lists. however have plans that go far
beyond that. These were outlined by
Page Croft, Unionist member, on the
debate on the naval estimates. He
contended that the Dominions should
each have a fleet. Australia and Cana
tla should each have four dreadnougnt
cruisers, South Africa tive or lour'
Now Zealand two and tie crown colo
nies one al least These fleet units
should be part of the British fleet.
Doubtless England would like 20 see
this addition TO her feet, but the mo
jority here would be satisfied If the
Dominions would i'm time relieve tEc
mother country of the necessity OF pro-
tecting outlying parts Of the empire
and enable her TO keep her fleet FOR
home defense. This is what Australia,
New Zealand and Canada practically
agreed to do at the Imperial Defense
Conference. Canada's new programme
is expected to 60 further i'm this direc-
ton than did that laid down by Sir
| Wilfrid Laurier.
| In this meter OF imperial defense,
too good deal Of attention is beng
devoted to the oil resources of the Col
onies. IL is said that the British navy
| has made greater advance in the use
OF oil fuel than has the navy Of any
other country. and in few years I'M
ncnse supplies will he required. AS 1t
does not wish To be dependent upon
foreisn countries for this supply, the
british government has had inquiries
made in all the colonies, not only III
regard TO fuel oil. but also as TO pos
sible supplies of petrol for submarines
aeroplanes and the new internal com
bustion engines. which some believe
will soon be installed Ia smaller 81
sells of the fleet. An expert who visit
ed all the colonies has stated that
Canada and New Zealand will be ai1ie
to supply their own navios with oil
fuel. ana that In Australia. Somaliland
Egypt and the Soudan the output is III
creaSng.
Ii has been suggested that Instead
of breaking up or Ceiling obsolete wal
ships the larger ones should be con-
yerted into tanks. in which large re
serve supplies could be stored.
King Edward Monuments.
London is 10 have two monument
to the late King Edward. one in thu
center of the West End. the other IL
the East end. The former is 10 bt
erected AZ the Piccadilly end of tb'
Broad Walk OF Green Park. tacins
buckingham Palace and the Queen
Victoria memorial. This is TO cost
500, 600, "A very small portion Of the
sum raised in London for memorial
to King Edward. 1t is 20 be an elab-
crate piece CT sculpture and architec-
turc II will have height of about
Is feet. with a width of II feet anl
depth of l6 feet at the base. on the
south side. facing Buckingham Palace
there will be bronze statute of Kine
Edward. a little over 10 feet high The
figure will be In the robes OF the Or
der Of the Garter bearing the orb ano
sceptrc. and viii stand on a pedestal
attached to an architectural central
pedestal. ilanked by columns bearing a
bronze group Of st. George and the
Dragon Supporting the statue OF the
King on either side OF the memorial