Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25

rdllula@ ~ quebec. thtN WIN cross me
aon'inent. to Vancouver. seeing amt
studying ali that there is To bc seen
m the NAN. They will then make their
HaN south through Washington. Ore
son and California. Will visit all the
siiief attractions OF the southwest. and
,ttra east through Colorado and the
middle west. ending the tour With Wis
t. 10 New YORK. Washington and l,os-
ton.
The great railways. bridges. tunnels.
prewcfieS. steel works and latest build
ings will all receive attention from the
engineers. while other experts will eX-
anime financial and nanHin2 arrange
inrmtS.
Plans On Defense.
The Question OF imports, e,etcns. has
been much to the trre OF late. and tn.
question of what the colonies will do
to help Great Britain To maintain her
naval Supremacy has received its share
OF attention.. The visit Nhic!. Robert
l.. Borden. prime minister, and john
-. Hazcn. the minister 81 marine oi
canada, are IL nay 10 london in Mas
mas heightened tnV interest in the mat
ter. particulaiiy as 10 What Canuda's
contribution is 10 TIC nl.de, h~, ieN atl-
ministration.
T'r" admiralty Will moi niiilistc amy
proposals. the polly OF the governments
being that the dolninionS must make up
their minds as to what sle.- desire and
are ab'e to do. The will. however. be-
given guidance and Tho accumulation
of n"sal knowledge which England has
gathered Will he placed ~ their dis
irus;.l.
Winston Spencer Churchill. FIRST lord
u the admiralty. in discussing the
matter recently. won't further. and said
that the admi';ity wo"ld place III.
'ariS OF the naval polio before them
with absolute frankneSS.
The tvernlnent bcils in possession
II the facts. gathered AT tho last impe-
rial deicns" conference, does moi ex-
poet the dominions 10 do much more
than Was asrecn ni'olt .l,eIi. !mperial-
lists. however. haN~ plans that go far
beyond that. These Nero outlined BIZ
Page Croft. II ,4nionist member. on the
debate on tac naval estimates. He con-
tended that the doiminions should each
have I fleet. Australia and Capada
ruisers. South Africa llgn on four.
New Zealand TX" and the crown colo-
MES one at least. These feet units
sholld he part of the British fleet.
Would Like to See Addition.
Doubtless England would like 10 see
this addition tn her fleet, but tho MAJ
joritN here would he satisfied if the do
minions would in time relieve Tho
mother country of the necessity OF pro
tectins OUTLYING parts nf the empire
and enable her to keep her fleet for
homo defense. This is what Australia.
Wv $'biC AIIl III slGkJCuIIN
agreed To do at the imperial defense
conferences. Canada's nov program is
expected to go further in this direc-
ton than did that laid dcwn ly Sir
Wilfrid Lauriei.
Ia his matter of imperial defense.
100. Il good deal OF attention is being
devoted tn the oil resources OF the
colonies. 1t is said that the British
many has made greater advance In the
use of oil fuel than has the navy of
II m n11llat III 1N AR IN, -. t,yrM 40 49,,
immense supplies will he required. As
it does not wish to be dependent upui.
foreign countries for this supply, tn.
British government has had inquiries
made in all the colonies. not ONLY i'm
regard to fuel oil. but also as to posi-
BILE supplies of petrol for summaries.
ae%roplaEes and the new Internal com
%b,stion engines which, some believe will
soon be installed in smaller vessels OF
the feet An expert who visited all
the colonies has stated that Canada
and New Zealand will be able to supply
their own navies With oil fuel. and that
in Australia. Somaliland. Egypt and
the Soudan the output is increasing.
1t has been suggested that instead az
breaking up or selling obsolete war
ships the larger ones should be con
verified into tanks. in which large 70
serve supplies could DE stored.
Two New Monuments.
London is to have two monuments to
the late King Edward. one i'm the cen
ter of thu. west end. the other in the
-aSt end. The former is to he erected
At The P%iccadilly end of the broad wall>
If Green park. facing Buckingham pal
ace and the Queen Victoria memorial.
This is 20 cost $l00. 900. n very small
portion of the sum raised III London
Tor d memorial to King Edward. 1T is
to be an elaborate piece III sculpture
and architecture. 1t will have a height
nj about As feet. with a width If II fee,
md depth OF l6 feet at the base. On
the south side, facing buckingham pal
ace. there. will be Il bronze statue OF
King Edward a little over 10 feet high.
The figure will be in the robes Of the
Order of the Garter. bearing the nrl,
and scepter, and will stand on "A pedes-
tai attached to an architectural central
pedestal. flanke by columns bearing 81
bronze group OF st. George and the
dragon. Supporting the statue Of the
king on either side Of the memorial
will be seated figures in bronze, repre-
scnting Peace and the hospitals.
bearing the staff Of Aescula plug. Above
these side figures Will be- the royal
arms in bronz ana tone. On the north
side, facing Piccadilly. Will be a bronze
group representing Arbitration Quell
ing Strife" Tho pedestal and arcli-
tectural features vii! be in Portland
stone.
the east end memorial. which is to take
the form Of a small park. with ~ statue
OF the late king in the center Shad-
we'll mar ket, owned by the city of Lon
don and leased TO the London county
council. has been acquired for the pur-
pose. and tine Port of London Author
lity has given a small plot OF land ad-
Joining to enlarge the new breathing
space An eInbanhment is to be built
on the Thames side. so that when COM