Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-13

Tho question OF imperial defense has
been much to the fore OF late. ana the
question OF what the colonies will do
TO help Great Britain maintain ner
naval supremacy has received liz share
Of attention. The visit which Robert
l.. Borden. prime minister. and John
y. Hazen, are 20 pay to London in
May has heightened the interest In
the matter. particularly as to what
Canada's contribution Is to be under
her new administration.
The admiralty will not initiate any
proposals, the policy OF the govern
ment being that the Dominlons must
make up their minds % what they dc.
sire and are able % 40. Tney viii.
however. be given guidance. and the
accumulation OF naval knowledge
which England has gathered win be
placed az their disposal.
Winston Spencer Churehln, first
lord OF the admiralty, In discussing
the matter recently, went further and
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 Inns
perial Defense conference. does not
expect the Dominions 90 do mucA
more than was agreed upon then. I'm.
perialists, however, have plans that
20 far beyond that. These were out
lined by Page Croft, unionist MEM
Der, on the debate on the naval esti-
mates He contended that the Do
minions should each have a fleet Aus
tralia and Canada should each have
four dreadponght cruisers. south Az
rlca two or four, New Zealand two
and the crown colonies one at least
These fleet units should oe part OF the
British fleet
Doubtless England would like so zee
this addition 20 her fleet, but fhe ma |
jority here would be satisfied II the
pominiona would In time relieve the |
mother country OF tho necessity OF !
protecting outlying parts OF the um-
pire and enable her TO keep her fIeet
for home defense. This is what Aus
graiia, New Zealand and Canada prac- |
ticaliy agreed 20 do al the Imperial |
Defense conference Canada's new |
programme Is expected TO 90 further
in this direction than did that laid /
down By Sir wilfred Iaurler.
In this matter OF imperial defense.
too, a good deal Of attention ID being /
devoted 70 the oil resources OF the
colonies. II is said that the British /
navy has made greater advance In
the use OF oil fuel than has the navy Il
Of any other country, and IN a few
years Immense supplies will be re-
qulred. As Il does not wish 20 be de-
pendent upon foreign countries for
this supply, the British government
has had inquiries made in all the cOl-
onles, not only In regard TO fuel oil.
but also A. 10 possible supplies OF PEE
troll for submarines. aeroplanes and
the new internal combustion engines
which some believe will soon be In
stalled ia smaller vessels OF the fleet.
An expert who visited all the colonies
has stated that Canada and New Zea-
land viii be able 20 supply their own
nayies with oil fuel, and that In Aus
lralia. aomsliland. Egypt and the sou-
dan the output II increasing.
II has been suggeated that instead
lF breaking up or selling obsolete war
ships the larger ones should be con-
serted into tanks. III which large re-
serve supplies could De stored.
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London Is 10 have two monuments
10 the late King Edward, one ia the
'entre OF tile west end. and the other
n the east end. The former Is 90 be
erected "a the piccadilly end Of the
Broad Walk Of Green Park. facing
Palace and the Queen
Victoria memorial This Is 70 cost