Arizona republican., 1914-04-19
WILL CONFER 0N OEFENSES
Great Britain and Her Do minions Plan to Take Up Problem of the Pacific When Canada Gives Con- sent
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LONDON, AprH lS--fl;thS TOT q | defense conference of Great Britain !! and her dominions are rapidly as suming form. and will be complete | when the consent of Canada is gain !, ed. Australia and New Zealand al- ready have announced their desire for such conference and since the IroDiem of the Pacific will be the chief topic considered by the meet ! ing. it is believed that Canada will | join the other dominions. i As the result of the trip which a parliamentary committee made to the domnions, it was found that Aus tralian and New Zealand statesmen believe firmly that the problem of l the coming decade will be the main- 1 tenance of supremacy for the white race in the Pacific. It was pointed out to the committee that Japan is making preparations to develop trad5 and emigration towards the antipodes and that there is a constant flow of Chinese to the islands of the Pac fife France h; :; already largely in creased her steamship facilities with these islands. and Geriaany. Holland and the United States alsc are active in the same regions.
 The determination of the govern rden. tc bring about the conference las been increased by reports from Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice, who has been advising the commonwealth government on naval matters, and Sir
 an Hamilton inspector general of oVcrSea forces. It ha., net yet been decided whether the conference will be held in London, Canada or Aus tralia. but the idea Is growing, and when the meeting is finally held 1t is likely that all of the British do- minions win have delegates present.
 Australia and New Zealand have not taken kindly to the suggestion made by Winston Churchill. first lord of the admiralty. in his speech in- troducing the naval estimates, that the safety of those two countries was secured by the Anglo Japanese alli- ance. William Ferguson Massey. prime minister of New Zealand. led
  cent speech at Greymouth in which he said he did not believe the alli- ance had secured the safety of the British dominions in the antipodes.
 J. Hume Cook, prime minister of the commonwealth of Australia. who stated the case for the dominions at greater length, said:
 We are told by imperial states men that the Pacific is being made safe and secure, not by the might and the majesty of the British fleet but by the Anglo-Japanese alliance That raises for Australia d very ser ious question. I hope that Australia will always be on friendly terms with Japan and get closer to her in the , relations of trade and commerce and the peaceful acts of civilization. and that the treaty will continue in it's , present form. for l believe it to be great power for peace: but when Australia is asked to rely on the Anglo Japanese treaty for the de- , tense of the Pacific very serious tion whose people Australia does not admit to her shores White Aus tralia' ideals must be defended at all costs as a cardinal principle of Aus tralian political belief Japanese civ ilization differs radically from that in Australia, which is compelled to , see no mixing of races in her terri torv
 , Whist it is true as Mir. Churchill said, that the naval forces should be concentrated under united com mand on the chief theaters of opera tions it should not be forgotten that the empires naval problem is dual one. Not only should the imperial power be developed in relation to [ the world problem in order that there should be an imperial navy, to flight in any and every sea where imperial interests are threatened. but world-W wide preparations must be combined to make it possible to con- : centrate forces at any point wherever tie dominions have the greatest men, ace. Australia hopes that the i'm perial fleet will be so developed and organized that this country shall be in no way dependent absolutely on treaty obligations with any foreign power whatever
 The government is anxious for a conference of self governing domin- ions, including Canada and South Africa. The first Australian fleet unit is being completed, but to what point is Australian policy developing? Mr. Churchill has departed from the agreement by which the imperial government undertook to send to the Pacific a ship for every ship put into commission by Australia. Mir Churchill has proclaimed that ships of an inferior calibre will do very well for the Pacific Australia is entitled to something more than that statement. She is entitled to free and full discussion of imperial de- fensc with every unit of the em- pire'
 Australia is building her own fleet. while New Zealand, who gave her dIeadnought to the mother country, has decided to start doing the same unless the imperial government car lies out it's obligation to strengthen the fleet m the Pacific.
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