Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-30

London. Eng. Jan. 29.-Whethei
Lloyd George. the Chancellor Of the Tx
'nequcr, will persist ia support Of that
Section Of the liberal party which j,
making u stand against the incrcasin1
cost of the navy. and which j. called
The 'Suicidc Party Us the Tnioni>t-
press. j. a paramount question ID pol
itical circles. should he do 80 he mus,
set himself mp against Winston Church
III. First Lord OF the Admiralty. who
has declared that the increase IN thf
naval estimates which he would submit
(uuring the coming season ~ parliament
= The actual minimum for the safety "a
British supremacy III sea. and also
against Mr.. Asquith. The Prime Minis.
ter. who has agreed that the inrrca~.
Is absolutely necessary in view # the
steps being taken by the continental pow
|lers.
There il no doubt that there i~ u
4trugglc pa not onlv within the Liberal
PARTY. but also III the cabinet itSr'f.
lover this question Of nrmnmcnt~. Here
utoforc, the big and the litilc navy mon
IN the cabinet have been able Up smooth
ION; their differences Int III fact of 4
sill bigger bill for The navy. and the
pressure from The Liberal party for Il
rciImctio. hose who believe that Eng
land is safe with her present navy and
can afford "a PIT the break un. viii u,
hnorc inclined ia opl,osc the demands 90
he admiralty. VI Llvnd George should
NeSS his demand for a hell before the
cabinet there il The possibility If n dis
ruption of the Gnycrumfut. Mr.. Church
III. who has been completely converted
10 the bigger programme for thc navy.
pnd a big vote for aerial development.
will certainly stand ont for what he will
Term the minimum for safety. VI Will
hen bc a tuStlc between him aud Mr..
George. Both are extremists when XII
oes lo u fight and il will take all th.
.lolucncc ~ the moderate men NJ the
rabinct 10 prevent serious di~cord.
Iloyd George has given \ few reasons
Tor his belief thai England can now Ell
. halt IN her naval expenditures. lis
first j. that relations between Germany
ire infinitely better than fur wears and
10Th have learned that they have moth
nc Ia gain ~ quarrcllinr Another rrI-
on il that The continental POWERS are
bow concentrating ou their armies and
hal GERMANY cannot stand the strain
4 both q supreme navy and u supreme
rmy and Therefore she IL go longer com
lctitor against Frreland for command
4 the sea. Ills third reason i~ lice
prcad Of The revolt against military ~
|rcssion throughout The whole Nc Chr
rndom.'
According ~ the DniiV chronicle. he
hpcr which might almost hc considered
In. George organ Nr George saws the
,mmon sense 90 the industrial classes.
= they capitalist ar labor. has risen
gainst this organized Insanity (of nav
expenditure ana his i~ i prnpiti
Gus moment for demonstrating the
~Iestion ~ armamcufS. Unless Liberal
I'M seizeS the orpnrtr".ft Ia viii hc
klsc 10 its nnblrst traditions. aud those
no have the cnnScicur, IF Liberalism
y their charge will ~ written down for
d time aS having grossly betrayed heir
ust.n
These words coming after the Prime
Whistler aud The First Lord W the Al
iralty had practically declared that
increased vote for the nayiy IL nee
sary bodies IN for continued cohesion
the Liberal party. on The same 49,,
mt this How'd Gcnroc interview wa~
Iblishcd. Sir John Hruuucr. president