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Interest in the Singapore question has been revived during the past week by the rumoured shelving of the scheme ta construct a large graving dock, capable of taking two of the heaviest battleships simultaneously. The Admiralty, it is said, would be satisfied if one of the ex-German Bloating-docks was sent out to the Straits Settlements, provided that the now oil tanks, magazines, etc., are completed according to plan, But the general public is less interested in technical details of this kind than in the main question as to whether the development of Singapore naval base is really essential or expedient. Ever since it was first mooted the project has been assailed by critics, not by any means don- lined to one political party," who regard it as being fundamentally opposed to the spirit of the Washington Treaty. With that aspect of the matter the Admiralty are not entcerned, their business being solely to provide for the naval security Changchun Hankow Manchouli Tientsio of the Empire.
As they have repeatedly stated, in their
Dairen judgment the absence of modern dock-Har Yard Facilities at Singapore, the gateway of the Fast. Leaves a dangerous gan in our line of defence. The strategical mobility of the feet is gravely impaired. they arm, by the fact that none of our eight most powerful ships can be docked at any base outside the home station, owing mainly to their immense beam. It therefore, it became necessary to dispatch the battle fleet to Eastern waters, the best ships, on arriving there,
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maintenance je a state of efficiency would he impossible. To be kept thoroughly efficient & hattleship requires to be flock- ed at regular intervals for cleaning the shmerged part of the bull and applying fresh anti-fouling ecmposition. If this is not done she loses speed. Vaderwater damage, whether sustained in action or through mishap, can only be repaired 22, properly in dry dock. Consequently until à deck of the requisite size is available at a convenient base, our battle feet would be deharred from carrying on war- like operations in the Pacific or adjacent,
waters.
BATTLESHIPS IN THE PACIFIC. This brings us to the next question: Would battleships be of any use if wa had to fight in the Pacificas Asiatic foa being the only one indicated Most nava) officers say that they would be not merely useful, but indispensable. If we had sa such vessels in the war zone our-com- munications could easily be cut by the enemy's cruisers and submarines, work- ing under the shield of his battle feet. If, on the other hand, British capital ships were present lò equal or superior force, these raiders could be driven off by our own light craft, leaving the vital sea routes immune from systemazio at- tack. Commerce-protectors and anti-sub- marine patrois can only do their work effectually so long as they enjoy the sup
of a friendly battle fleet.
o reminder is needed of the magni- tude of British interests in the Pacific, such the integrity of Australia and New Zealand, to say nothing of Hong- kong and the smaller insular territories we possess there A considerable por- tion of our food"and raw material is drawn from the Pacific area, and the whole of this trade might be cut off if we lost the local command of the scom At Singapore alone the volume of ton- nage entering the harbour every par exceeds that of Hull, Bristol, Glasgow, and Southampton combined.
POSITION OF JAPAN.
But although the immense strategical importance of Singapore is self-evident, there still remains the question whether Japan is or is not, to be regarded as u possible carmy, for it is futile to pre- tend that the scheme was prompted by any other motive. At this point the strategist mast give way to the states- man, who directs the foreign policy, of which naval power is but the instrument. If there is no reason. to, apprehend a breach of those cordial relations which have linked the two island Empires for well over a generation, the case for developing Singapore loses much of its force. We are assured by these in touch with Japanese opinion that the building of this great fleet base would be inter- preted there as proof that Britain dis- trusts Japan and even looks upon war with her as a contingency not of the remotest. Only a few Japaneso com- mentators have taken a broader view of "the matter. but these point out that Singapore, besides being the natural base for British sea power in the East, is too distant from Japan to constitute a meunce to her coasts. Its value, they add, would be mainly defensivo, a glance at the map sufficing to remove all doubts on this head.
A further reason put forward for not proceeding with the scheme is the map- *posed weakening of Japan's sen power in consequence of the earthquake. The fact is, however, that none of her national stitutions bas, suferod less than her navy. The only two modern ships that were damaged (Amagi and Naka) are lo be replaced immediately. The devastated arsenal at Yokosuka is to be rebuilt with- in six months, a large sum of money having already been appripriated for this work. Moreover, it was announced in December that the shipbuilding pro- gramme, which includes eight large cruisers and twenty-four submarines, is ́to be maintained intact, no change baving been made in it beyond extending the date of maturity by twelve months.
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