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The numerical strength mavy was at once reduced to such an extent that the neces- sary capital ships are simply not now available to provide the Eastern feet recommended by the Jellicoe report. However, the Singapore base was salvaged from the naval holiday, and it is evident that British naval policy is now designed to build up a Eastern fleet as the necessary ships become available as re- armament proceeds. The need communications intended for for the adoption of the new two- |publication should be addressed to hemisphere standard is not due the Editor, and be accompanied by solely to the expiration of the naval treaties. These treaties the Writer's Name and Address, were only made acceptable by not necessarily for insertion
nine-Power but the signing of the
pact and other political agree- ments, which guaranteed the integrity of China and generally removed the causes of potential discord between Pacific Powers. The validity of these political pacts is now so doubtful as to leave Britain no prudent alter- native but to adopt the prin- ciples of the Jellicoe report, and give practical effect to them as speedily as circumstances per-. mit.
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Hong Kong, Monday, May 24, 1937.
AN IMPERIAL NAVY
Australia, New Zealand, India, and the British possessions in the Pacific and the Far East will all gain increased security from the new naval policy, and it is only reasonable that they should participate in the expenditure in- volved. This is one of the pro- blems of Imperial defence that is receiving attention at the Im- perial Conference. However, the apportionment of expense is not the only problem. From the strategic standpoint, the unifica- tion of the several Dominion naval units is equally important.. At present the Australian and New Zealand squadrons occa- British naval rearmament is sionally co-operate for training rapidly gaining momentum, but purposes, but they are indepen- very extensive construction will dent units, under the control of be necessary to meet the require the respective Dominion Govern- ments of the new strategic plan. ments. With the creation of a This was recently defined by the powerful Eastern fleet, it may be First Lord of the Admiralty desirable to weld the Australian, (Sir Samuel Hoare) as the main-New Zealand, and British tenance of a two-hemisphere squadrons based on Hong Kong standard, and involves a com- and Singapore into a single Im- plete reorientation of British|perial navy. The advantages of naval policy. Until 1914 Great this, both for training purposes Britain maintained a two-Power and for the most efficient disposi- standard, or naval equality with tion of the resources available in any two potential enemy Powers, the event of an emergency, By the end of the war this had fairly obvious, but certain poli- been greatly exceeded, and the tical difficulties inevitably arise. British navy was numerically Neither of the Dominions is like- sufficient to carry out the sugly to surrender control of the gestions of the report prepared fleet for which its taxpayers by Lord Jellicoe after his tour of have paid the bill, nor is it likely the Dominions in 1919. Lord that the British squadrons in the Jellicoe's report was inspired Far East would be placed under partly by the lessons of the war the control of a Dominion Gov-
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ciation of the significance of the problem would consequently ap- increasing naval strength of the pear to lie in the creation of a two great Pacific Powers. Japan close liaison for defence purposes and the United States. The between all the Governments main recommendations of the re- concerned, or possibly the con- port were the maintenance of stitution of a system of joint enough cruisers to guard Empire control, Such an arrangement trade routes in all parts of the would reconcile the legitimate world and battle fleets able to and reasonable rights of the protect those cruisers from des- Dominions to retain direction of - truction by any other Power. their own provision for defence Since Pacific fleets were then at with the strategic and technical least as powerful as those in advantages of permanently European waters the report ad- vised the maintenance of a fleet and an Eastern fleet, comprising 16 capital ships
ed fleet in the Far East over
a number of heterogeneous ele- ments tog welded together nd after crisis had arisen. In fact, all the essential auxiliaries. This financial * considerations alone. plan was not directed against render it almost imperative to any other Power, but was de-adopt such a policy if the East- signed to defend Empire inter-ern fleet is to be brought up to ests against any danger that the strength security demands. might arise.
Unless, that is, something tangi- The execution of this plan was ble and acceptable emerges from not merely postponed when Bri-'Mr. Lyons' Pacific Pact proposal,
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