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"THE CASE FOR LOBB-CHARLES BERESFORD.
[BY H, W. W]LAON.]
The latter of the Bfteen British admirals ang- porting Lord Charles seresford's proposals is a document of great importance from the weight which sitacles to the signatories." "Among them ars the ablest and most distinguished officers on the retired list-men
such EJ Admirals Richards, Salmon, Seymour, whose names in years wore household words, and who have best the highest commands and Biled with dis- tinction the greatest offices in the Navy. Their balanced judgment cannot be dismissed offhand Thay cannot be described as a "syndicate of discontent," for, so far, they have bakl stadions ly aloof from all agitation. On the contrary, wa may feel certain that only their conviction that the position of the British Navy is on of real peril would have led them thus to come forward publicly,
petitor to continue the rivalry and in aggravate. it in every possible way, when, if we had only
shown our determination to remain ahead; at: whatever cost, it is at least possible unt the Cferman Government would have abandoned ite ambitions plans,
Finally, I would point out that Lord Charles Beresford is one of the few Sea Lords who have resigned office in the discharge of duty with an entire disregard of self; and that he has been removed from the command of the Channel Fleet (now remained the Home Fleet) because he pressed constantly for certain all-important reforms, which have now boon carried out. ***The
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fall of the French Ministry, as the result its weak naval policy. is a warning present auters. If they are wise they will listen- to Lord Charles' voice, only making security doubly secure by adding further battleships, And if the Admiralty means business it should welcome Lord Charles programme. He at least has had the courage to demand an excrmous ontlay on the feet, and to demand it at once. There fa no time for hesitation and delay. We It will be observed that one and all they sup must lay down ships here and now, or prepare port Lord Charles Beresford's shipbuilding to forfeit the magnificent heritage which past programme. As it has been said that this pro-generations won for us by their sacrifices, and sink to insecurity and ignominy such over- took Holland and Venice when they lost the command of the sea
is below what the Admiralty intends to demand, it is vital to know for what Lord Charles in asking and what will be its actus financial cost. His programine, as he has stated it in his two important speeches, calls for the constraction of:
10 battleships.
36 second class cruisers,
24 destroyers of the Swift class.
52 destroyers.
4 floating docks.
This is in addition to the programmas now in course of execution—in addition to the four battleships, six craisers, twenty destroyers, six submarines, and two floating docks which are to be begun this year. It differs from the "two-keels-to-one" programme in that it will lay down ton instead of twenty-six hattleships: But ne Lord Charles has expressly axid that special and additional provision must be made to zoot the four Austrian Dresdnoughts when they are begun, the difference is less than it appears on paper, though I personally hold very strongly that in no circumstances must the nation flinch from constricting battleships in number, and though I entirely decline to Follow Lord Charles is regarding those who call for.
the "two-keels-to-one" standard a "wild mon
In our position we must be secure at sea. No price is too great to pay for the avoidance of war, and we should never forget that in effective battleships our strength in the
days of Trafalgar was fully two keeds to the
French one. Yet then we had a narrow escape frord Invasion.
THE COST OF NAVY. With these reservations, and provided that further battleships are added to the programme, It should meet our requirements Even without additional battleships the cost of it will be very large indeed. Calculations show that the Nary Estimates will rise as follows from the thirty five millions which the country is voting in
1909 (allowing for the four ad.
ditional Dreadnoughts)... £36,550,000 46,130,000 54,180,000 ..... 49,310,000 ....... 35,550,000
1909:
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Half a dozen quiet women in blue alonks and bonnets gathered 'round the waving ostrich commanding hand on the invader's shoulder. feathers. One grasped an arm, another laid a One led the way, another added a little - a very little-gentia persuasion at the back, and the order" Quick march!" was given. The militant one went like a lambi
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Alise Tala Stewart, matron of St. Bartholomew's MOST EFFECTIVE IN PREVENTING PLAGUE, CHOLERA, MALARIA, ETC. Hospital, who was in the chair, rose and begged that the meeting might be allowed to proceed.
"Who will any after this manifestation of efficiency Mr. Haldane began.
BY DESTROYING FLEAS, MOSQUITOS AND ALL NOXIOUS INSECTS
Thus the Navy Estimates will average over forty-four millions per annum during the next five years, or fully ten millions above the average during the past three years. It ill becomes those who have allowed our shipbuilding programme to be reduced to the German Lorel
"Nurse," she called, and a amall, blue-cloaked, and bux actual expenditure on new ships and blue-bonneted woman came up the centre of the gun this
18 year
to fall below the German leval to hall. reproach Lord hacles for not demanding more. The country should go for his programme in the first place, only requiring farther battleships to
"How dare you come here piped an indig zant voice in the corner as redor NAS struggled to her feet and waved her purnaal,
Miss Stewart held up her hand.
be added to it.
A fact which does not seem as yet to be clearly grasped is that battleships without an ample proportion of small cruisers and destroyers do not make a fleet, any more than artillery without infantry and cavalry makes an army. It is vital that our admirals should be wall supplied with smaller craft. Those who have been fortunate enough to see the incomparable floot now lying in the Thames sannot but have felt uneasiness at the reflection that the German Navy is at the present moment stronger in completed destroyers fit for North Sea service than ourselves, and as strong in small fast craisers of the modern type. This is a very disquieting state of affairs, and its effort would be felt in the first hours of any war. It is to remove this weakness that Lord Charles has eslled for a large programme of small craft,
PROGRAMMES OF THE FUTURE,
Another and not less important fact is that it is essential, if we are to hold our own against Germany, to draw up and carry out a large pro- gramms spread over a term of years, The day of annual programmes has gone. The nation which builds ocnsistently on a large scale and which lays its plans long beforehand mast in the end prevail over the nation which lives from
hand to mouth.
WHY A MAN? “Will the gallant-band of women take that. lady out, and will you go and fetoh a constable!"
sald Miss Btewart.
The little purse looked up regretfully at the platform, but to disobey a matron was mutiny. You wish for a constable?" she asked regret fully.. "We are quite able to manage them alone."
chairman-that there is not the least need for a ""I agree at the risk of disagreeing with the constable," Mr. Haldane remarked pleasantly. And the little nurse trotted sway in glio. Owing to the natural timidity of sex began Mr. Haldane again,
A gurgle from the far corner of the hall announced the peaceful departure of invader No. 3.
my
We shall presently be able to get on with
great swiftnes
"Mr. Haldane, we want to know-- ?
Invader No. 4 was gently grabbed by the bine-clasked defenders. No. 5, who was marched out singing her challenge, following soon after.
The blue-cloaked band were systematic in their methods. They had trained in a school which has occasionally to deal with obstreperous patients, and their training stood them in good.
tead,
not think the members of the Press and myself, Mr. Haldane beamed encouragement. “I do
observed.
their defiance. What do we learn from New Invading suffragists Nos. 6 and 7 bellowed Zealand P" screamed a gallery interrupter.
A small band of brown-cleaked nurses gather- round, and No 6 vanished.
"How dare you sit in the same Cabinet with ladstone and call yourself the friend of women?" demanded No. 7.
With a fixed programme shipbuilders know who are accustomed to these little scenes, have what they will be asked to do and can adapter seen the removals more neatly dealt with," their plant to meet the demands that will be made upon it. Construction can be carried out more cheaply than when one year two destroyers are ordered (as in 1906), and in another sixteen (as in 1908); or than when one year two battle- thip are laid down (as in 1908), and the texted yeare eight are taken in hand (as in 1909). We cannot afford to handicap ourselves by such unbusiness-like proceedings in view of the enormous call which the Navy is certain to make upon our national fmances. And to leave it is sheer aruelty one year thousands of shipwrights and engineers with- out employment and the next call apon every man to work overtime. It was for these reasons that the German Admiralty decided to draw up un extensivə programme, and the arguments apply as strongly to Britain as to Germany.
to
INTERNATIONAL FORCE. A couple of German and French aureen stepped forward to join in the fray and turn out the invaders.
By the time the tenth militant one had been removed it was 2.23. Invader No. 12 was ejected at 2.30 and for a time peace was restored.
"It is true in war, as much as in peace, that the work of women is most important to us," Mr. Haldane said.
The charge that Lord Charles is "under.
"Why should women help man? You won't bidding the Admiralty, and is prepared to
give the vote," bawled suffragist No. 13. take less than the present Sea Lords, is
Mr. Haldane's bonign smile vanished as it posterous. We can only judge men by thoir post. In the past Lord Charles has repeatedly by magio.
In war it is not the case of helping men bat led the advocates of a strong Navy,
to victory over the Treasury. In 1888 he called for the
"and the your country," he corrected sternly, women are helping not only their bread-winners expenditure of twenty millions pou an exten. sive programme, and the fruit of his agitation but their children and themselves." was the Naval Defence Act of 1889. Again, in 1893 and in 1898 he called for more battleships. and his appeal was granted." Thus his record cannot be challenged. His deeds speak for him beyond dispute.
A WARNING FROM FRANCE.
Every nurse in the hall clapped her hands comments suffragist No. 14. in appreciation, and drowned the sarcastic
When a militant virago No. 15, wearing 6 beflowered bonnet, was ejected at 2:39. Mr. Haldane turned to the foreign delegates.
You must not think we are all so vocal in this country," he expisized politely,
At last the Minister of War had a few mirates to speak without interruptions, and the blue-cloaked defenders settled themselves with s sigh of content to their well earned rest.
In the case of the present Admiralty the in tentions may be good, but the performance is not inspiring. In the four years 1905-8 the wom ber of armoured ships laid down by it was only thirteen to the German thirteen, and the Buinber of small cruisers and sea-going déa Mr. Haldane took the nurses into his con- troyers laid down was less than the German fidence. He informed them that he needed their total: Moreover, while Germany has been help in his scheme of organising home defense constructing immense docks for her new ships ou a scientific basis. the British admiralty has done nothing. The consequence is that Germany has been per mitted to draw dangerously close to our Nary and now, in a period of grave financial em- barrassment, everything has to be-provided by
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In case of serious invasion.one of the most important elements would be the care of the sick and wounded he contended, so that they could quickly be restored to the fighting ranks. He invited the co-operation of all skill women in the work.
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