London, Nov. 9.
Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty replying to the'toast of the Navy, made a vigorous pronouncement on the necessity for a strong navy, instantly ready for action. It must be based on the strength of foreign navies and it would be hypocrisy to pretend that' the rapid growth of the German navy was not the main factor in the programme of new coustraction. [t would be foolish to deny that the naval competition of the two Empires was a difficalty that baffled earnest efforts towards the promotion of friendly feeling.
Mr. Churchill concluded by saying that the maintenance of naval supremacy was Great Britain's whole foundation. He emized the fact that the Ger-Navy Bill calls halt for 1912 in increasing construction. If that policy were adhered to, Europe would be sensibly relieved. If however, vast programes continued, then Britain's Empire was best able to bear the strain and the last to fall at the call of daty.—Reuter.
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