The Daily News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2019-10-22
issued: 1912-06-12
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note: EIGHT PAGES 50 CENTS A MONTH VOL. 11 NELSON. B. C. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 12, 1912 NO. 49 IS (Canadian Ports Require Adequate Protection fPREMIER M'BRIDE ON NAVAL QUESTION [(Canadians Ready to Bear Their Share of Imperial Burdens fSpeclal to Thns Dally News.)1*- VICTORIA, B, C, June'11.—In Intorvicw on the naval question today Premier McBrlde said: "I have always made the point that the niues- jtlon of naval protection for Camadu |is a national and not a political one, |; that In this country as in the mother land all questions of defense and armament should be withheld from the political arena and should occupy the attention of parliament as u whole nnd not as a divided organization. As a provincial minister no responsibility, of course, attaches to me, and what I say is simply my view as a Canad'-an who is bound up In his country's welfnre. Mr. Borden, at the Inst session of parliament, made a very notable utterance on the quest-on of a Canadian navy, nnd from that we all expect to see very tangible results at an early date, "Thero can ho no doubt as to the urgency of the case. Sir WU-frld Laurier hlmsolf has admitted that by his attitude, but the trouble wns that hla policy was far from equal to the requirements. When In London I was fortunate enough to renew acqualnt- nnce with the first lord of the admiralty und to enjoy his hospitality nt Weymouth, where one of the big squadrons of the fleet was under review by his majesty. I was very much impressed with the deep Inter- Ij est which * I**"-.. boq-if». pm-prnnvnt un ['doubtedly ialtes Tn Canada's under t-ak'ng to provide a navy, Mr. Churchill seems to fully grasp the el tint Ion and there Is no doulvt that w-hon Mr. Borden and his colleagues vls't Eng'-ind -the admiralty will be I only too glad to afford our representatives all the advice they may need, "No doubt the mother country Is well able to take care of her interests, but nevertheless the question arises Uhat cannot' be overlooked: What about Canada? Is…
note: The Nelson Daily Miner was purchased by F.J. Deane in April of 1902 and renamed The Daily News. It changed hands again in May 1908 when it began to be printed by the News Publishing Co. managed by W.G. McMorris.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Nelson (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0384746
language: English
lat: 49.493333
long: -117.295833
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Nelson, B.C. : News Publishing Co.
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text