Show BERESFORD WILL VILL WillI I ENTER POLITICS I Popular British Admiral Admiral Pro Proposes Proposes Proposes poses to Make a Stir for More Warships L a j strong rong prospect that the and popular popular lar figure of or Admiral lord Charles Beresford will be b seen Immediately Immediate in inthe inthe inthe the thick of the political p struggle throwing fresh fuel on the naval agitation agitation agitation tion S foremost admiral always has been outspoken concerning his views and since his return to London after having been relieved of the com corn command command mand mard of the channel Sect fleet ho he has de do declared declared dared he would do all in his power to stir up the country to insist upon a large and particularly a more efficient navy Lord Charles had a long discussion on naval affairs with Premier Pr Asquith today toda He regards the tho shortage of re reserve reserve serve erve stores as the chief present weak weakness weakness weakness ness of the navy although the state of repairs of the smaller craft is most un unsatisfactory unsatisfactory satisfactory to him For the defects Lord Charles blames the Ih economic policy polley of the cabinet min ministers minIsters mm particularly the chancellor of the exchequer David Dald whom he designates as aa a little navy navr man and whose whoso interests he declares are chiefly old age pensions and other domestic projects The debate in the house bourn of commons yesterday appears almost to have flat flattened flattened flattened the little navy nan party part Newspapers pers pe that have heretofore been Its strongest organs now say that It is im impossible Impossible Impossible possible for the country to run the smallest risk rik of being b ing overtaken by b Germany in the construction of battle battleships battleships battleships ships There are good reasons for that the th cabinet has already decided to build eight and has no notified notified titled the shipbuilders of the Intention to lay down the second four within the fiscal year ear |