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Show Navy for Canada Certain. Ottawa. A line of cleavage was es-I es-I tablished on February 2 in Canada between be-tween the two political parties on the policy of building a Canadian navy. In the house of commons Sir Wilfrid Lau-rier, Lau-rier, the prime minister, moved the second sec-ond reading of the naval bill, affirming the principle that the Dominion should undertake the construction of a navy consisting of five second-class cruisers and six destroyers. In support of his proposal he stated that the time had come when Canada should make a beginning be-ginning with preparations for the de fense of her coasts and trade routes and to participate in the defense of the British empire generally should the emergency arise. He hoped for peace, but urged preparation for war to meet future danger. The leader of the opposition, R. L. Borden, who some time ago supported the proposal of the government for the construction of a navy, offered an amendment censuring the government for having inaugurated a permanent naval policy without first submitting the question to the people for their approval. ap-proval. He advocated giving the British Brit-ish government a sum of money which would enable them to buy or build two Dreadnoughts at any time they deemed it advisable to do so. It is recognized that the government measure will be passed without substantial change and that tenders will be at once invited for the construction of the vessels in Canada. Can-ada. I |