MR. FISHER’S POLICY.
The selfishness of Mr. Fisher’s policy can hardly be described as very intelligent. If Great Britain keeps the command of the sea, our local defences are unnecessary; if she loses the command of the sea, they are worthless. Mr. Fisher, in brief, resembles a passenger on board a ship on which a leak is suddenly reported. He refuses ‘to give a hand at the pumps and help to keep the whole ship afloat. As his contribution to the safety of the vessel he will put a new lock on the door of his own cabin, and go to sleep behind the locked door. But what will the lock on the cabin door be worth if the ship does not float! The New Zealand Dreadnought will powerfully afFect the imagination of the whole world. It will prove that the provinces of the Empire! are centres of energy. But Mr. Fisher’s reading of the problem will convey to the outside world the sense that Australia cares very much, if not very wisely, for itself, but cares very little for the general interests of the Empire. And that, is a complete misrepresentation of Australian sentiment. —“Life.”
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2499, 12 May 1909, Page 2
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196MR. FISHER’S POLICY. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2499, 12 May 1909, Page 2
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