The secretary of navy
Roberts said during the discussion dealing with the navy budget that in the
opinion of the British Admiralty the so-called two nations principle was
maintained with the dreadnoughts and the Invincibles.(1) With this principle
was intended that the British fleet was as strong as the combined fleets of two
countries whatever which countries. In the spring of 1907 were 6 battleships
and 3 cruisers to be completed of which types neither France nor Germany possessed any. In 1910 were
these figures to be 9 and 3 for England,
2 and 0 for France and 4 and
2 for Germany.
Note
1. This must be Edmund
Robertson, 1st baron Lochee (28 October 1845-13 September 1911), Liberal
politician, between 1892-1895 Civil Lord of the Admiralty and Parliamentary
Secretary to the Admiralty between 1905-1908.
