Mr. Geoffrey Drage has brought together in Sea Power (Murray,
10s. 6d.) the letters that he has addressed to the Press since 1915 on sea training and naval defence, together with four articles on true and false economy and Imperial policy in the broadest sense, supplemented by letters on public expenditure. Mr. Drage has done good service for many years in reminding the nation that unwise spending is ultimately bad for all. In regard to naval defence, he is con- cerned lest " parity " with other nations whose naval require- ments differ widely from ours should be interpreted so as to make our Navy inefficient to fulfil its purpose of protecting our Empire trade routes. It is perhaps a pity that Mr. Drage did not recast his letters into a short monograph, but for those who recall the circumstances in which they were written his letters will have an interest.
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