Tokyo, June 19, The Minister of the Navy has: sued m s(xtement emphasizing that Mr.' Hugh Gitson, head of the! United States Delegation, was unanimously appointed president—of the conference, 'The United States, Great Britain and Japan have each' submitted pro-vocals as a basis for discussion.
The American proposal is that the total naval. strength in cruisers Jof the United States and the British Empire shall be limited to 250,000] 0 300,000 tons in each case: that} Jof Japan to 150,000 to 180,000 tons: jin destroyers the United States and Japan is entering the Naval Dis-ithe British Empire shall be limited]
armament Conference at Geneva into 200,000 to 250,000 tons and order to demonstrate hex desire for peace, but he points out that Japan's existing "naval strength is the'
[Japan to 120.600 to 150,000 tons: in submarines the United States and {the British Empire shall be limited! into nought. ths Conference would the three sets of pro- British, United States and Japanese be successful if each country frankly posals the Byitish naval experts Governments, it has been suggested stated what naval force it wanted declare that the British are a de-that a technical committee shall be and why, base purely on defensive finite advance on the Washington formed to exchange agreed statistics considerations. He defined the Treaty. They are more comprehen-with regard to the present cruiser, British Empire's position according sive than the American proposals, destroyer and submarine tonnage of to the following factors: firstly, the hereby the extension of the 5- Bleach of the three Powers and the insular position of England, ' de-ratio to lighter craft will enable designed tonnage of ships of these pendent on raw materials, food, her: JAmerien to add considerably to her classes comprised in programmes very exislenes on free passage of Jeruiser tonnage, which Britain would now authorized and appropriated for the seas, which rendered discussion Ihave to reduce. and any other information tending Jof naval disarmament more difficult The Japanese proposals were to clarify the proposals of the three for her than for any other Powe Governments: thus the Conference based on existing strengths with an. secondly, the length of her trade-age limit giving vessels a shorter. will be in a position to start ity routes, and, thirdly, the extensive life and costing the tax payer much, deliberations un an agreed basis of [coastline of the Empire and the long more than would the British pro-fact."—Reuter. lines of communications to be proposals.
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