The. "Asahi" and the "Nichi Nichi,"in the course of editorials on, the proposed naval programme of, the United States, express keen regret that America, who, they say, was formerly a strong advocate of armament reduction, is now planning large expansion of her own The "Nichi Nichi" thinks that the proposal is due to the desire of America to better her own position before the next conference, while the "Asahi' credits the "Big Navy" progeganda as being responsi "Nichi Nichi," commending on Britain's cool attitude towards; the American proposal, _expresses the desire that Britain' should take the first available opportunity to genvoke a new disarmament on-
The Japanese papers generally] continue to deplore America's proposed naval play strongly deeryca's plans, considers that licate that America was. calling the recent Tri partite naval Limitation Conference at Geneva, her intention "being to ick Britain and Japan so as to si ford an excuse for expanding her which, it declares, jolates the Wachington Treaty, the Paper goes on to say that America's action will cause the other Powers: to lose faith in her and bring about, an anti-American feeling.
The "Miyako," launching similar attack, avers that Americs plans indicate hee desire to better ratio at the next disarmament conference, which, it says, means that "the realization of disarmament in the near future
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