Tokyo, Feb. 6.
Japan's warships, taken vessel by vessel, are superior to those of Great Britain or the United States, Admiral Mineo Osumi, Minister of Navy, said this morning' in a debate in the Military and Naval Affairs Sub-Committee of the House of Representatives.
This superiority was achieved, the Navy Minister added in reply to Mr.
Shimizu, a Minseito member, by the progress made by Japanese shipbuilding experts in securing better defensive and offensive characteristics fu the vessels by sacrificing the comfort of the crews, "Inasmuch as Japan's naval superiority is thus established, didn't you expect that our demand for equality at the London preliminary naval "discussions would end failure?" asked Mr. Shimizy "The fighting strength of" a warship can be calculated only on' the basis of tonnage." Admiral Osuml replied.
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