Mar. 15.
It is understood that the narrow vision between the United States fand the British delegations to the Naval Conference has been removed fand that both have now reached a Hundred per cent, agreement. This implies an understanding between Japan and the United States on the question of heavy cruisers, for it was Japan's claim to seven-tenths of the American. tonnage in this type of vessel which threatened to force up the British and American figures.
'The frequent and lengthy con versations between Senator David 'A. Reed, one of the experts in the United States delegation, and Mr. Tsuneo Mateudaira, the' Japanese Ambassador in London, have evidently borne fruit.
Tt is understood that the Japanese and American delegations have agreed to a compromise by which the Japanese consent to a reduction their percentage of cruisers carrying S-inch guns and receive compensation in the way of a higher percentage "¢f destroyers and submarines.
This achievement is~ very important because it means that the Conference, if desired, can make a three-Power agreement.
The compromise. between the United States and Japanese delegations to: the Naval Conference depends upon the concurrence of all the Powers concerned, including the Japanese Government, whose repl ly attained parity) and the Italia is expected in the course of the next Delegation is afraid to weaken. this few days. ale: position: by continuing " discussion "The Times" reports that a satis-on a technical basis. factory understanding has beer The correspondent adds that Mr. reached by the Japanese and United Ramsay MacDonald, after consult-States delegations to the Naval ing with the Admiralty experts, Conference. It states that there finally told Signor Grandi. yester~ reason. to believe that the Japanese day that the British would hot cruiser tonnage in vessels carrying support the Ttalian demand for eight-inch guns. will be limited 1 0 108,100: tons, as against the Unite States 180,000, but a notably larger "Making Progress"—Hoover relative strength will be accorded Washington, Mar. 1 to the Japanese Navy in submarines, A statement issued by the' White and destroyers, which will be ea House toulay said that President valent to between seventy-five id Hoover believes that the London ¢hty_per cent. of the requirements Five-Power Naval Limitation Con-of the United States. The strength [ference is "making progress. of the American Navy in cruisers "Reviving the issue of moutralizacarrying eight-inch guns will beltian of the Philippines as a means eighteen vessels, the British fifteen possible reductions, of (vith a tonnage of 150,000), and the armaments, the Nationat Japanese twelve, A" week may for Prevention of War, me lapse before a reply is received eluding 30 Inbour, farmer and from Tokyo but the assent of the women's organizations, is distribute 'Japanese Government is ing a bulletin to its thousands' of with reasonable confidence. members appealing to them to-support such a plan, More Hope The Council declares that the Hopes ore entertained that the moteness of the Philippines difficulties, with which the London being made the principal pretext Naval Conference has been faced for the swollen size of the United since the examination of the French States navy, which in turn is the tonnage figures began, may be chief pretext for an equally exe eased as the result of week-end sive Japanese navy and explains exchanges of opinion. why Great Britain is building the 'The French objections to the Base—United Italian insistence on parity. still] Press, remain the immediate obstacle to 'A Sapaitese Denial progress, but efforts are continuing with the purpose of finding'
Tokyo, Mar. 150 middle course between France's] As a great sensation has been refusal to. reduce her tonnage caused in certain civeles here, owl figures in the absence of a Medi-|to a rumour that Japan has ma¢ terranean Treaty apd Italy's fusal to produce conerete figures of her requirements beyond the general declaration of her demand for parity with the strongest European Conversations towards this end have been proceed 1 almost continuously since Thus-day between the Prime Minister, say MacDonald and Briand, the first place, and later with Signor Grandi, The meeting between M. Briand and Signor Grandi yesterday was a long one, but apart from a brief Italian statement recording meeting and M. Briand's comment that the political stage of the di cussion was not yot over, no. publi ie indication was given or what tool price. Chief interest now centres in to-morrow's conversations doe tween the French and British Prim Ministers, at Chequers, "The Times" suggests that, with out prejudice to Italy's parity'elaim, the conversations should be res! ed to deform the programmes for the next five years and it state 3 that such a suggestion at. present. has the approval of all except the Italian delegates.
Meanwhile it is reported in the press that there are substantial prospects pf a main AmericanJapanese Agreement resulting from the conversations which have proceeding between members of these delegations.
It is reported that the basis of a proposed agree: ment has been referred to Washing ton and Tokyo, and that confirmation of the friendly adjustment which has been reached by. the delegates ix awaited with confidence, Toudon, Chairman of the League of Nations Preparator; armament Commission, has arriv in London.—Wireless throug!
Reuter, concessions at the London Naval Conference regarding her 70 per cent. claim as against the American naval strength. The Navy Office has ordered Admiral Yamanashi, the® Vice-Minister of the office to call jon Baron Shidehara, the Foreign Minister, in order to confirm the report. In reply Baron Shidehara stated that no Government official hud considered the rumoured concession, and, accordingly, the Navy Office authorities lost no time in send= ing' a telegram: to the Japanese delegation in London encouraging it to hold out.
Referring to the pessimistic view in certain quarters regarding the result of the London naval eon. ference, Baron K. Shidehara, Foreign Minister, in a report made at the Cabinet meeting: yesterday, ob= served that any such pessimist over the possible result of the con ference was highly erroneous and nature, the meanwhile, the authorities of the Foreign and Naval Offices fare now deliberating regarding Japan's stand at the London parley, attempt to find cwt a more practicable method to Dung the Conference to a satisfactory conclu sion—Rengo.
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