Criticism of U, S. Naval Plans: Significant Pan-American Congress: Hanyehping and Mongolian. Problems Pro Out Own Tokyo, Jan. 22.
The Japanese papers, without any exception take van" antagonistic Sttitude towards the proposed new fayal plane of the United. Stars, Some regard the proposal, if ear out ae tinct mone tothe Uintent themselves" with asking peace of the world, while others
Amerien to. reflee whether such huge naval preparedness Is not Teqarded by other nations as a pos-Bilo weapon of aggression. The Speech of Mr, Wilbuy, in connection with the projected expansion of the American" Navy, alto. has been foverely riticived. in this country, a logical and self-interested, ""Personally, T do not think the American naval proposals are possible of achievement 'Be Feply given to newspaper. men Vite-admiral.. Toshinatsa" Sal roto, n member of the House of Peers anda recognized expert naval affairs. "The proposal nscleas one," ho continued, fay 4 prnetical matter, T do not think its consummation Is' possible. The suggested 20-year naval programme more than baling, "America pro-hoses. treaty to outlaw war' on The one hand and urges huge naval Dullding on the other."
VieesAdmiral. Sakamoto stated that it is quite marder for the United States to build ships in accordance with, the Washington Treaty, and expressed a desire. to Know on what standard the present 20-year, huge naval programme. is based. He declared that, although ignorant as to the motives prompting American officials, he was of opinion that the American "peopl Would not. countenance proposals That surely would" bring about another race for naval armaments.
The Pan-American Congress Considerable attention la being focussed in. this country on the Pan-American Congress Row mest: {ng at Havana, on the ground that At" has an. Important. international significance, "The presence Coolidge in person is a further rea:
for the inferent evinced. here, though the. press thinks this fact vather suggests that big moves are hot contemplated, arguing that, if they. wore, the President "would remain at Washington, in touch with national opinion, and would not repeat President. Wilson's mistake of Teaving the home front unguarded.
"The imposing, erudite, and states: manlike delegation which President Coolidge has taken with him Havana is regarded here' as proof that the United. States attaches Durticular weight tothe present Pan-American Congress, and one important paper hazards the suens hae probably' it is the intention of the Republican party to utilize the Pan-American. Congress in. the coming Presidential campaign by Scoring a distinct success and there atoning for the break-up of the Three-Power Naval Conference at Geneva, An even greater ambition on the part of the United States con by other papers, These be-Tieve that America is seeking to convert the Pan-American mover tment into. an international treaty for a Teague of North and South America, with common" arbitr tion court, unifeation of interna. tional law amongst the countries of the New World, and the establish-Ment of cultural ce-operation be-{ween the nations of these two continenta. This is, regarded ao. indication on the part of the United "States to use the Monroe Doctrine for forming an American Teague of Nations.
The Hanychping Works The Finance Department has decided to lodge a strong protest, through the Foreign Office, with the Nanking authorities with regard to Japan's. interests in the Hanyehping Mining and Tron Works. Since the business was placed under its control, the Nanking government, it is reported, acting in 'a high-handed through appointing a committee for administration, establishing a higher price for the ore and contemplating, the repudiation of outstanding loans, There are reports that the Nanking government intends to confireats the property, in which cease the loan advanced to the company by the Finance Department fut 0f the Savings Fund will have to be written off. The Finance Department, seeing a-menace to its interests in the Hanyehping Company, has asked the Foreign Office lodge a strong protest with Nan-King.
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