The "New York Herald Tribune" pointed out that "no 42,00-ton battleships which we may project or lay down now can operate directly On ihe issue of the moment,"
"Such ships cannot possibly reach the water for another year or two, and by the time their commission pennants are hoisted, the situation may bear little relation to that which now fills the headlines," the "Herald Tribune" said.
However, the paper criticized the diplomacy of Japan's Admirals "who have backed themselves into a position where if they do not tell their secrets, they must take the responsibility for pushing naval building costs to even higher levels... and ihe world will have to pay for the short-sightedness of Japan's naval and diplomatic officials."—United Press.
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