Japan attaches great importer to reduction of capital ships cause by this method she will be able to save more money than by, reduction on auxiliary vessels. Reduction of capital ships alone would save Japan 90,000 tons, the United States and Great Britain 150,000 tons each, and France and Italy 50,000 tons each, This total of 490,000 tons would far exceed the wings from reduction of auxiliary vessels. Japan desires that the other countries concerned support {this proposal, it is announced. may be recalled that at the Geneva Tripartite Conferehee of 1927, Great Britain proposed to recluse the size of capital ships from. 85,000 tons to 30,000 tons and the size of gun muzzle from 10 to 13.8 inches. No decision was made at Geneva, however, In cage the Japanese proposal is adopted, Japan, which is expected to maintain nine capital ships, to, talling 815,000 tons, or 35,000 to each, will have a veduetion of 90,000 tens. On the assumption that one ton costs ¥. 2,500. Japan will thu Bevabte to wane, 226000000.
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