lates of the world would be di ed into, say, four groups, ""namd tha" Pacite, "the Adlnntiey the gran ch group would enter Europeen and the South-American
{into a special convention, in accordance with what is provided for by the general convention, respecting the limitation and reduction of the maximum total tonnage actually retained by each country belonging to that group. (in. the case of Great Britain, the United States of Americ fand Japan, they maximum total tonnage of" second class cruisers and the other lesser categories, respectively.) In cases where a country has any close interest in two or more groups,
conferences of the various groups she would be represented at the involved.
"Throughout the six months' discussions at this conference the most important point on which unanimous agreement of all the powers ras expreand, wae th rinipl of qualitative disarmament a in conformity with the fundamental principle that the power of attack should be decreased wile the power of defence should be increased." Pirst, of all, it is the intention of the Japanese Government to pro-ose the total abolition of aiveraftcarriers, which were looked—upon by the overwhelming majority of the special coromittees concerned offensive, effective agents the defence of nations and mone: i i next propose the diminution of the size of every type of mano but especially of capital ships. class cruisers, both of which are deemed powerful for offence.
"The accepted fundamental principle, that "the power of attack should be decreased while the power of defence should be jncreased" demands, as a natural consequence, from superior naval Jarmaments greater sacrifices "than
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