Tokyo, Oct. 19.
Japanese Naval officials are posed to participating in a Five Power conference, if general reduc. tion of tonnages is to be discussed, Marty teeduy. If geeerel atesses ority to-day. If genera isto be discussed the officials will ask the Government to issue a statement giving the reasons for nonparticipation, Reports that Mr, Norman Davis, [American delegate to the prelimin: lary economic conference at Gener: had suggested sucha. conference wore discussed in a series on official conferences concluded to-day. The fast conference was understood bbe between Admiral K. Okada and the "Vice-Ministers of the Navy. While farther conferences are ex pected, it is not believed the atti-fade will be changed.
Mr. Tsuneo Matsudaira, Ambassador to Great Britain, reported tothe Government in. detail the efforts being made to' bring about the disarmament conference, "His report resulted in the hurried ce erence of navy chiefs. The att tude of the Navy' will soon be reported to the Cabinet Council it twas reported and thereafter the Ministry of the Navy may make a public statement on the matter.—United Press.
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