Capital Tokyo, Oct. 10.
Mr. Hiroshi Saito, Japanese JAmbassador to Washington, to-day. received from the Foreign Office his final instructions regarding Japanese-'American relations, especially with reference to the naval controversy, prior to sailing for the United States fon board the my, Chichibu Maru to-morrow.
Afler his arrival in Washington, Mr, Saito will maintain the closest touch with Mr. Tsuneo Matsudaira, JAmbassador_ to London, and Rear-JAdmiral Isaburo Yamamoto, Japan's Jdelegates to the preliminary naval conversations in the British capital.
While both the Gaimusho and the Navy Office maintained silence with regard to the proposals which will be advanced at the London pourparlers, jit was understood in authoritative Jevarters that both prefer that all Isignatories to the Washington Treaty should agree upon termination of the pact, should such a move become necessary.
While Japanese leaders would egret the necessity for Japan alone bringing about the abrogation of the pact. Tokyo wil! not hesitate to notify the United States Government of such jan_ intention, it was understood.
"The "Osaka Mainichi" to-day published a New York dispatch representing Rear-Admiral Yamamoto as saying that Japan will assume leadership is seeking a genuine naval disarmament. requesting the United. States and Great Britain to scrap at cast 200,000 tons of vessels, principalfy. in the capital ship cates The "Tokyo Nichi Nichi" declares that, at the opening of the London Jpourpariers, the Japanese delegation will announce opposition to any effort.
prevent termination of the treaty.
Combination Unlikely:
Japanese naval authorities, it was reported, are not greatly concerned lover reports that the United States fand Great Britain will join against ]Japan in the coming conference to insist upon consideration of political questions if Tokyo denounces the [Washington Treaty.
the belief of naval leaders this country that the United States and Great Britain cannot make a Jcommon cause against. Japan, since they. themselves have conflicting interests at stake.
The British Navy is the biggest in ithe world at the present time, it is Jpointed out here." Although she recognized the right of the United [States naval parity at the Washington Conference, Great Britain has never surrendered her ambition to, Jcontinue her position as the leading Jnaval power of the world, it is asserted.
Japanese leaders believe that Britain fears the United States will bulld a navy of equal strength, In which event London is apprehensive, lof losing a measure of the present predominant British influence over: Europe.
the hope of Japanese naval men that Great 'Britain' will ject' with Japan in the coming lconterence, Tokyo professing see that the British interests lie with this country rather than with the United States—United Press.
Kelings May Upset Talks Washington, Oct. 10.
It fs feared in some quarters here that the assassination of King JAlexander and M. Louis Barthou, the French Foreign Minister, may vitally Jatfect the coming preliminary con-Versations on the naval controversy in, London.
That the balance of power in the [Mediterranean may be upset by the outrage is conceded in well-informed quarters, which point out thet Great Britain would be highly sensitive to such a development, thus affecting {the United States because of ite insistence upon naval parity with Britain United States naval authorities had hoped that M. Barthou would be obit to overcome the opposition of King Alexander to the proposed Franco-Mahan accord, which had been expected to ease the. naval rivalry between France and Ttaly and thus lease the pressure upon Great Britain to build more ships—United Press.
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