Japan Insists on Equality in Practice: No More Question of "Face" or Principle Tokyo, Nov. 1 ENASMUCH as Japan's demand for equality in naval armaments is not 'a mere question of "face" or principle, but an important practical demand, there is no reason why the nation should accept any plan that would grant equality in name only and not in practice.
is was the Japanese Navy's public answer to the "compromise pla resented on Wednesday by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the British Prime Minister, in an effort to solve the deadlock confronting the preliminary nav: parleys in London, "Any plan that is incompatible with Japan's announced policy of obtaining equality in armaments with Great Britain and the United States, is bound to be rejected by the Imperial Government," a spokesman for the Ministry of Navy stated this morning, after detailed reports of Wednesday's conversations had been received here.
"Any effort to make us accept equality in form only, and, in practice, impose upon us restrictions that would place our naval strength below that of the United States and Great Britain will be wasted," the spokesman continued, "We are firmly convinced that the only equitable and just plan for dis armament is that presented by us, he added, "The spokesman declared that the original Japanese proposals contained the utmost concessions that the Tokyo Government could make and comprised the only Japanese offer, Anyone who believes that we are ready. to make concessions on. the equality issue will be sadly dis appointed," he said, enunciation Preparations
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