Tokyo, July 31.
Japan's foreign relations, the international situation and ihe 1935
Naval Conference were reviewed to~ day by the new Premier, Admiral Okada, in his frst interview with foreign correspondents in Japan since he assumed office.
The Premier declared that, in his opinion, the forthcoming" naval Parleys would not end in failure, but would be the most successful fever held. He deprecated the ratio formula, however, which, he sai was injurious to the self respect of nations, and it was necessary that a better method of ing the recpective naval strength of the powers represented at the conference should be discovered.
Admiral Okada said he considered naval limitations most desirable but thought that this must first begin with countries possessing the greatest armaments. He was of the opinion, however, that radical reductions in naval" armaments could not be! expected, 'The Japanese Government, he stated, was considering the abrog?~ tion of the Washington Naval Treaty, but had as yet not reached a decision regarding this matter. He declared that Japan was laying great stress on the retention' of. the mandated "Pacific Islands for commercial reasons because she had invested a considerable amount capital in the islands.
Replying frankly to a number of questions, the Premier pointed out} that, the world was seething—with! unrest and the basic principle 01 his policy was to promote friendly relations between Japan and the rest of the world. The situation now prevailing throughout the world, declared. was now even more alarm~ ing than 20 years ago and it was incumbent upon the Powers to restore international relations to a
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