Washington, Feb. 5 NTICIPATING that Japan will spurn the ultimatum of Britain, the United States and France regarding publication of Japanese naval construction plans, the Navy Department to-day was preparing designs for the construction of 40,000-ton and 46,000-ton superdreadnoughts.
The Navy was not expected to announce its definite building plans until after February 20, the deadline set by Britain, France and America for Japan to reveal her building plans or suffer the consequence of having the three great Democracies engage her in a giant naval building race unparalleled in history.
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