The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-19
NAVAL PROGRAM
Of JAPAN WILL
Be SMALL ONE
One Superdreadnaught, Two
Cruisers, One Destroyer and
Several Minor Ships Provid.
ed For in Toxic.

~tAssociatcd Press Cor c~spondcnce.l
Tokio.-One superdreadhought. twol
cruisers. one destroyer. three suDma-
ri1cs and two special service ships
constitute the program of naval build
ing for Japan for the coming year
Admiral Kate. minister Tor marine eN-
planned the naval expansion project
before the budget committee OF the
dict YESTERDAY in rcspons. To- an In
te~rpcilatlon. The hat'leship viii be
! about the same type a. the Fuso and
/ Iamashiro, which was recently
launched. and win oarry~ twelve ~
inch guns and sixteen G-inch guns
The two cruisers viii have u speed OF
- knots. They VIII probably De in
the nature OF light scout ships. Their
! armament has not yet been decided
The submarine viii have u dispiac.-
mont OF zoe tons each, a speed of ~
knots on ,ho surface and 10 knots IA
the water and viii carry one gun.
Admiral Kato expressed the opin-
ion mat the war In Europe would not
ncCcssitato any considerable alteration
IN the naval armament OF the great
f'N''Hf y" '""F =" $500
IN. effectiveness cf aircraft and sub
marines as weapons ~ onense as DEM
onsiratcd IN the present war but he
believed that these facts hardly affect.
ed the position of the battlcship a. an
ngine Of wal. II the kalscr's ar-
ships dared not venture from their
own sheltered waters IL was because
81 the powerful British s%quadrons
awaiting Them outside n ahse' e."
of n great naval enlargement
Europe must he ascfl0ed To the very
difference hetwcen the Brush u
German naVies ~ Tor suhrnnfrn 'N'
however actively thoy might w"ih.
their actiNt'ics were cohiin'd WiihHl
certain limits and they could hardly
be "Apect"d Ia place the great uattI"-
chips hots de combat. me minister
said mat equipment was now p"ihs
provided on ships against AR attacks
He was "ohiid"nt mat IN" ht'hu-
nought remained h basic unit OF
rrcut navics.
The ADMIRAL iurthcr shid mat IN d'-
Gliding h ornaments Ion ne" bhtii'-
hips the naval authorities preferred
the twelve li-inch guns principle u"
the eight l0-iich guns oi the Hfltlsl
a1. German because they deemed th'
former moro ADVANTAGEOUS man Tho
latter from the V~i"wpoin, OF naval thc-
tics. fur,h"rmor" me hnlhofl'leS ne
licved that there would oc'ur M"
hang" IN the shape ""' s'N' 81 war
ships and naval guns IN the near lu-
tufe. Thc ministers fehl'fhf nt"uSh
out the TACT that Japan 'Nehiu"l
proHram ln'lud's me 'slHpl.s hhl'h' OF
"A FIRST line Meet OF eisht batiieships
l % Fl ENNDf EEIH1 Dnff.n INNNNaNIA.
Admiral kato was asked p~tr'icular
" hN Is. kohaNhShl' p w""hn't "I ,''
committee, as to the comparative
strength "f me jan neS' navy an.
those of Great Britain, Germany and
the United states me m'ihn'r hl7'
wanted Z" Know wh"th'r tne n'N'l 'u-
th"riues were OF victory ~
case "i "'r-lor lhs'HH'' u" Gus "'
VA win thc lhlt'o SU'''r nv '7N
ed what plan the navy hhd IN 'a@f -
the United states "tt"'N'" '"l'" W."
her haN"l st'ehsth INlc' ,h'' OF
Jap"h'St navy !" ,'N N'i,'"' 49,
replied mat heures 10 h"t a'"'H' w
eide the issue OF a hhttl'' ne 'N P""'-
cd as having auu"u' - nv H'"'''
navy InNades Jalhn we h'N' ""'S ~
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my OF the august ou'poi"l az" ,"
flr"hs supper "i a S'N'N "''''u.' :"
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IN such an e'eh'u','s,
s'inuliaheo"S WA" tne up'"i"s y"
the net mas conn u sWeep'"s 'n"hs'
In the p'is"9hel "i nv navy H7p
ca'y h"l"W"ithS ~ .h' "PP"N"'".'1
OF wee An'llr|i i's"n"'
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