The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-01-23
Japan Denies
WORRYING REPORT
No Deal With British 70 Get Big
Increase For Navy so's !
Ready Made

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WASHINGTON, January is-con!
Germ IN oiieial and other interested
circles over reports reaching Washing
ton Of alleged arfangements between
the British and Japanese governments
that might have q detrimental effect on
me political and commercial welfare Of
tie Jnil1d States after the conclusion
Of hbstiIiIies in Europe was relieved TO-
night b. cable message from the Ja-
panese government denyinG the most
sensational lof the reports The denial
81 40 positive a. to leave mo doubt Of
fIe good faith Of Japan.
The denial applied 70 y report that
Japan was seeking or had obtained an
a1fcfmcn( With Great Britain under
which group Of British.built super
dfendnouII.s would be transferred TO
TIE Jnpn1cto fleet AZ soon ~ peace Is
restored This report had come to
Washington IN several different forms.
u rns s.Id fhot the number Of dread
nou1hfH 10 b. transferred 70 Japan was
six That VAS the nhnse that obtained
the widest currency, The Japanese
Ambassador said that he had heard the
number given a. eight, and he smiled
when he told r.
The Official denial from the Japanese
government was drawn forth BY q cable
message after efforts had been made
elsewhere 70 got at the bottom Of a
story for some time current in Wash.
inffon of IN alleged Japanese effort to-
make : nnrgnin with Great Britain TO-
obtain n considerable increase of the
Jooanes1 feet IN oxhhngc for Japanese
o|.II "A .IIMU|U IIo nufonfh AIIfnn aud
particularly hursia, with munitions pr
.I " " ez,ent o me eountryis pro
2 '..., e, IIa. 2, q. q ~. /. u.
9'''' |e''n >lo9o9o,ooo
~ me course o. exchanges between
re t"2 4oteinments according 70 the
1|"{ f'|'''Ht washington, the sug-
l4'.e. YH4 tn1f'.toop 20 nave come
from 'nI'.' Inat sle might ne able 20
continue ne mqnufaffure Of munitions
81 Ivy o.prc.t{, and thus neglect her
,''Ief'., Preparations Tor national de-
lens, = GREAT p.ifa,n would make up
ne n.I.'i.i iost an me increase OF the
ZAP. pf.s nee! 1{ enabling Japan tol
.r.''t q ef,e,1 nun1rf q battle crus'
". q I1e afeaonou8nt TYPE when the
f.,2f ..,,1 ~ .vns ottI-
A{s,n,,, were taehint ~ me gossip a.
70 NneInef Japan was 70 purchase the
nIfranop4ntt from Crest Britain or
i1f{ Nere 70 De transferred 20 her in
e(n1'oefntign TOT money spent IN sup
(ng mpnlilQns 70 the Entente Allies.
me cost pf aye pnttie fru'eers built IN
|'|InnQ would % ~ the nei8hborhood
Q| <iyp, vQo. ooD. The United States gov
'''.cnt nas ~ battle cruisers Of the
@4.-.e.,.snt W, -! y its present meet;
|IQNi|on ,Iof adding vessels Of thiaI
WYE 60 the American navy was con.
famed m the naval appropriation bin
Tor re present year.
||| otref report thar has caused
some .neA'incr' = That Japan is show
..t uispon.,on 70 retain control Of thei
%'|p''nes ana other 1ernan islands AZ |
.|| |rr E.s. Nnen peace has been e.
,t'|N4 while no QmelaI statement has
1''N obtained % TO the intention Of the |
|'Nese government with respect foI
a matter, 4 4 the Notwithstanding that
z. no'az tsat ne question o. ne
"a mate dispqnfion Of German colonies
,' re !. tar re- ~ and elsewhere must ~
unsettled until = treaty Of peace
'sn we Entente governments and
.lsr'ies h.s peen negotiated, with
IT. 's 70 :. tt .'. territory.
a. ~ me t'fi'is. embassy y was said
VI ..'-t y lnteiiPnnon wneteYer had come
mere Conserving me reports At the
q |4tesq embassy = was recalled there
|.-t tefei1 elinister kato had de-
cared ~ we Japan parliament that
ne qpes.on OF the ultimate dispositionI
=. ..' ~ ~ us 5p. Islands held oy Japan