Evening journal., 1921-11-28


WASHINGTON. Nov 2s Omitted
Press) The American plan for linz
itation OF naval armaments stands
unchanged. naval experts OF Japan
and England we're told today.
This attitude OF the American
naval advisory committee was COM
municated TO the foreign experts
in an informal meeting of the naval
authorities Of the various powers in
the Pan-American Building today.
reply TO the latest communica-
tion from the Japanese experts de-
/ claring that the American authori-
ties made mistakes In their calcula-
tions was given by this government =
advisers at today's meeting Of the
experts.
The reply was that no mistakes
have been found in the American
plan.
One high naval adviser strongly
indicated to the United States that
the capital ships question Of the
Hughes plan was rapidly approach
ing a show down between the Amer
lean and Japanese experts and that
ed to the principal delegates OF the
powers concerned for solution.
Toko-not the Washington dele
gation-is responsible according to
British information for the bicker-
ing over the ship ratio. The delega-
| tion was portrayed as in mood
either to accept or nearly meet tho
American viewpoint while the Toxic
government, for reasons of its own
including unrest among ship work
ers was holding out" the view. was
however, that this (holdouD is not
permanent and that an agreement
will be reached soon.
. The various steps in the negotla.
tons between the experts may b,
summarized as follows:
1. The Japanese contended tha
ships under construction should no
be included in the estimates to ar
rive at the existing streneths OF tn
- three great navies and submitted si
forms or calculations. three base
on the American method Of includ
ing ships under construction an
three on the japanese method OF ea
y cluding these ships to show that IN
u Jananese navy should be 20 %
l. cent. as strong as the American an
British. instead Of the so per cen
ratio allowed by the Hughes plal
The Japanese claimed that an ave
II age Of these six calculations "a,
y Japan's navy a 40 per cent ratio.
IS II was also contended by the jar
d anese that their super -dreadnaurl
J. Mutsu has ben completed and shoul
d not be scrapped.
2. Then the American naval e,
perts replied to the japanese oil
iections 10 the effect that necessaril
all capital ships under constructio
would have TO be included in an
method OF figuring out the existin
strengths OF the great navies TOR an
ship. even thought only FIVE percen
completed, is a potential factor {
1 naval power.
3. Now, the Japanese expert
have replied TO this. claiming this
the American authorities have mad
mistakes in their calculations. an
d also that some Of the Japanese cor
= tentions and questions have not bee
answered.
.e Peaceable settlement OF tn
y thorny Shantung problem "out "a
g court is likely unless the Far Easf
n crn committee compcls it's consider
rs alton in that body. There Is ais
a a prospect that Japan will denounc
"a -cancel-the famous twcnty-on
demands which impinge on China
he political and territorial integrity.
lg This Information came today froi
e. a source extremely intimate wit
a Pacific developments.
ofl Previous TO the Far Eastern con
of mittee session AZ IL o'clock ne u
re ciared that there was az yet no Al
ly surance that the committee won
Mt stand for private diplomacy In ti
at shantung question.
ne But, II the group is satisfied wit
ne such procedure. he declared the
was an excellent likelihood Of jap.