Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-12-01
HUGHES NAVAL
FIGURES FOUND
TO Be FlAWLESS
American Delegates Expected o
Stand Firmly for Original
$50 Ratio.
JAPS ARE DISSATISFIED
vios Admire, Kate oeelarss 70 -
Gent Fleet status ~ MlppoNs
Was the Minimum Necessary
Tor japanese Security.

WoUVsUUvOU - I've WuuVsWUSOW
arms conference 10 approaching lts
Nrst sreat dselslon.
Il wac announced BY Vice A.
mlrai Kate, chief JapaNsss naval
expert, that Japan sssks 70 pr
cent naval ratio. AZ the same
time 4 was aNWouNesa with sewsl
authority that the American dele
CATION stood firmly On oserstssy /
Nuohss' 1855" ratio prepeeal,
which means . - per cent status
Tor Japan. The eenfsreNce ulsl- I
nately Wust reconcile these two ,
Views Or accept enc Or the ether
20 rsaeh agreement On naval llanl-
tations.
Vice Admire, kato sa,d ths n
per cent ratio was the minimum
necessary Tor japanese security.
Washington--Americ naval En-
pcrts presented to tho Japanese and
British officers detailed answers 70
questions presented last week 90 .
the American naval reduction pro
gram. The full membership OF the
technical commission Of the arms con-
ference was not In session.
The extensive examination Of figures
Of all three powers ~ to existing naval
strength OF zach country has not 70
suited In any change Of the original
figures In Secretary Hughcs' proposal
II was said authoritatively no mistakes
In calculation had been revealed dur.
ing the discussion by tho experts.
The data submitted Monday BY the
American group had 10 do. II was
understood. with questions asked By
the Japanese az To tho exact meaning
Of certain paragraphs Of the American
reduction plan. The specific nature Of
the points involved was not revealed.
II II known. however. that the Ameri.
can experts feel that they have been
able to show that there exists no res-
son to change sny of the tonnage -.
Inmates for the three powers upon
which the American plan was based
and II 10 assumed that during the
week, possibly in a matter Of hours.
the naval reduction problem will Be-
formally returned to the conference
for action.
Assurances that the American calcu.
lation a. to existing Japanese naval
strength has been found to be accurate
In the American views. lends addition.
al weight to ths repeated declaration
that the American delegates will stand
firmly for the $3.50" ratio proposed
fnr limitation 40 uawa1 x,ns~ = a rurHin~ -
the end Of the 10-year holiday period.
II would also indicate the improba-
bility that the American delegates
would agree to retention by japan ol
the battleship Mutsu. although no den.
mite statement In this regard has been
made by any member o. the delega.
ton.
Y. .. viii eiock Jap Claims.
American naval opinion strongly %.
poses retention by Japan Of the battle.
ship Mutsu unless both other powers
similarly and In due proportion en-.
large their fleets TO be retained during
the ten year holiday In building. There
are indications that some members ol
the American delegation which Will
| decide the American attitude see
strength in the arguments Of Japan
that the Mutsu might have been In
Guided m completed ship In the 70
tanned fleets. There was nothing Ia
indicate. however, that . compromise
was being considered In the Americas
group on this point.
British opinion as to the Mutsu con.
troversy has been withheld. II has
been indicated, however. that Great
Britain was not DESTROYS Of undertak.
ing any further naval construction at
this time. which SENS to forecast
agreement with the American view
that the Mutsu should not b -
tanned
japanese officials have presented
extensive tables OF tonnage to sup
port their claim that they are en-.
titled to retain the Mutsu without any
similar retention by the other powers.
So far AZ the Mutsu In concerned.
the japanese have contended that she
was q completed ship on November
II. The American and British expert
views on this point have not been ~
vealed.