The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-13
JAPAN IS
UNKNOWN
FIGURE IN
NAVY CUT
Likely to Make Counter
Proposal Not So
Drastic
by CARL ID. GROAT.


WAsHfNGToN. Nov. is-Japan
stood tonight the unknown quantity In
the American arms cut proposals.
The British and the japanese dele
cations let II be known the proposals
are considered suitable as "a base for
discussion
but the Japanese. apparently
stunned by the extent and opcnness
OF the Hughes program Indicated
they regarded the proposed slhshing
- too extensive.
As the situation now stands. her
experts here Will ponder carefully
over the proposal before making "A
definite announcement OF policy; but
they have Indicated undoubtedly thus
IA. that they will make counter pro-
puSals VARYING considerable IN extent
from those OF Secretary Hughes.
Great Britain apparently wants TO
do some bargaining too. nut In the
main is happy over the program.
Some persons In touch with British
opinion vcnturcd tho thought that
England would almost be ready TO
accept next "Wednesday" This she
does not now plan TO do so quickly.
but there will De littlc trouble. u u
indicated IN u atching up the EnBlHn
and American stanGpoints.
british Confer with Japa.
France and italy are virtually un-
concerned about the proposals except
from the idcalistic standpoint OF de-
hrlag world limitation OF arms.
The English are interested hugely
In Jnpnn'a viewpoint. And. having this
Interest. they set about IN afternoon
to labor with the japanese. Prince
TokuRawa and Arthu. Balfour were
closotcd long
whether they can persuade their
eastern ally TO alter present views is
still problomatlcal
still another thing making Jhphns
position more than ever an unknown
duantity Il a report from Japan that
It's laws win not perm I 10 Co scrap
work already undertaken. &c many
once argued thus. hut u Wnd' no ri-
fort to take the matter iu the r"1ch
stag for consideration. The question
asked hero is. Nv . Japan try the
ita laws ar" NOT so ahiding aud rndur-
lrg ua constitutional amendment
like th, Nolst,ad act for instance.
Iu u talk with the press. Baron
Kuto called the American plan IN"
most concrete and .ogiual that ! hhNr
heard on III" subject and added that
Il think japan viii h' prepared q"
the oXteut possible tu obtain IN" re-
uIlt ut q limitation of armament hy
the American plan
In other words according 90 those
who know Jupnncs" reasoning, Japan
VIII try to bargain,
Japan dubious.
katO expressed himself IA rctpn'll'd
10 the idea ut navy smaller thhh
Great Rtitnin's and Americas but,
other sources showed plainly that tn"
thought OF forever being only two
thirds Hs large as lirita,u's or Amcrl-
cas- WIS not pleasing prospect
tguder the Hughes plan, rrplacomcnlS
would be- sucu us To make Eng ana q
tnrINlH .INnUt "A
two-thirds their size
Fos Instance. Japan does not relish
Ecruuping fuut battle cruisers. Whoh
American scraps only two more thhn
int ..,
The British group stated scmi-ootil-
ciaily that the proposn' y formed
reasonable basis FOR discussions. rms
inui,atru, too y,ut they were pleased
with the dirvctnoss ana concrotcnoss
thereof and not at all worried by
their extent.
Iotu COOS. Japanese and Chinese are
sat sficd that Disarmament wkcs "
place rather ahead OF the TAR eastern
question. though they anticipate there
VIII bc considerable simultaneous WORK
ON Soth under Hughes suggestions
today
A British spokesman suggested that
there will be- much dirkcring, but thhl
IN the end q suitable adjustment ehn
be made,
Premier BRAND said:
France for the moment remains
ON the sldelinoE for she rs not directly
concerned with tho limitation of
na,lcs something she has already III
oftoct f,r below the limit which is pro-
posed
Senator Albertini, agreeing with
BRAND IN praisiug Hughes step
shared the view that the naval qucs
tiou moe directly affected unl,
Amcricu Japan and England, Th'
chinese delegation believed the Jap
pnrss would try TO bargain. but wer'
not Inclined to think this couutcrini
would bring insupcrablc difficulties