The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-15
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rsTkFF CORRESPONDENT 4. y. SeHFa~G4
CCopyright, 1921, by the l. : service
TOKYO. june 26 ~ CBy Special
courier to san Francisco, July 159.-
Tapan. il she should 90 to war win
me United states within the next ten
wears. would employ against the
American naval section aViaeo4
u,hosa original instruction was re-
ceived from British naval aviation g
rarts Who for the past several months
have been arriving in Japan
i a,sarn7anent talk in the United States
,,,ns high While opponents Of prep
aration measures Throughout ths
7-n,tad States gain favor for their ne-
lfefs, Japan goes "feverishly on -
a,sra+tons Her diplomats ana
s.a+esmen. no-c3mmittally agreeing
that disarmament is measure :"
which lies much good her officials IN
.on,e cases stating Japan viii look
With favor upon such a Disarmament
conference as has been suggested. ire
nerfal japanese government
through its department q the navy =
showing what will rank Wei along II
great national speed contests tor
nreparation in building and in learn
ing
FACTS THAT STAND OFT.
Rs@ore giving hgures-llsJs o. Brlt-
ssh ex-service men wh7 have arrived
in Japan within the last year 10 IN
.truct the japanese and detailed plans
es known regarding japanese inten-
tons in naval aviation some facts
+hat stand out might be presented on
4ba subject or Japans latest attempt
In preparation for possible war
E-irst British former officers. form
er experts and commercial designers
With mechanics. TO the number Of %
positively - possibly. have arrived ia
Japan in the last year. " hile not
the repres entatives OF the govern
uent Of Great Britain. it IS stated
MIN authority they have been chosen
for the japanese government by ofl
c,als of the British government and
this claim j. borne out by the fact all
are men whose work for Great Britain
,yonId make them the ones who would
-nos+ likely be chosen as those best
able to instruct in naval aviation and
construction Japan announced in
formally in 1920 that the imperial
Japanese navy hoped 70 have seven
teen divisions in naval aviation train
ed and ready for duty in 1923 Eff
teen a. these divisions were to be the
living divisions. while two were to be
training, they are to be located as fol
lows
Flying. Yokosuka. ave; sasabo. I'VE
Kurs, four. Maidzura one.
Training Kasumigara. one; Yokos-
uka, one.
NOT BREAKING CUSTOM.
Great Britain's commercial men.
who send their representatives to
Japan to teach and build for the
Japanese are breaking no interna-
tional custom by 80 doing. Called the
unofficial mission" of Great Britain,
to Japan. the present group OF naval
aviation men now in this country, are
in no wise different from the military
mission which trained the Japanese
army and which came from France
The present group, which is headed
by Lieutenant Colonel Meares. retired.
Of the British air forces represents a
business enterprise in Great Britain.
It's members are finding employment
in Japan far more lucrative than they
could find in their country; they are.
If recommended by the British gov
ernment received some OF the good
postwar treatment that is due ex-
service men and they are yet, IN no
wise the official representatives OF
Great Britain.
This does not lessen the fact. nor
make less interesting to Americans
the fact that if war were declared
any time within the next ten years.
American naval aviation men would
20 up against japanese aviators
whose preliminary instructions was
given by Americas one time ally.
Great Britain.
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