The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-04
SHOULD CONSIDER
 POTENTIAL NAVAL
 POWER JAP SAYS
Declares American Territory To Be Large Enough For Surplus Population of
 Every Country
By Associated Press

Washington, December 3.-Mak- ing what was considered a direct al- fusion to the naval ratio question, Sennosuke Yokata, president of the legislative bureau of the Japanese cabinet, in an address here today; de- clared the true and impartial spirit of disarmament should take into con- sideration not only the existing strengths of navies, but also the po- tential powers of each country.
 MT. Yokata expressed the opinion that if the present conference neg lected the importance of potential power by which he meant general in- dustrial capacity in supplying war material in time Of emergency It might meet with the disapproval if not the derision of posterity.
 The comparative inferiority of
 Japan in ability to replace her
 warships in time of emergency
 was touched upon last week by
 Vice Admiral Kanji Kato. chief
 naval adviser to the Japanese
 delegation, when in an interview
 he outlined the Japanese reasons
 for desiring n 70 per cent ratio of
 capital ships as against the GO
 per cent set down in the Ameri-
 can proposal.
 MT. Yokata, who was regarded as the right hand man" of Premier : Hara, who was recently assassinated. Is returning soon to Japan and his address today was made at a fare 1Irn urbi i1h hat co ir,h of about 50 Americans and Japanese. He Is one of the leaders of the sci yulzai, or government party, and it is reported in Washington that he may become 8 member of the new Taka- hashi cabinet on his return to Tokio It Is believed also that on his return he will proceed to clarify govern mental and public opinion concerning the status and aspirations of the Washington conference.
 In his address today MT. Yokata made the point that military prepa- rations of an independent state should consist not only of an effi- cient army and navy with munitions, Qualifications, etc. but that 1t must have the backing of potential power and great industrial organization. He referred to the effective manner in
 
 the United States during the war and the spirit of unity and national CO., operation shown in America.
 Race Discrimination
 After dwelling upon the import ance of potential capacity as a fair measurement of real disarmament Mir. Yokata said there were other means of establishing a lasting peace besides limiting armaments and that the American people alone could take the lead in new path to the eternal : welfare of mankind. He believed that every living creature has a right to life and happiness and that there fore there was no room for such thing as racial discrimination among the members of the human family. He asserted that no nation could be com pared with the United States with it's immense area of fertile lands and its abundance of natural resources.
 MT. Yokata painted a picture of the world as full of disorder and con fusion almost too great for human comprehension.
 Russia is in a state of chaos. and dark clouds hover over the Asiatic continent" he added. "Japan's wound from the war was not severe, but the limited area of her land and the lack of necessaries for her ever in creasing population give rise to ur- gent problems"
 Abundant Wealth
 He then contrasted the situation of Japan with that of the United States, which, he said, had an abundant wealth of natural resources
 Alluding to the big war debt which European countries owe the United States, he said:
 American strength seems more than enough to relieve the world from It's present agony. A wise disposition or SlO,000, 100000 of war loans may restore the economic condition of all Europe, relieve the distress of the people and thus rescue the world from the present tendencies of dan. gerous sorts and contribute to the lasting peace of mankind"
 Immigration Problem
 Still another allusion to a subject of interest to the American people was his treatment of the topic of im- migration. question which Japa- nese statesmen have allowed 1t to be understood would not be proposed at the present conference
 The American territorv.p declared MT. fokata, lis vast enough for every surplus population of the world ana the countries that suffer in this way nave been allowed to look to the united States as a land for the real. ization of the aspirations of those Wno seek new life and fortunes. An prsciatlns at the same time the gen erosity and the assimilating powers ot the American people. believe that America alone can solve this great problem of mankind.
 In Japan there may be changes . and notifications of political yiews put the people of Japan will never take backward step in upholding righteousness and honor" he con ciuded. If America and Japan com pine their utmost efforts to realize the same ideals on both sides of the Pacific. we shall have perfect peace i. between us and the whole world would feel its blessings"
 JAPAN's FOREIGN POLICY by William H. Gardiner. in the