Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-11
REDUCTION IN NAVY
IS VOTED AGAINST BY
JAPANESE DEPUTIES
Resolution Proposing CurtaI'-
ment is Defeated by an Over
whelming MAJORITY.
OPPOSED BY GOVERNMENT

By Associated Press to Every Evening
Toxic. Fob. 10.-Defeat of Nuklo
ozaki's resolution proposing curtailment
OF naval armaments in the House or
REPRESENTATIVES here today does not
end the campaign against military and
naval expansion and in favor of more
constructive work at home, according
TO newspaper comments on the sit
uation.
Although 1t was not expected that
the resolution would be adopted, and
some OF his friends advised him against
insisting upon vote because rejection
would be likely to be misinterpretcd
abroad, N. Osaki requested a division of
the House.
If naval expansion is aimed at Amer
lea" he declared. 'it is ridiculous and
futile. as an examination of the reia-
tive strengths Of Japan and the United
states will demonstrate.
Toxic. Feb. I0-The House Of Rep
resentatives today rejected by vote OF
2a5 TO 3s a resolution offered by Nukio
Ozaki former leader OF the kenseIkh
or opposition party. proposing cur
tsilment Of naval ornaments. The en-
tire kokumin-to (NationalisD Party
and some independents favored the
resolution. but the Governmental
seivu-kai and the Kensei -kai party OPP
posed II.
General Tsuda, on behalf Of the gov
.rnment, delivered speech on the con-
ditions In China and Siberia. which ht
declared were unsatisfactory and tha'
therefore Japan was unable to reduce
her proposed naval and army develop
ment
A dispatch from Toxic on Tuesday
said that MIR. OEAki would Inroduce
INDEPENDENTLY before the Diet resoIu-
ton favoring Curtailment OF naval ar
maments His resolution. Mr. osaA
said would request Japan 70 communi-
cate with the United States and Great
Britain and decide the best way tc
r.s,r,c, naval programs in conjunction
With those nations.
Toxic Feb I0.-F'ormation OF an as-
so,iation to support the cause OF
Toshigoro Ogasawara. the japanese
sentry who shot and killed Lieutenant
Ianxdon. of the United States cruiser
Albany at TIadivostok. has been de-
clded upon by a group Of army re-
servists here.
IL is urged that petition be sent
10 tho court martial which tried Ogasa-
wara. asking for release and declaring
that his punishment would destroy
military discipline
wash,ugton. Feb. 1l.-Secretary
rolbv has informed Senator Lodge
chairman Of the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations. by letter that whi't
he believes progress toward an agree
neut between the United States anc
Japan over the Immigration and aiief
land law problems has been MADE. theI'
IA no text Of which any copy might %
communicated TO the Senate oonA
nittee To give the preseh' isSo' :
might hinder rather than help 'h'
negotiations, the Secretary aods.
secretary Colby's letter was date'
uadnesday and made public by Senator
Lodge yesterday. The letter READS
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington. Feb. 9. 1921.
NJ Dear Senator Lodge:
have the honor 10 acknowledge th'
r.ceint Of your letter of yesterday
date requesting. il not incompauoi'
,yi,b the public interest, that ! furnish
the committee with "a copy OF tn
.rreernent reached by the Japanes
Ambassador and Mr. Norris
Permit me TO say that this reques
indicates a misapprehension OK IN
status of the pourparler which nav
been going on for some time past VIII
a view 10 reaching friendly uhosT
standing as 10 the scope and terms o
conventional agreement yet 10 D
negotiated by the plenipotentaries o
Janan and the United States Will
/ think ] am warranted in saying tina
suhsta l,ial progress has been mao
toward an ultimate agreement ther
u no agreed text of which a cop.
could be communicated TO the com
mittee in advance of the regular SUB
mission of whatever convention may b
ultimately signed.
You and the committee Wi
readily concede that any connunica
zion of a record which is practical
that Of a plenipotentiary compariso
OF views coupled with recomnenoa
uons which are still the subject Q
examination would be premature an
might tend TO defeat rather than al
An eventual settlement OF q Questio
which has been the source OF niue
Misunderstanding and misinterpreta
ton for a period OF many years.
! am, my dear Senator Lodge.
Very sincerely yours,
CAMBRIDGE COLBY.
Toronto. Feb. 1.-THE people of tn
United States are for disarmament
Henry W. Taft, President Of the NeN
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