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stderation of the two questions are
TO proceed along together. It may be
doubted that the United States will be
willing to yield 80 much of her naval
program II these problems of the Pa
cific. in which this country Ii admit
tedly greatly interested, are not set
tied in accordance with what the
American delegation consMers fair
and just
Secretary Hughes bold stroke yes
tenday, 1t is believed, will strengthen
the hands of the American delega-
ton in dealing with these far eastern
problems, 1t is believed. On the one
hand is the offer Of the United States
to scrap thirty of its capital ships
a most generous offer. and to join in
a naval building holiday to last ter
years. On the other hand rs the al
Iternatfv that this country will enter
upon q competitive naval building
program. with the huge resources
at its command. 1t may well have its
effect upon solution Of the problems
Of the far east
Alliance In Balance.
Incidentally. It may be surmised
that n the United States Is to .aatea
into q naval building holiday for q
decade; and in addition to scrap thirty
Of its capital ahtpA it will be with the
understanding that the Anglo-Jap.
anese alliance will become a thing OF
the past. Otherwise. the United
States might well hesitate to limit
her naval strength IN such wise. "
Although no Official statement re-
gardinx the Hughes plan vas fortheen'
ing from the British delegates last
night. it was learned unohaany that
the plan is regarded asa basis for
working out q final sett|eanent. Ihe
British. 1t is said. had a, nfnI tna'
something was coming from Mr.. Aughee
In the way OF q program Tor the iimi.
tation Of naval armament, but they had
no idea that the plan proposed tn The
open would be 50 drastic and 30 con.
crete. In this connection, it may be
saad. the Japanese mako no claim to
previous knowledge Of the Hughes
COUP
Fer CAretd Examfnafioa.
The British feel that there will
have to be q most careful exanina i
bsfore any decision can be reached. 1t
is possible that they win present a
plan Of their own, and 1t Is under
stood that such q plan has already
been prepared. The Japanese On the
other hand. say that so far they have
zion OF armament, but have come TO
the confereBce awaiting the proposal
of the United States.
The British frankly admit that the
proposal Of Mr.. Hughes has estab-
iished beyond q doubt the sincerity
bring about a lislitation Of arma-
ments.
In making a study Of the Hughes
plan. they Rar,.- it VIII be necessary
probably to take into considera don, in
addition to the mere tonnage tof naval
strength Of asnaor. and the Size Of guns
aboard the vessels. The proposal that
capital ships be limited In size to $4,000
tons 10 not regarded by. the British. 1t
is said, a. any pa1fieu3Rf obstacle They
realize, it is said. that sorne Limit prob
ably should be adopted.
Kings Speech Recalled.
The fact that King George. in his
speech when the British parliament
was prorogued on Thursday. said the
imperial council had unanimously
agreed that the navy of Great Brit
ain should be 'the equal Of that OF
any other power" was recalled here
last night as being highly significant
of what the attitude Of the British
government may be in regard to the
Hughes proposal. which would Leave
D.tA AAks IL
tho equal. but the superior of any
other navy, though in the future the
pay1es Of this country and Great Brit
ain would more closely approximate
each other under the plan suggested
After the conclusion Of the proposed
agreement. the United States woule
Britatn would have twenty-five and
Japan ten. Tho naval tonnage Of the
three nations would be: United States
SOC, ,6se; Great Britain. se4. $50, and
Japan. 290. 100.
People Faxsr Dfsafnazaent.
Raren Kate was asked last night II
the Japanese would insist upon the dis
mantiing Of American fortihcations ol
Of the naval Limitation OF armaments
progrm. He said, however. that such
q dismantlinx was not included IN the
proposal submitted by Mr. Hughes, and
that II discussion of it WAS to come il
would be later.
that Kataro MochiIuki. member OF
the Japanese parliament and Of the
constitutional. or opposition party in
Japan, had in an interview declared
that the dismantling OF the American
fortiflcations in the Pacific Islands
any Limitation Of armaments pla i
Baron Kato replied that he hat nc
comment to make upoa what the po-
litical parties in Japan were support
ing. He said that the people in gen.
eral In Japan desired Limitation oi
naval ar1aAmenf0 and the japanese
delegation had como to Washington
TO satisfy that desirs. II pesdbis.
Experts - Repark
The naval experts Of the British and
Japanese missions will study aaA re-
port to ,thsir respective delegations
their interpretations OF the Hughes
plaa. It wiM not be necessary for
this purpose to refer the plan to their
home governments. for each mission
has brought it's technical experts with
At.
The conference ID to NEE. aeaic
Tuesday morning At II o'clock in Me-
mortal Continsn Hall. At that time,
IL 10 expected, q program for future
proceedings will be adopted. The
conference yesterday appointed TWO
committees on program. one to deal
with limitation Of armament and the
otisr with Tar east questions.
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