Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-19
JAPS TO INSIST
ON INCREASED
D SHIP TONNAGE
NippOnese Not Satisfied With
Limitation Proposed in
Hughes Program.
WISH 10 PER CENT BOOST
BY Al BRADFORD.

WASHINGTON, Nov 19-Japan will
firmly insist on an increase in capital
ship tonnage over that allowed her in
the Hughes proposal Ior limitation Of
naval armament, according to authOrita-
tive japanese quarters today.
The JaDaneSe believe their dreadnaught
tonnage. after the American program for
limitation of naval armament is put into
effect should lie 20 per cent as great as
that OF the United States and Great
Britain. instead of 60 per cent? as pro-
posed by Secretary Hughes
This significant indication was OBJ
tanned following the vigorous statement
by a high American spokesman of this
governments policy regarding capital
ship tonnage in which the distinct i'm
preston was given that the United States
would oppose moves from Japan or any
other power for increased capital ship
tonnage.
The United States and Japan thus
seem to be in n position of almost di-
rect opposition on the question of lin
itatiOn Of naval armament and the first
fight of the conference is threatened
These salient points stood out today in
the japanese situation regarding the
naval question in the conference on linn
itatiOn Of armament:
1. The japanese government and dole
-CatiOn here has fixed a set ratio of 20
4 Der cent for the japanese navy in COM
parison with the American and British
navies-which Nippon is understood TO
be prepared TO insist upon as the alb
solute minimum for Japan in capital
ships.
.. This is a considered opinion of the
japanese government believed to have
been settled on in Toxic before the
japanese delegates left for Washington
and IS not a counter proposal hurriedly
decided on by the japanese plenipoten-
ttaries here after the Hughes proposal
was presented.
8. The increased ratio for the japanese
navy is said already TO have been pre-
sented definitely by the japanese dele
cation to the conference as an amend
ment to that part of the Hughes program
JAPANESE NAVAL MEN
CONVINCED OF NEEDS.
The japanese navy to a man is said
to be firmly convinced that the empfre
must have a navy 20 Ter cetn as strong
as Great Britain and the United States
for the proper defense Of the country
against feet that any power might
send to Far Eastern waters
High officers OF the japanese navy
have come TO this conviction as the re-
suit OF their fleet maneuvers and their
war games over charts of the Pacific.
1t is worthy of note that Admiral
Baron Kato, the minister of the imperial
japanese navy, is directing his country S
stand here. He is considered one Of the
strongest men in Japan today and is the
highest ranking member Of the govern
ment next TO the premier.
TYPE OF VESSEL
REMAINS MYSTERY.
The japanese counter proposal is be-
Iieyed to have asked not only for an in
crease in Japan's capital ship tonnage
bur 10 have stated that in a certain type
Of vessel OF strictly defensive chracter
Japan wants to approximate the tonnage
~ the greater uaTies.
" It is now known that this type Of yes
sci was not the light cruiser or the sub
marine. Gs was first supposed.
However what vessel is referred to IS
stiu mystery-COpyrisht 1921, by
United Press