Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-30
US. AND ENGLAND
UNLIKELY TO YIELD
TO JAP SHIP DEMAND
No compromiss Possible on
6.6.3 Program Proposed
by Secretary Hughes.
BRITAIN STANDS WITH US
a, A .~oein,.d rresa 60 Every Evening

Washington. Nov. ao.-Iapan's re-
uuvst fur tWontN-four hour delay
Prevented ,hc elimination of the long
debate over the capital ship program
which was duo Yesterday. ON the SUR
face there has been NO change In the
rlluaiiun from what u was Monday
iisht
Actually the feeling OF optimism.
the belief that this week would see
The nations IN accord has been severe
/, iollsi hv the rosiponemcnt
rnr the nrst time sincc the Amcri-
can proposal was submitted by Sec
t,iafs iiughps Washington h asking:
"whhi viii happen u Japan stands
hr hor ruiusnl 90 accept The 'S-5-3'
fsiing"
N was madp certain yesterday that
vhaieNur vlso mlght happen, there
would ne no rpcrsslon by the United
tiairH from that ratio somebody has
a. ri,t way or the conference goes on
the rorha,
ianan mlghl ho willing 20 compro-
misp Vice. Admiral kani kato's de-
mnnd for q "iO.lO.1' Nuco but our
leeplr say there o. no compromise
lusslhle, that in allowing Japan six
ehlpa tosnur ton the BASIS heiug the
rNlsllnr strength of the navics
have strained the figures IN her in
,tfesl,
Tho formula we are an TALKING
fornulao these days, 80 that the aver
I Anp Washington conversation sounds
hn football signals IL regarded by
oul delegates and our government as
fundamental, To change 10 would de-
nir1N the proposal itself
The situation was saved from tho
crisis state yesterday afternoon by a
statement from Prince Tokugawa that
Nlce. Admiral kato's declaration was
merely the personal expression Of the
iapancfc naval expert and was not
sponsored hy tho Japanese delegates.
cynical people and the outsiders at
tho conference are mostly cynical de-
tpile Secretary Hughes insistence
that an atmosphcre of faith and con-
tdCnco ought 90 be preserved under
any and an circumstance Of the
opinion that Vice Admiral kato was
rylnn q trial balloon on behalf Of
Nippon
rhoy DO not think that n would he
any more likely to announce the ratio
Japan dcslrps without the knowledge
uf, the delegates than ADMIRAL koontz
Nluld make "a declaration OF Ameri-
can policy contrary Go and without
thclknuWledgc of Secretary Hughes.
Tho Princes statement came In an
sWot % q dlrcrt question by the news
paptr mon. ~ tho balloon theory IS
surfoct the trial was successful. forit
sllstod from tho American side the
stncst declaration yet made.
Without mentioning Japan specific
ally. the comparison was produced of
race in which one OF the contestants
was suggesting that he be given a
tsn.ynrd start The ''tenyards"
stands for iapan's new hattleship. the
Nuiau,
Tho bis difference between the
American proposal and the japanese
proposal is that the latter wishes 20
Vl nfno The basis f0r the ratio 10 ships
in operation. dlsrcgarding all the
ships ln process OF construction. Japan
happens 90 have big snip just
nulshcd
rho United states has two or three
that are almost complete. and 60 ac-
cont tho Japanese basis would be Il
disregard these absolutely as items OF
tie American strength. This country
contends that @ is not even a de-
iateahlo question that ships on which
We have already spent S33o,000.O .OOs
hud which Ia event ~ trouble could b,
made available Ia "A very short time
would ho taken into account IN any
estimate of naval force.
irom any point of view cur nava
UAprifs show that Japan Is treated
generously in allowing her six shipi
lu cur ton. u We take the tounas'
uf the entire navy plus the ships
huiding IN proportion 20 their per
oentns, OF completion, japan would
nr pnlV a.. 90 our 10. Cutting Ou
fhu old ships would leave Japan 81.
m unf 10. while II We eliminate on
tdtlmtrn and let japan keep hers
she ratio would be- 100 20 90
80 when We allow Japan 60 per cen
No nts going az Gar as We intend +
uu aud. our experts feel, as Tar al
iauan has ans right 10 ask us to 80
At an events. we are goins TO sticl
4u go 90 g." and this is evidently thl
decision even % u leads 90 "A breakin:
un uf IN conference and the rcsump
tlnn af ihc iBcp for the gre2iest navy
Tapfo is uo real fear set that TIL
u1pomlnriablp contingency win arise
Dniclaliy. tne United states has M
e, risln information of Japan's ulti
N,ate Intention Actually. uyerybod!
i,UlsNrH that when Japan compare
thU advantage 0f the 60 per cen
navy Go the Disadvantages az stand
inr IN tho eyes OF The Grid as IN
p.iWef that blocked the dosire OF al
peoples to 90 away with navles O
aggressive sl1e, she will take tn
easiest way,
n Il no LONGER secret that Crea
fIfliain takes the American View
which. m Itself might have consider
ahlo Influence on the nnal decision q