The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-18
BY DUKE N. PARRY.
Copyright, 1881. international News
Service.

TOKYO. June rs (by Special Cou.
rier to San Francisco, July 1S.)-There
is tho matter of equipment In naval
avia ton, and In this item japan has
made extensive plans.
What she has received to date from
Germany, looked upon by some for.
eigners as 80 much wreekage, Is an
available asset, an addition to any
nations war machine. Her man
power required 10 operate the ma
chine she plans will be exclusive Of
men, and her machines needed will
total 900. %
IL has come to be common express
sion in Japan that Japan can never
handle aircraft" that her aviators
and. her air conditions are against
such success. Authorities deny this
claim.
AS for fields and facilities for put
ting these machines into the air, japan
has bought thousands of tsubo Of
land. She has spent huge sums Of
money on this work and now In add
ton to army and navy fields already
established, her properties include:
A new airdome 10 be established at
Hamatombotsu, Hokkaide. costing
s400, 900.
sNC" hCauSs
New flying fields being esta blished
at Pingyong, Korea, Barracks, thir-
ty shades and numerous other build
ings, S2,500, 900.
One hundred thousand tsubo of land
purchased by the navy on Ise bay.
Two probable flying fields estab-
lished on BONN islands.
Thus Jams expansion in the mat
ter Of fields is seen to have reached
upward Of 100000, and that re-
Gently.
In the year 1920 she received planes
from Germany totaling in number at
least 100, while this year she has al
ready. received 1l6. Some OF these
planes have. been trans-shipped at
the Dutch East Indies, and have thus
come into Japan with little publicity.
German planes, known to have ar
rived in Japan in 1920 are as follows:
September. "a planes and III spare
motors.
November. so planes arrived in
Yokohama.
December, II planes arrived In Kobe
from Hamburg.
German planes known to have ar
rived In 1921 follow:
January, Is planes arrived at Ma
gasaki from Hamburg.
February. 3S hydroplanes, Zeppe-
lin, 400 spare motors. from Germany.
February. zoo cases spare parts ar
rived at Mishima Maru, via Antwerp.
March. 80 hydroplanes. so motors.
Zeppelin, and l hangar for Yep
pelins, arrived from Germany.
April, 81 hydroplanes and 4 tons
bombs arrived at Nagasah from
Hamburg.
May 4, 10 planes arrived from Ger
many on the Shiznoka Maru.
The above lists are those that are
known to have arrived and are not
given as complete.
English manufacturers would lose
one of their great sources Of income
II the peace time" orders Of Japan
were taken from them. Since the day
when the Armstrong. Whitworth Com
pany, OF London and Newcastle, began
the building of the Japanese navy dec.
AIDES ago, the British manufacturers
OF war goods have come 20 look upon
the island ally Of the Far East az one
OF the really important customers OF
Great Britain. To-day japan Is living
up to that hope. While she Is build
ing her own ships today. she Ia making
up for any loss here by the splendid
orders she sends Britain for airplanes.
a rev suCh orders are given FRANCE.
Here is list of few of Japan's
peace time" orders from Europe:
1919-Japan orders from France
thirty Salmson and 100 Spads and
from England. 100 Sopwiths. Mostly
received in 1920.
December, 1920-Japan orders fifty
Nieuports, $50 horsepower from
France.
March, 1a21--Six ESQ bombing
planes should have arrived here
further large orders reported recently
placed In France.
May, 192I-Three of an order of
eight F-5 flying boats ordered from
SHORTS, England, arrived in Kobe.
1s21-Zeppelin, building In Vickers',
England. due here.
May, l921-Twelve Packard trucks
delivered to army.
Thus are made plain some OF the
plans of Japan for a naval aviation
section which may take It's rank among
the first in the world.
To say that Japan is preparing with
'feverish haste" is putting It mildly.
She is losing not one day In which
she may prepare for any conflict that