Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-19
%. s. FR0WNS ON CHANGE
I'M RATIO OF JAP navy
PARLEY MAY SWAY WORLD
Foreign Delegates Have Been In Touch With Their
Governments During Two-Day Recess and
Are Able to Express Views

Washington, d. c., Nov. 1s.-(By the
an increase in. the proportional
strength of her navy may lead speedily
to some plain talk across the council
table Of the arms conference.
The American delegation stands
ready to dispute stubbornly any mate
rial change from the ratio set forth
In the American plan. That ratio IL
was emphasized by highest authorities
today reflects existing proportional
strength and so cannot be altered
without upsetting fundamental prin-
ciple of the whole plan.
In effect the American figures would
give Japan six fighting ships to every
ten owned by tho United States and
every ten owned by Great Britain. The
Japanese have limited but never for
mally announced that they want seven
to ten. The naval experts of the United
States really believe that five to ten
Britain has accepted the six to ten
plan in principle but her spokesmen
have been silent about the new Jap
anese proposals.
II it turns out that the slightly
greater naval force suggested for
japan by Admiral Baron Kato
amounts only to the addition OF one
battle cruiser to the japanese figures
then the emphatic objections of the
American delegates may not be DEEM
cd necessary. But II tho suggestion
compartments n real change in pro-
a determined diplomatic struggle will
result.
The clear delineation of the Ameri-
can position on this subject served to
turn attention again to naval arma-
| ments today while tho Far Eastern
negotiations were at a standstill to
permit the powers to work out details
OF their policy. Neither the conference
nor any Of It's committees met during
the day but the nine delegations wifi
assemble tomorrow in executive ses-
sion to resume their discussions OF the
| Far East.
! Coincident with the disclosure of the
American viewpoint on American naval
reductions 1t was revealed today that
the administration does not propose to
is one, to the nations represented in
tho Washington conference Whether
treaty or simply an understanding
would come out of the negotiations ad-
ministration officials would not pre-
diet but 1t was said that whatever the
form OF agreement the interested ma :
tiops would be asked to participate.
Should no treaty requiring senate con-
firmation result. 1t was said to be the
belief OF the administra ton that the
/
could be put thru without congrcssion-
al action.
During the two day recess tho for
cign delegations have been In touch
with their governments and altho not
all may desire to make detailed state
mcnts of their views at this stage Of
the negotiations there is general
expectation that some progress would
be possible.
Tho Japanese. in particular. indi-
Gated that they preferred to have
their policies developed step by step as
the negotiations continue. They were
prepared to ask for an interprotatio
OF some OF the Chinese ten points
and seemed especially Interested In the
proposal for tho rc-examination of all
compacts affecting China. Should
China desire to reopen what Japan re.
CARDS as "closed Incidents the step
Will he opposed determinedly.
General support of China's aspira-
tion for national development free
from the restrictions that hitherto
have surrounded her was expressed
today among the British delegates
Who declare their government was