Arizona republican., 1921-11-19
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Determined Diplomatic
 Struggle Will Follow
 Suggestion For Change In Jap Naval Tonnage CALL MEETING TODAY Discussions of Far East Will Be Resumed At To- days Executive Session Of Nine Delegations
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 WASHINGTON, Nov. 1s.-Japan,s request Tor an increase in the pro portional 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 stubbornlv any material change from the ratio set forth in the American plan. That ratio, Is was emphasized by highest authorities today, reflects existing proportional strength and so can not be altered without upsetting a fun damental principle of the whole plan
 In effect the American figures give six fighting ships to every ten owned by the, United States and every ten owned by Great Britain. The Japan ese. have hinted. but never formally announced. that they want seven to ten. The naval experts of the United States really believe that five to ten is nearer the proper allotment Great Britain. has accepted the six to ten plan in principle. but her spokes- men have been silent about the new Japanese proposals.
 If 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 Japan figures. then the emphatic objections of the American delegations may not be deemed necessary.
 But if the suggestion comprehends a real change in proportion, it is de- clared on authority that 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 the Far Eastern negotiations were at a standstill to permit the powers to work out details of their policy Neither the con ference nor any of its committees met during the day. but the nine delegations will assemble tomorrow in executive session to resume their discussions ofSthe Far East
 Coincident with the disclosure of the American viewpoint on naval re- auctions, it was revealed today that the administration does ot propose to limit the armament agreement. if there is one, to the nations repre- sented in the Washington conference. Whether a treaty or simply an un- derstanding'' would come out of the negotiations, administration officials would not predict. but it was said that whatever the form of agree ment the other interested nations would be asked to participate. No Congressional Action
 Should no treaty requiring senate confirmation result, it was said to be the belief of the administration that the whole armament reduction pro gram could be put through without l congressional action
 International understanding" Of policy do not require the approval of congress and officials say the pro- posed scrapping of warships could be accomplished under general au- l thority already possessed by the ex- l ecutiVe.
 There was every indication tonight | that all the powers would go into
 tomorrow's Far Eastern conference | fully prepared to express their views on the plan presented as a basis of | discussion by China During the two | day recess thN foreign delegations ! have been in touch with their gov- ernments and although not all may