Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-03
AGREEMENT NEAR
ON TOK|rS RATIO
Excellent Progress Reported
in Reeds Conversations
With MatSudaira.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, March "a tentative
agreement between the United States
and Japan on the Japanese demand for
70 per cent ratio was said to be loom
ing large as possibility today.
Excellent progress was reported to
have been made in conversations be-
tween Senator David A. Reed, American
delegate, and Ambassador Matsudaira
OF the Japanese delegation.
These two old friends have been dis
cussing the Japanese American prob
lens informally in private, and their
talks will continue this week.
Whole Field is Studied.
IL was understood the conversations
have been along lines of exploration of
the whole field Of possibilities, espe-
clally the possible increase of Japan's
ratio In submarines as compared with
capital ships under the Washington
treaty. They also are trying to devise
some scheme whereby the date of lay
ing down of cruisers by one country
would control the right of the other
country to construct additional cruisers.
The United States has now become
prime mover in the negotiations with
Japan, while Great Britain is awaiting
the outcome. The previous British ne
EQUATIONS with the Japanese extending
Two or three weeks are said to have re-
suited in a complete deadlock The
britlsn are being kept informed of the
progress OF the American-Japanese con-
Meanwhile, the EXPERTS oopr,tt..
which has been considering the ciassio
ncauon OF Speci; | ships has reached an
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French Due Back This Week.
Advices from Paris today indicated
that the new Tardieu cabinet probahlv
would pass the Chamber of Denuties
WIN small majority Wednesday when
II presented. In this case, the new
naVal delegation will be in London
unursoay or Friday ready to resume
the week or next Monday.
Wnen the French left the conference
nearly TWO weeks ago virtually cvery-
lining depended on their attitude in re-
iatlon TO demands for $4,000 naval
IONS by the end Of 1886. Since thev
iefs there has been nothing to change
the situation, which is. briefly, as seen
mere, II france stays up Great Britain
must go up and II Great Britain goes
W america TO secure parity, must In
crease her own naval program. italy
has already given notice she would
power"
Those close to the French delegation
declare they will not reeede from their
tonnage demands. 1t was commented
That II this was true the Conferences
might finally evolve a naval building
program instead of a reduction pro-
Mr.. Macdonald and Col. stimson
were expected today to converse with
each other soon on Americas demand
Tor the right to build another battle
snip similar TO H. M. S. Rodney. This
Is sun very dtstasteful to the British,
VINO feel, however, that some settle
ment OF the issue Is possible.
Delegation Heads to Meet. q
Tomorrow the heads of the various
delegations will meet ct st. James PAL
ace TO consider the report of the ex-
perS committee on the French cate
CORY scheme. The delegations hope that
Ambassador Fleuriau will have instruc-
tons from Paris which will enable him
TO represent his country at this meet
ing. If these instructions do not arrive.
1t probably will be necessary to adjourn
consideration Of the proposals until the
French delegates return.
Another question which is dependent
on the French return is that of the
humanization of submarines. The other
four delegations have gone as far as
they can in preparing a draft treaty
without the presence Of the French.