The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-10-25
Will SUBMIT THEIR
REDUCTION SCHEME
FOR ALTERNATIVE
Nipponese Will Reject Neither U.
S. or British Plans, It Is
Understood
PROPOSAL COMPREHENSIVE
Not Known Whether X Will Be
DivuIged Before Confer
ence Next February
Copyright, 1882, BY The Associated

Copyright, 1882. BY The Associated
Press
Tokyo, Oct. 25.-Japan has decided
to propose her own comprehensive
scheme for reduction of naval arma-
mentS to the disarmament conference
at Geneva, a high official told the
Associated Press Tuesday.
The Japanese plan. it was under
stood, will neither accept nor reject
the American and British schemes for
cuts in naval strength, but will offer
a distinctly Japanese suggestion.
The details Of the plan, even an
idea of its general character, are being
held In the closest secrecy for the
time being.
The Associated Press was informed,
however, that the scheme embraces
all the naval categories, and will be
complete enough to stand alongside
the Hoover and Baldwin proposals.
Wants General Cut
President Hoover has suggested a
nearly one-third general cut in arma-
ments. This envisaged reduction by
one-third of all battleships-both ton
mage and number-under the Anglo
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS naval treaty; re-
auctions in treaty tonnage of aircraft
carriers, cruisers and destroyers by
one-fourth, and submarines by one
third, with no nation having more
than $4,000 tons of submersibles.
Great Britain's last disarmament
plan involves placing the Washington
and London naval treaties establish
ing ratios between Great Britain, the
United States and Japan at approx
mately 10-10-6 respectively, In . world
treaty. Great Britain adheres to the
policy Of abolition Of submarines and
certain methods Of warfare, but Is
opposed to limitation by reduction Of
specific categories Of naval vessels.
The cabinets approval of the jap
anese proposals, which It was under
stood the naval ministry already had
drafted, was given at . session Tues
Cay. Immediately afterward tho plan
was cabled to the japanese delegation
at Geneva.
1t is uncertain whether the plan
will be divulged prior to the recon-
vening Of the disarmament conference
in Geneva next February, but the
japanese delegation at Geneva or am
bassadors in various capitals may ap-
prise the principal naval powers Of the
scheme soon.
Favor Confined Cuts
Previous statements Of naval lead
ers have shown Japan favors reduc-
tons confined to what the japanese
consider offensive war craft, these in
clude:
First, aircraft carriers, which It has
been previously and officially pro-
posed be drastically curtailed and in
formally proposed to be abolished.
Second, capital ships, of which re-
auctions in the size of gun calbres is
favored.
Japan has opposed further reduc-
ton of what she considers defensive
weapons, first submarines and second
cruisers and destroyers. This first
item involved disagreement with the
American and British contention.
1t Is further understood the pro-
posals are confined to naval linita-
ton. The japanese army, deeply in
volved in Manchuria, was represented
as being disinclined either to agree
to the sweeping cuts proposed by
President Hoover, or to offer alterna-
tives.