The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-06

the first official American pro- nouncement here on the London naval talks, and for the first time Davis placed formally on the rec ord the United States advocacy of maintaining the existing interlock- ing naval and pacific treaty sys- tenn.
 It was regarded here as coupling with its other features a covert warning to Japan with an appeal to Japanese moderates. Unveil Negotiations It also lifted the tip of the veil
 which enshrouds the London nego- tiations, to the extent that it off, c;ally revealed that, acting under instructions from President Roose- welt, Davis during the talks has proposed to Japan and Great Bri- tain "all around reduction of naval armaments, to be effected in such way as not to alter relative strengths or jeopardize the security of the participating nations" It was learned that Davis's pro- posal was not accompanied by fig- ures although it was recalled that Secretary of Navy Claude U. Swan son suggested a 20 per cent cut.
 Admonition to Japan
 In view of Japan's impending denunciation of the Washington naval treaty, Davis's declaration that abandonment of the principles of the prevailing treaty system would lead to insecurity, suspicion and competition was considered a scarcely concealed admonition to Japanese extremists and an at- tempt to lodge with Japan re- sponsibility for upsetting the re- gime of naval and political secur- ity in the Pacific.
 Tie statement nevertheless was deemed temperate here.
 1t was understood here that the sneech was formulated in consult tation with Heading minds of the United tSates state and navy de- partments.
 Japan Wants Security
 Boston, Dec 6 - (UP) = Japan wants peace as much as any other nation, but she must have security too, and when that can be ob- tained, she will go as far as any of the other great nations in reducing armaments, Ambassador Hirosi Saito said in an address here last night.
 The Japanese ambassador re- fected his countrys increasing worry at the prospect of bitter ] naval building competition with Britain and the United States. Not a Challenge
 In denouncing the Washington naval limitation agreements, Saito told the Japan society "Japan Is by no means challenging competi- tive naval building"
 What Nippon wants, the ambas- sa dor insisted, is a drastic reduu. tion in the size of existing naval ertablis.. ments and the setting up of "a common unpcr limit, which n. cans parity in principle"
 Address Significant The tone of the ambassador r's address was significant in that 1t came on the day Emperor Hirohito in Tokyo sent to his privy council. Tor a final recommendation, the existing naval agreements. That the council will recommend the Washington treaty be de- Eounced is a foregone conclusion. Sajto's address, however, indicated it may recommend that vigorous efforts be made to prevent un- bridled naval building and that Japan may, finally, accede to some naval plan which will give her sea p' r;tv "in principle" rather than in fact.
 Feels rcsvilderment Japan ''feels somewhat bewild- cred when views are expressed that this country or Great Britain would build five ships to three to be his'i by Janan. Japan has never seid she would build one, much lesy threen