Evening star., 1934-10-04
Davis and STANDBY to Leave
for Naval ParIeyS Fear
ing Situation.
POLITICAL RELATIONS
IN FUTURE AT STAKE
America to Agree With Reduction
of Armaments Provided Ratios
Are Maintained.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.
The prospect Of Japanese British
alignment-of sympathies, at least-at
the coming naval parleys in London
is confronting the American delega-
ton.
Ambas ssador Norman H. Davis and
Admiral william H. Standley. the
highest ranking officer in the Ameri-
can Navy, have been selected by the
President to represent the United
States at the London preliminary
Naval Conference. Accompanied by a
staff of technical experts, both dele
gates will leave New York next We'd
nesday, hoping for the best and ex-
pecting the worst.
Statements made by high japanese
officials leave but little doubt that ia
pan will be adamant in its demand for
parity with the United States and
Great Britain. The London conversa-
tions, it is believed here, will assume
a momentous importance not only in
regard to the future of the naval
agreements but will influence also the
future political relations between the
various governments attending the
London parleys.
White House Silent.
While nothing has been said from
the White House and the interested
departments regarding the instruc-
tions given to Mr.. Davis and Admiral
Standley it is safe to assume that
the United States would rather see
the existing naval agreements go
overheard than agree to a parity with
Japan.
The United States will undoubtedly
agree to any naval reduction which
may be proposed in London provided
that the existing ratios between the
United States, Great Britain and ia
pan are maintained.
Admiral Yamamoto, the principal
japanese delegate at the London par
leys, has left no doubt in the minds
of anybody that Japan is determined
to obtain parity with the United
States. His instructions are reported
to be to leave London and thus per-
NIT the japanese government to de-
nounce both naval treaties rather
than maintain the present inferior
position Of Japan.
The japanese delegate will not bt
blunt when the conversations with tht
British and the American delegate!
begin. He is reported to have order,
to propose an actual naval reduction
especially concerning the offensive
armaments of the navy, that is to say
the battleships and the airplane car
riers.
Present Ratios.
In this category the present ratio.
are 5-5-3. The British and the
American navies possess Is battleships
each to the 10 which Japan has.
BY proposing reduction of the total
tonnage OF the battleships the jap
anese will appear to advocate an actual
reduction. But they will insist that
because of the growing importance OF
the Japanese Empire and the increased
duties of the japanese Navy. there
shall be a drastic reduction in the
global tonnage of the British and
American battleships and a substan-
TALLY smaller reduction in the jap
anese tonnage. Once this reduction Is
agreed upon, the Japanese intend to
suggest that each country should build
battleships of such types as fit best its
individual needs.
This means that while the United
States, lacking naval bases outside its
territorial waters, will have to main
tain the 33,0o0-ton type. japan will
be able to build smaller vessels and
have an equal if not a larger number
of battleShipS in the future.
AS far as the cruisers, deStroyers
and submarines are concerned, it is
reliably reported that the japanese
government will propose that the
present status quo should be main
tained. That is to say that no nation
should build other vessels than those
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