The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-06
JAPAN OUTLINES
 NAVALPOLIcY TO UNITED STATES
Opens the Door to This Country for Another
 New Agreement /

Tokyo, Feb. 6-(UP)--Naval Minister Mineo Osumi, Japant leading "big navy' advocate, to- day outlined before the imperial dict an immediate naval policy which seemingly opened the door for early conversations toward q new agreeemnt with the United States affecting Pacific fortiflca- tions. Some critics regarded the questions put to Osumi by dict , members and his replies as pos slbly pre-aranged.
 "Existing restrictions on Jap. anese and American Qualifications In the Pacific are disadvantageous 10 Japan because of the continual expansion of China's air forces, the naval minister told the diet Therefore, Japan, although moi making any proposals at present, ti | looking for q new and separate understanding among the powers on that point. We are not opposed to separate agreement and we gladly will consider whatever the other powers propose
 Tho existing restrictions on for tiflcations to which Osumi refer red were imposed by the Wash- ington naval agreement, which ex- pircs in 10S6.
 Under its provisions. Japan and the United States agreed not to construct further fortificaions in the Pacific except in certain speci- fled areas. Notifications already erected or being erected at the time of the agreement were to remain as they were when tho pact was signed.
 Osumi pointed out that China had not been u slgnatory to the agreement and therefore was un- restricted. China's development of an air force was placing Taiwan Formosa) in n precarious posi- ton, tho naval minister said. The Japanese island of Formosa it within a short air flight of China.
 As 1t was believed here that the other powers have not been con. sidcrlng the fortifcations problem Osumi's remarks were interpreted as q plain intimation of Japan's desire to discuss them further, pos sibly reviVlng naval conversa tion' interrupted by her abrogation oi the Washington treaty.
 Osumi touched also on the col. In pse of the London parleys al which Japan's' proposal of 6 maya Limitation scheme permitting sig natories to build to "commor upper limit was presented as ( substitute for the ratio plan.
 Although Japanese delegates mentioned some tentative figures on tonnages under the proposal Japan Is not prepared to consider the tonnage subject while the Brit ish and American governmen continue to reject Japan's basic plan, the head of the naval minis try said.
 "While Japan Is prepared to ac Independently regarding questions resulting from the failure to reacl an agreement at London. we pre- sently have not evolved c profltabl, plan," Osumi said.
 There still is time to ascertain the attitude of the other powers he asserted.
 negotiated immediately Osumi be lieves Great Britain and the Uni ted States will be satisfied to re tain the present status of maya armaments and will not push re- placements tO q point likely to en- courage construction race. He said that under Japan'i equipment program aircraft ant battleship quotas are scheduled tt be completed in 1936-37. However they may Do delayed because tht navy department is studying tho gun question. He intimated tha' u small portion" of the program may not be finished until 1888 two years after the agreement un' der which they are being built hai exnired