Evening star., 1935-12-11
U. S. and British Delegates
to Reply to Nagano
Tomorrow.
ADMIRAL OUTLINES
STAND IN LONG TALK
England Reveals Plans for Seven
New Destroyers-Parley
at Crisis.

GroUing steadily In military
might, Japan seeks nGrdl parity
NTH Britain and United States.
Washington treaty Of 1921 estdb-
Hshed 5-5-3 ratio tor capital ships;
London agreement OF 1880 gaue
japanese slight increase for
cruisers, deStroyers, submarines.
Last year, Japan became insistent
in demand for equality in all
classes forced deadlock In pre-
1ininary conference as British
compromise suggestion Of paper
parity met diSapproUaI OF United
States. Before present sessions
opened japanese delegates serUed
notice issue must be met; other
potCers yesterday consented to con-
Siderdtion.
BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, December 11.-Admiral
Osami Nagano placed Japan's de-
mands for a navy as large as that
of any major world power squarely
before the delegates to the Interpa-
tional Naval Conference today in a
second-round discussion of a problem
which has threatened to wreck the
parley.
The admiral, who spoke for As min
utes, was the only speaker. and the
session was adjourned until tomor-
row, when the American and British
delegates will reply to the japanese
demands.
The Japanese thesis was that
tonnage limit should be set, but with
the great naval powers" granted
equality: offensive warships" abolished
or drastically reduced and state of
non-menace and non aggression"
achieved.
Favored Powers Unnamed.
Authoritative sources said Nagano.
the chief Japanese delegate, did not
name the favored powers in his
equality program, arousing Specula-
ton as to whether Italy and France
would favor it If included, or oppose
it if excluded.
While the naval delegates were re-
suming their meetings Lord Stanley,
parliamentary financial secretary of
the British admiralty, announced in
the House of Commons that Great
Britain proposes to order seven addi-
tional destroyers for the current finan-
cial year.
He stated orders had already been
placed for q flotilla leader and eight
destroyers and supplementary esti-
mate to be submitted to the Commons
would cover the seven additional de-
stroyers.
Authoritative sources pointed out
that unless Germany and Soviet Rus
Sia were given naval equality, the
ratio system, which the Japanese op-
posed. would be prolonged and might
become a breeder of future contro-
versies, even if equality were granted
Japan with the United States and
Britain.
Non-Japanese experts said that be-
cause the British and Americans have
not built up to treaty strength, while
the Japanese have, Japan already pos
sesses a modern, underage feet Of
considerably greater strength than the
treaty 5-5-3 relations.
British. American and similar in
tereSts, however, are opposing Japan's
parity demands for any new treaty.
British Contentious.
The British contended they need
many ships to assure protection Of
their wide-fiung colonies, dominions
and trade routes
The United States. with two long
coasts and Pacific possessions to de-
fend. must divide its total naval
strength.
Granting to the japanese Of treaty
equality, British and American naval
experts asserted, would actually give
Japan superiority because of the COM
paratively small, concentrated area it
defends.
Naval equality, these sources said,
also would be equivalent to granting
Japan a free hand in the Far East.
Norman H. Davis, chief United
States delegate, has emphasized that
the existing relative strengths are not
mere mathematical ratios, but are
based on comparative defense needs.