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Show IJAPAN EXPECTS AMERICA TO LEAD Spokesman Says U, S. Can Best Afford Reduction TOKIO. March 5. ilaron Kakatani, former mayor of Tokio, declares his ; opinion that American advocacy of the restriction of naval armaments is most welcome, mpeukinx; through the newspaper news-paper Chu'ai Khofryo. he said: "The position of hose Americans who advocated naval expansion seems to have been that the United States had to have the lanrest fleet In the world because American would not join the lts;ue of nations. This, they said, was not only for the saks of the Amer- J icans, but also for that of the whole i world tn case thf league of nations! proved a failure. The Americans have now realised that such an attitude only I encourages naval construction in other lands and that this race for armaments is against the spirit of peace. America's Amer-ica's self-awaken ins; In this respect, though yet limited only to a portion of the people, inspires the rest of the world with confidence and promises to bring; the day of real international peace nearer. "One rep ret about all this is that on account of the proposal to go on with the present scheme of expansion of the American navy, the proposed naval holiday of a.l the powers seems impracticable im-practicable as an Ideal. If the Americana Amer-icana really deaire restriction of arm- sments -as a means to promote pac, I it is time for them to set the example, because the geographical position of the United Plates makes it easiest for her to do so." Dr. KkI. M. 1 writing In the sam . paper, observes that Japan's naval expansion ex-pansion program if on a scale which is the minimum for the defense of thesa shores. "Its alterstion, therefore.' 'he cow Unues. wlth a view to restriction. 1 next to Impossible. If Japan agrees to the propose-d naval holiday, ft must he in the sense that the Japanese nav.il expansion will be spread over a longer period of years than designed at tha present time," . If |