Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-02-13 | Page 11 | Japan Fails to Demand Boost in Navy Ratio

i JAPAN f DEMAND B BOOST ST STIN IN NAVY NAVr RATIO AIm 4 Agrees Generally With U.S. U.S. U. U S. S and British Announcements An An- V LQ LONDON LOnON DO Feb 13 AP Tho Japanese delegation Issuing their thell public statement on their navr naval d J s s and needs ds lato iati tada today ally flU n Ith tho previous lous British And nd American announcements but hut tu to the tiffi E oC or tho other d dIe dele I foiled felled to make any an mention r of or th their lr demands dimond on the tho United d i Stat tat 8 for tor a. a 70 iO per r cent heavy y cruiser cruls cruis er rr r ratio Tho Tito par paragraph in the jn Jap-jn ise j touching directly on the tho I hta heavy heay cruiser problem wild Miff f JApan attaches special Importance V tance tanco to Inch eight gun cruisers and d decree defre relt to maintain minimum for or national de de- de e taking into Inlo consideration I de-I the held by other powers Ilowe In Jn time the course o of ot th their lr statement the Japanese also reiterated their belief lelle lint Hint eminently eminently emi emi- adapted to det defensive nl e uses andre and were re necessary ry to Japan b because caU or ot other orbet her bet geographical position The also alao d r rear rear- nd or- or ines to areo agree to a naval holt holiday a In Capital ships until 1330 Although the Japanese did not cx- cx the ot of their hea heavy heaT cruiser rul tl ratio d demand lemand it H was un understood understood tin un- th the delegation considered this question as being at present In r contro controversy and anti t delle delicate le V Alo AIo I o n negotiations are under tinder way vay ay between Japan and tho United tates for tor a If nt nt of or tho time problem 1 lem 01 It is generally b lo C that these may result In a compromise