Show JAPAN ACCEPTS COOLIDGE PlAN I fOR ARMS MEET Cabinet Unanimous for Proposal Kellogg to toBe toBe Be Notified OTHERS MAY SIT IN Delegates Will Gather at Geneva in Summer TOKIO March 11 Japan AP-Japan accepted President Coolidge's proposal proposal pro pro- for a three power naval arms limItation conference today when the cabinet voted unanimously to faVor or the project and cabled Ambassador Am- Am l In Washington Washing Washing- ton to notify Secretary Kellogg of its decision WASHINGTON March ii 11 A AP Acceptance by Japan of the American proposals for a three three- power conference to discuss fUrther I curtailment of naval armaments means that the United States Great I Britain and Japan wIll send delegates dele dele- gates to Geneva this summer In an effort to fine practical methods by Oll IlUs ol 01 cruisers destroyers and submarines Imay may be a avoided Great Britain's determination to toI I participate In the conference notwithstanding not not- withstanding the declination of France and Italy to send delegates to Geneva was communicated to the state department yesterday by Ambassador Howard The ance ot of Ja Japan an had been anticipated and preparation of formal notes of Invitation to ratify the verbal exchanges exchanges ex- ex changes has already begun The hope that France and Italy may yet find it possible to participate participate pate In some soma way In the discussions discussions discus discus- still is-still held here Some officials daIs believe these two u continental nations should be invited in- in to send observers and technical technical tech tech- In-I In I experts to sit in at the meet meet- logs The purpose of the conference will willbe be to limit competition In naval I Continued on page 4 JAPAN ACCEPTS COOLIDGE PLAN FOR ARMS MEET Continued from flom page 1 t. t craft which were not covered ered by bythe bythe the treaties drawn up at the Washington Wash Wash- Ington arms conference Armaments Alma Arma- ments dealt with In those treaties were battleships and aircraft car car- LONDON March 11 In AP-In connection with Japans Japan's acceptance of the American proposal for a further naval limitation Imitation ence Reuters Reuter's Tokio Todo correspondent today telegraphs I II I learn from an authoritative I source that the decisIon was Influenced by the Japanese governments government's desIre to Increase friendly rea relations with Great Britain and demonstrate to the world that despite apparent differences of opinion regarding the policy In China and apparent signs of distrust regarding such matters as the Singapore na a naval base Japan desires to prove that there is no cooling ot of friendship W WASHINGTON ASHIr March 11 AIA AP- AP APA A hope that France Fran e and Italy will wil decide eventually to participate in inthe inthe the naval conference at Geneva was expressed to Acting Secretary Grew tOday by Ambassador Matsudaira In communicating Japans Japan's unconditional unconditional acceptance of American proposals for a three power confer confer- conference ence |