Show TOKIO TO BOOST WARSHIP RATIO Marine Minister Points to Passage of Vinson Bill by U. U S. S Senate TOKIO March 8 UP UP Admiral Minco Mineo Osumi minister of or marine announced announced an an- today that because of ot the Vinson navy bill passed by y the United States senate Tuesday Japan apan must build additional warships Ills IILo announcement seemed concrete evidence Japan does not intend after Itter next year to accept the 5 3 ratio of the he expiring naval treaties Osumi said that at the end of ot 1939 Japan apan would have slightly more than 60 0 per cent of ships as compared with the tie United States State He cited tonnage rh figures ures as ts of that time on the b basis of f present programs as Japan United States That Thatis is a 5 3 ratio atio Riving giving Japan 65 per cent as many ships as the United States Stales instead in in- stead tead of the present treaty ratio o of 60 per er cent ent even ven t tle e building program he said would b be necessary Osumi estimated that at the end of 1939 1939 on the basis of programs the United States would have bave ships Japan apan |