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Show JAPAN WILL FINISH HAL PROGRAM VICE ADMIRAL KATO BELIEVES PLANS WILL DE COMPLETED REGARDLESS OF U. S. ACTION. Says Program Was Inaugurated a Dccnde Ago, and Even If Completed Com-pleted Would Not Bring Japan's" Naval Strength Up to Others. Toklo. llegardlcss of tho United .States' naval program, the Japanese program requires completion of tht eight battleship and eight cruiser unit said Vlco Admiral Kato, minister ol tho navy, In responding on Jniumry UC to an Interpellation by Lteutcnant Gen oral Ushurn, chief of stnff, ns to Jn pan's vlow of Senator llorali's rosolu tlon concerning a cessation of war ship construction. Japan's naval con structlon plnn, however, ho snfd, ncct not bo carried out with tho United States ns nn Imnglnnry enemy. Ho said Jnpnn would adhere to i world curtailment pf constructloi plans. He declared Japan's nftvhl progrnn wns Inaugurated a decado ago and wni born of Imperative n6ccsslty. Kvcn I completed, ho said, a wide margli would remnln " between t tlio nnvn strength of Jnpnn nnd other powers. Wnr Minister Tnnakrf said Jnpun'i forces hnd boon "organized to Insuri the safety of her territorial 'rights. I was true, ho declared', neither Russli nor China could ,now mennce Japan Any offectlvo plnn of dofense, how-over, how-over, ho mldcd, must presupposo till h'ocdsslty.of'oporntl "! beyonU Jnpan'i frontiers':.. |