Show NUAL QUESTION BEFORE parlea JAPAN REPORTED READY TO MOD DEMANDS FOR INCREASE OF SHIP TONNAGE insistent stand for increase in capital ship tonnage go for co ide ration in full meeting of powers washington japan lias has decided to recede partly front from her hitherto insist out ont stand that site bo be allowed nil an in rease of ten per cent lit in capital still tonnage under tho the general plan for limitation of naval arnin arni nent this was lear learned tied on oil lilg liest authority as the naval arian nent coin inMee of the anus conference mot inot to dla cubs tills this situation admiral harbit kato minister of the japanese navy Is expected to announce tile Jalm japanese nese decision at the alie meeting wednesday the entire question of japans in Si stence on oil tin nil increased ratio lit in clo capital vital ships will ila ho thrown into tile niina arina conference for settlement the naval exports experts of the united lulled states mid and japan havo reached a deadlock on oil japans demands for nn ili crease of ten tell per cent in ili capital ship tonnage over that allowed tit in tile IlU glies proposal and the question will mill bo be taken up tip in the meeting of the lie committee on of aim amont ine meeting eting probably may inny be a featuring point in ili the history lil stori of trio conference despite the fact that ial exports experts lire are at it la is officially believed that eliat a sentiment will mill bo be reached ren clied on oil tiia ali clams to a of 70 par cent as great ak aa that of tho the united states all and groat great britain A settlement tests rests in the hands of secretary or of state Ilu hughus glies admiral baron kato and arthur J Ilal balfour four tho the heads of the american japanese Jn and british anc annl it Is 13 be llevad alint tile aut authoritative hortative pr prediction edict lon that an agreement will be readied reached la is based on oil bentive understandings od ed lit in recent In informal fornini conferences between these three leaders adera le the situation Is believed to he that eliat secretary Secie tary Ilu glies Is tired of tile dip cusson of the naval experts find and their failure to agree and lias has decided to taka tile matter in ili ills his own oui hands handa again to force tile question to a settlement sot tl tin out |