Show SE SEEKING mw ADMIRAL SAITO WANTS AMOUNT EQUAL TO U S AND GREAT BRITAIN declares type of boat necessary to patrol long empire stretches geneva switzerland having lost her battle for the right to build an unlimited number of small su barines the gasps that abing japan now has put forward a demand tor for a considerably sider ably increased total tonnage of submarines tor for the construction ot of which she asks authorization un under der the projected tripartite naval treaty only private conferences took place but a formal meeting ot of the delegations has been called the american delegation proposed to uie the conference that the submarine tonnage tor for the united states and great britain be fixed at from to and that ot of japan from to admiral saito says he be wants 7 tons ions of submarines tor for nippon because of 0 the long stretches of 0 japans island empire and the necessity ot of defending the coast against invading warships japan therefore asks more tons than contained in the american minimum proposal and Is clearly seeking a higher proportion of submarines than the B 5 3 ratio established at washington ashington Nr tor for capital ships pg this demand will be taken as a basis in the discussion 0 of the sub su b marine and presumably japan will be given some satisfaction in this direction |