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Show Japen's Naval Plans News from the Far East is not peaceful, regardless of costant assurances as-surances from the Japanese officials that the island empire is working for peace. New demands cn China, throats cf invasion and talk cf a new status are followed by news that Japan is taking steps to build up a Chinese navy "without cost to Nanking." It is known that the Manchukuo navy incudes one cruiser "transferred "transfer-red from the Japanese navy." At the same time, the word is that the new Chinese cruiser will be able to use only Japanese coal and munitions. muni-tions. Meanwhile, high Japanese offic'als insist that Japan will not increase her navy in violation of the limita- tion in the navy treaty. Why should she do so as long as she can create, cutside treaty limits, navies for Manchukuo and China? |