JAPAN’S NAVAL PLAN

Grey River Argus, 7 December 1932, Page 5

JAPAN’S NAVAL PLAN

For Disarmament A PROPORTIONATE BASIS. (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) ( Received December 6 at 9 p.m.) GENEVA. December 6. ' Japan’s naval disarmament plan has ’ been submitted to four of the Powers confidentially. Japan suggests that the naval reductions must respect the geographical situation of each country ano must not destroy the feeling of security of any country. Hence the Power;-' I with the superior naval forces must reduce jirofiortionatoly more than the I ’ Powers with the smaller Navies. Japan suggests that the maximum i tonnage of the eniisci . ,-hould be eit?,ht I thousand, l ilt fh.'il eight h y/afi may i be retained on cruisers. The plan proposes that, while Britain, the Fnitcd States. France. Italy and Japan shall fix their respective maximum global tonnages of small cruisers, destroyers and other small units, the actual amount of the tonnage which each N;;v v shall possess will be determined by a n'gional agreement. ' For this purpose the nations of the world would bo divided into such units as the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans, European waters. South American