NAVAL DISCUSSIONS.
VITAL DEADLOCK REACHED. LONDON, Oct. 30. The Daily Mail says that the outcome of the naval discussions was America’s refusal to admit _ Japan s claim to equality. Mr Davis informed Rear-Admiral Yamamoto that the United States regarded the present ratio as adequate for Japan’s needs, particularly in view of existing treaties. The News-Chronicle’s political correspondent says that the naval discussions have reached a virtual deadlock, though the delegations will continue to meet. The Americans proposed the formation of a small committee of experts, but the Japanese refused, declaring that they eCtild not discuss details until the principle of equality was accepted. The Americans replied that they could not discuss equality until they knew exactly what the word meant. There, momentarily, matters stand.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 286, 31 October 1934, Page 9
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124NAVAL DISCUSSIONS. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 286, 31 October 1934, Page 9
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