NAVAL DELEGATES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 17, 18 December 1935, Page 9

NAVAL DELEGATES

RIGHTS.OF DOMINION, JAPAN RAISES A POINT. ALMOST A SCENE. (United Press Association—By Electric T elegraph.—Copyright.) Received December 18, 9.50 a.m. LONDON, Dec. 17. While it is reported that the Japanese objection to the presence of the Dominion representatives has created ill-feeling at the Naval Conference, Viscount Monscll having to intervene to prevent a sceno between Professor Nagano and Mr Te Water (South Africa), tile Australian Associated Press has been authoritatively informed that the position is that the Japanese tentatively- raised the question of the precise role of the Dominion representatives at the conference in view of the fact that the Empire, for purposes of negotiation, was regarded as one unit. Mr Norman Davies (United States) pointed out that it was outside the scope of the conference to examine constitutional relationships. It is understood that the Japanese do not intend to raise it again. It may, however, occasion a reversion to the 1930 system, one Dominion attending on behalf of all at certain meetings at which it is desired to reduce the numbers in order to expedite tlie business. QUANTITATIVE LIMIT. BRITAIN’S STATEMENT. CLARIFICATION SOUGHT. (British Official Wireless.) Received December 18, 1.20 p.m. RUGBY, Dec. 17. At a full meeting of the First Committee of the Naval Conference, the United Kingdom delegation made a statement setting out their proposal for quantitative limitation of naval construction over a period of years by means of unilateral declarations on the part of the naval Powers. A preliminary discussion ensued, in the course of which the various delegations requested clarification of the United Kingdom proposal.