NAVAL PARITY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18360, 31 March 1934, Page 3

NAVAL PARITY

JAPAN MAY FOREGO CLAIM HINTS TO AMERICA LONDON, March 22. Viscount Saito, Japan’s Prime Minister, it is stated, will shortly report on the progress of private discussions which, if successful, will completely change Japanese and United States relations. Mr. Vernon Bartlett, foreign correspondent of the News-Chronicle, says lie is reliably informed that Viscount Saito will demand the cancellation of the exclusion of Japanese under the 1924 Act, recognition of Manchukuo, and modification of the Philippines Independence Bill, in order to reduce the period to 18 years in wliich America is to relinquish air and naval bases.

If the demands are granted, Japan will probably agree to drop her claims for naval parity. It is believed that American feeling, even in California, is no longer hostile to Japanese immigration, and it is likely that they are willing to make some eoncession to sootin'- Japanese national pride. Also, undoubtedly, American feeling is swinging in favor of the recognition of Manchukuo, but at present is unable to break her pledge given to the League. It is suggested that the Nanking Government might, get, Die United States ami other nations out, of the difficulty by faking the initiative. If China recognised her. (lien every other nation could follow.