AMERICA & JAPAN

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17127, 23 April 1921, Page 11

AMERICA & JAPAN

IHE YAP CONTROVERSY.

m* Cibl*-P«» Aiioctetion— CopyritM.) ™ISA «•«• A-ocUtion.) NEW YORK, April 21. Mr Josephus Daniels, formerly Secretary for the Navy, m* spwc h at Memphis/Tennessee, pointed out that America could not surrender the Yap cables, even if it should mean war with Japan, though that, was hardly possible America would sacrifice every principla for which she fought m the war If she allowed one nation to conT He aTdcd that he did not believe the reports that Japan, dur.ng the next few yeU, would'double hef navy ltrwduld ruin Japan, and brihg a diet of corn bread to America for the nations to enter upon competitive battleship-build-ing at this time. (Received April 23rd. U> n/m.) WASHINGTON, April 21. It is understood that Japan nfid Franco have accented the American principle reirardina the distribution Of the ex-German cables as put forward at "the session of the International Communications Conference held at Washington. • • ~ The United States gets the cable from Guam to Yan, and Jnpafl one from Yap to Shanghai, probably when the status of Yap is settled.