JAPAN’S VIEW

Hokitika Guardian, 23 September 1929, Page 6

JAPAN’S VIEW

OF NEW CRUISER RATIO. United Press Association—By Electric . Telegraph—Copyright). TOKIO, Sept. 21. The Japanese Cabinet have decided to instruct the Japanese Ambassadors at Loudon and Washington to present Japan’s views in the direction of urging a lower erufiser parity and thereby effecting a reduction, not merely a limitation. Japan considers that the Anglo-American conversations’ are tending to an actual increase of cruiser strength in conformity with their desired ratios.

U.S.A. INQUIRY. INTO SHIPBUILDERS’ ACTION. WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. Giving evidence before the Senate Committee investigating the activities of shipbuilding firms at the 1927 Geneva Naval Conference, Clinton L. Barbo, President of the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, said that American shipbuilders had spent 143,000 dollars in seeking the passing of the Jones White Merchant Marine Act of 1928. Mr Barbo stated that Shearer was paid about 46,750 dollars in all by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Newport News Shipbuilding Corporation, and the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation. He stated that Shearer had not been authorised to get into a closer fight at Geneva. He asserted that ship-building companies now emp'oy Frank Lord as representative at 'Washington, to keep them informed,