South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-16
POWERS ANNOUNCE
FULL ACCEPTANCE
OF HUGHES PLANS
Big Three Agree TO Scrap Oh
Ships Of l,86l,643 Total
Tonnage.

announcement said. because 81 the
age az the older British battleships.
The official announcement said
the agreement was dependent on
suitable agreement with France
and italy" as 90 their naval ratios
bur that the ratio as between the
three big powers was not 20 be at
fccfed by the French and Italian
negotiations.
Scrap 80 Am srican ships.
Under the final arrangement the
United States viii scrap the same
number Of capital ships as proposed
in tho original American plan. The
90 American vessels 20 be strapped
under the original proposal had a
tonnage OF $4,000 &nS those 20 be
strapped under the present Elan
have a tonnage Of $4,000 tons.
Japan will scrap the same num-
Der az under the original plan but
the amended list substituting the
old Setsu for the new Mutsu makes
the total tonnage 20 be scrapEed
by Japan 435.0G0 tons in place OF
AS. 900 tons IN the original plan.
British Scrap % Ships.
Great Britain, which was to have
strapped 70 capital ships under the
original plan. - 90 give up % un-
der the revised arrangement. but
will build two new ships. The Brit
ish tonnage 20 have been scrapped
under tho original proposal was
5s3. 900 and under the revised pro
rosal will be sos, 900.
The total number Of capital ships
TO be scrapped by the three powers
under the first American figures
was SO and under the revised fig
ure5 will be IS. The total tonnage
10 be scrapped was 1873. O43 tons
IN the original plan and Is 1,S61,64;
tons IN the revised plan.
10 was indicated IN the officia
announcement that no further mod
dcation will be made in the Am
srican fO-year naval holiday plar
except az may be necessitated n
arranging the relative position OF
the French and Italian navies in
the reduction plan.
May Put I'm Treaty Form
II was announced that the nava
agreement, including that on nava
bases and Qualifications probably
would be Incorporated in a treaty
70 be signed by the five powers
No plenary session Of the confer
ence, Il was stated. would be held
TO consider the naval agreement un-
III the entire subject. including that
or auxiliary ships. was settled
Under the agreement, 1t was OF.
ficially estimated that the United
states would save from $4,000. OOt
20 $40 900 900 over the original FRO
posal OF the American government
Official Announcement.
The agreement was made public
IN the following announcement tc
the subcommittee on naval arma-
ment.
The following are the points o,
agreement that have been reached
in the course or the negotiation
between the United States Of Am
erica. Great Gritain and Japan wi:l
respect 90 their capital fighting
ships An agreement has beer
reached between the three powers
the United States OF America. tn,
III AAlHlA empire anu Japan on lllt
subject or naval ratio. The pro.
posal OF the American government
that the ratio should be 5-5-2 i.
accepted. IL Is agreed that witt
respect TO fo-tifications and nava
bases in the POcific region. includ
ing Hong Kong. the status quo shall
be maintained. that Is. there shall
be no increase IN these fortified.
lions and naval bases except thai
this restriction shall not apply q
the Hawaiian islands Australia
New Zealand and the islands CON,
posing Jaran proper. or Of course
20 the coasts OF the United state!
and Canada. as 20 which the re
sPctivs powers retain their entir,
freedom.