The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-12

! States, 18; Great Britain, 22; ia
In tons this would be; United
States, 50O,65O tons; Great Britain,
6O4,45 Japan, 299,7OO.
Requirements would be limited by
an agreed maximum of capital ship
tonnage as follows:
United States 100000 tons; Great
Britain, 100000; Japan, 100000.
| Subject TO the 10-year holiday, limi-
tation capital ships could be replaced
when they are 20 years old. No re-
! placement ship would have a tonnage
of more than $4,000
A total tonnage in cruisers, flotilla
leaders and destroyers for each power
would be fixed as follows:
\ For the United States, 100000 tons
for Great Britain, 100000; for Japan
270,000.
i Submarine Tonnage.
The total tonnage of submarines al
lowed each power would be as fol
lows: United States, 10000; Great
; Britain, 10000; Japan, $4,000.
d The total tonnage of airplane car
riers was proposed as follows
. United States, $4,000; Great Britain
: so 900; Japan, $4,000. In each case i
, would be provided that no government
whose present exceeds the prescribed
limit would be required to scrap suct
/, excess until requirements have beel
begun.
, Cruisers II years old could be re
placed by new construction.
Similarly, destroyers, flotilla lead
, ers and submarines would be replaced
when IL years old, and airplane car
riers when 20 years old.
! Limitation of airplane construction
was not outlined in detail in the Am
erican proposal, but it was declared
in the proposal that, since the i'm
tportance of the merchant marine is
factor in any naval armament pre-
gram, regulations must be provided
to govern the conversion of merchan
,, craft for war purposes.
, Other Features
Other features of the auxiliary Graf
: reduction program included:
, Exemption from the terms of tn
agreement of existing monitors, ur
. armored surface craft under 800
v tons, fuel ships, supply ships, tender
y repair ships, tugs and mine sweeper
. No new auxiliary combatant Graf
NOulu bC Duilb, SASuipJ IlOll IC1IuS U
the agreement, that exceeded NOR
/ than 5000 tons, had a speed of NOR
+ than Is knots and carried more tha
+ four five-inch guns.
e Any auxiliary surface craft who's
keels already have been laid could b
= carried to completion. Agreement
J. would be made later for details {
scrapping the ships falling outside tn
n proposed limitations.
, Parts of Agreement
: Each of the powers party to tn
Y agreement would bind itself to inforl
l. all the other parties concerning:
l. The names or numbers of tn
:. ships to be replaced by new constru
Il ton.
|. 2. The date of authorization of r,
S placement tonnage
n 8. The dates of laying the keels {
It replacement tonnage.
r 4. The displacement tonnage {
each new ship to be laid down.
s 5. The actual date of completion {
r each new ship.
e 6. The fact and date of the scraI
S ping of ships replaced.
u A summary of the results of tn
agreement so far as it affects capt.;
ships was included in the America
proposal in the following terms.
Ships Included.
"If the terms of this agreement al
j agreed to, then the United State
I Great Britain, and Japan, agree ths
their navies, three months after th
-, making of this agreement, shall CO..
- sist of the following capital ships:
: United States: Maryland. Califo
mia, Tennessee, Idaho, Mississippi
New Mexico. Arizona. PennsyIvani
Oklahoma, Nevada, Texas, New Yor
Arkansas, Wyoming, Utah, Florid
North Dakota and Delaware-total /
n Total tonnage 500,650,
/. Great Britain - Royal Soverigr
v Royal Oak. Resolution. Rammillie
N Revenge, Queen Elizabeth, Warspik
" Valiant, Barnham, Malaga, Benbo,
s Emperor of India, Iron Duke, MAJ
a borough. Erin, King George V, Ce
Of turian, Ajax, Hood, Renown, Repuls
TO Tiger-total, %. Tonnage, GOA 45O.
Of Japan--Nagato, Hiuga, Ise, Yam
n shiro, Su-so, Settsu, Kirishima, +
runa, Hi-yei. Kongo-total, 10 To
mage, 299,700.
Concerning France, Italy.
e Regarding the naval armaments
= France and Italy, the American pI
le posal says:
ny In view of certain extraordina
lg conditions, due to the world war
Il fecting the existing strength of L
re navies of France and Italy, the Unit
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