The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-13

tonnage displacement of 172.oo0 tons.
 "2. Shall in addition scrap her pre- dreadnaughts. second line battleships and first line battleships up to but not including the King George V class.
 These with certain pre- dread naughts which it is understood have already been scrapped would amount to lg capital ships and a tonnage re- auction of 4l1,375 tons.
 "The total tonnage of ships thus to be scrappsd by Great Britain (in- cluding the tonntge of the four Hoods | If completely would be 5S3,S75 tons
 Japan
 Tt is proposed that Japan. q. Shall abandon her programme of ships not yet laid down, VIZ: the Kill, Owar No. and No. s, battle- ships, and Nos. ,, 6, I and s, battle cruisers.
 Tt should be observed that this does not Involve the stopping of .con- struction. as the construction of none of the ships has been begun.
 ''2. Shall scrap three capital ships, the Mutsu, launched; the Tosa, the ka go, in course of building, and four battle cruisers, the Amagi and Aka siin, course of building, and the Atoga and Takao, hot yet laid down but for which eertaln material has been assembled.
 a. Shall scrap all pre-dread- naughts and battleships of the second line. This would inelude the scrap ping of 10 old ships with total ton mage of 159,s23 tons.
 A. That the capital ship tonnage should be used as the measurements of strength for navies and propor- donate allowance ur auxiliary com batant craft prescribed,
 A total tonnage in cruisers, flo- tilla leaders and destroyers for each power would be fixed as follows.
 For the United States, 4bQ,O0o tons; for Great Britain. 450O00 tons; for Japan, 270,00 tons.
 "The total tonnage of submarines allowed each power would be as tol- lows: For the United States, s0,OoO 1 tons; for Great Britain. 5000 tons' tor Japan, 54.e00 tons"
 The total tonnage of airplant car riers was proposed as follows:
 .For the United states, sO,o9o tons; for Great Britain, So,O00 tons' for Japan 4S,00O tons"
 In each case it would be provided 1 that no government whose present Tonnage exceeds the prescribed ilmi' l would be required toNscrap such eH- cess until replacements have begun Cruisers IT years old could De re- placed by new construction. Similar 1 iv destroyers, flotilla leaders and submarines could be replaced when i12 years old, and airplane carriers i when 20 years old.
 Limitation of airplane construc- tion was not outlined in detail in the American proposal but it was de | clared if the proposal that since the | importance of the merchant marine IS a factor in any naval armament pro l gramme "reguilations must, be pro vided" to govern the conversion or merchant craft Tor war purposes.
 Other features of the auxiliary craft reduction programme included Exemption from the terms of the agreement of existing monitors, un- ]! armored surfact craft under 5000 1 tons. fuel ships. supply ships. tend CTS. repair ships, tugs and mins sweepers.
 No new auxiliary combatant craf' 1 could be built. exempt from terms oi l the agreement that exceeded S,0ou tons, had speed of more than lS knots and carried more than four five-inch guns.
 All auxiliary surface craft whose 1 keels already have been laid could i be carried to completion. A,sreemeni would be made later for details oi scrapping the ships falling outside the proposed limitation. Each of the powers party to the I agreement would bind itself to in ] form all the other parties concerning | 1. The names or number Of the ship to be replaced by new construe' tion.
 2. The date of authorization of re- placement tonnage.
 8. The dates of laying the keels of replacement tonnage.
 4, The displacement tonnage of each new ship to be laid down.
 5. The actual date of completion of each new ship.
 s. The fact and date of the scrap ping of ships replaced.
 A summary of the results of the l agreement so far as 1t affects capi- ] tai ships was included in the Ameri- 1 can proposal in the following terms
 If the terms of this agreement are agreed to, then the United States Great Britain and Japan agree that their navies. three months after the making of this agreement, shall con sist of the following capital ships:
 United States: Maryland, Califor- | nit, Tennessee, Idaho Mississippi New Mexico, Arizona, Pennsylvania I Oklahoma, Nevada, Texas. New York Arkansas. Wyoming. Utah, Florida, North Dakota. Delaware-12. total tonnage 500,650.
 Great Britain: Royal Sovereign Royal Oak. ResCfution. Families Revenge, Queen Elizabeth, Warspite Valiant, Barharn. Malaga, Benbow Emperor of India. Iron Duke, Marl- borough. Erin, King George V. Gen. turion. Ajax. Hood. Renown, Repulse Tiger-22. total tonnage 604.4o0.
 Japan: Piuga. Ise. Yemashiro Eu-So. Settsu. Kirishima, Haruna Hi-Yei. Kongo-1o. total tom ags 299, 700"
 Regarding the naval armaments oi France and Italy, the American s2ro' posal says:
 in view of certain extraordinary conditions. due to the World war af. l fecting the existing strength of thu navies of France and Italy, tht United States does not consider necessary the discussion at this stage of the proceedings of the tonnage al lowance of those nations, but pro poses it be reserved for the iatel