South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-16

tons as originally proposed. Three
CD or the ships would be pOst-Jut-
land ships in the Maryland type.
Two New DrCadnaughts.
CAS- Che British have no post -Jut-
land ships. except one Hood, the
construction Of which is only part
ly post-Jutland. - is agreed that in
order to maintain proper relative
strength the British government may
construct two C2) new ships not 10
exceed $4,000 legend IONS each. that
81 calculating the tonnage according
GO British standards OF measure
meut OF. according 10 American cal
culati0ns. the equivalent OF $1,000
tons each II is agreed that the Bril-
tish government shall. on the COM
pleti0n OF these two G. new ships
scrap four 90 or their ships 0f the
King George Y type, that r. the
Erin. King George v. Centurian and
Ajax, which were 20 have been re-
tained under the original American
proposal. This would leave the Eri-
as against twenty-five under the An
erican proposal. Taking the tonnage
OF the two CD new ships according
20 American calculation 10 would
amount 20 $4,000, and the four ships
scrapped having a tonnage OF &C.,
400 tons there would be a reduction
IN net tonnage Of p. 400 tons. leav-
ing the British tonnage OF capital
ships. 5S2.O5O, instead Of 604.450.
This would give the British as against
the United States an excess tonnage
OF 5000 tons which is deemed to
I be fair. I'm view OF the age OF the
ships OF the Royal Sovereign and the
I Queen Elizabeth types.
81 900 Ton Limit.
The maximum limitation for the
/ tonnage Of ships 10 be constructed in
replacement is to be fixed at 3d.
/ 900 legend tons. that Is. according
90 British standards of measurement
I or. according 10 American calcula-
/ tons. the equivalent Of $1,000 tons.
! IN order 20 gave accommodation to
I these changes. The maximum tom
I mage Of capital ships Is fixed. for the
/ purpose OF replacement on the basis
/ OF American standards OF caicula-
/ tion as follows:
United States 525. 900 tons; Great
I Britain $4,000 tons: Japan 315,-
\ 600 tons. Comparing this arrange
ment with the original American pro-
posal Il will be observed that the
United states is to scrap 30 ships as
proposed, save that there will be
I scrapped 13 OF the Is ships under
I construction of II instead OF Is
\ Of the older ships The total ton
mage Of the American capital ships
/ 90 be strapped under the original
/ proposal. including the tonnage of
ships I'm construction if completed,
I was stated 20 be 845.740 tons. Tn
\ der the present arrangement, the
tonnage OF the thirty ships TO be
scrapper taking that OF the ships in
construction if completed. would be
| $40. $40 tons.
Japanese Tonnage Gain.
THE number OF the japanese ships
to be retained remains the same as
under the original proposal. The to-
\ tai tonnage Of the ships TO be scrap
\ ped by Japan under the original
/ American proposal, taking the tom
mage Of new ships. when completed.
was stated to be 44S.923 tons. TIE
/ total tonnage Of the ships TO be
scrapped under the present arrange
ment is 435.32S tons.
Under the original proposal G'eat
I Britain was to scrap 10 capital
ships Including certain pre-dread-
naughts already scrapped) whereas
under the present arrangement she
will scrap four more or a total -
twenty-three. The total tonnage of
ships to be sCrapped by Great Brit
ain including the tonnage of the four
Hoods. to which the proposal refer
red as laid down, if completed, was
stated 10 be 5S8.375 tons The cor
[ responding total of sCrapped ships
under the new arrangement will be
22,6OO tons more or 6O5.975 tons.
. Under the American proposal there
were to be scrapped Sc capital fight
ing ships built and building with a
total tonnage (taking ships laid
down as completely Of 1878 .O45 tons.
| Under the present arrangement, on
the same basis of calculation are to
/ he scrapped sixty-eight capital fight
ing ships with a tonnage of 1851
cas- tons
The naval holiday Of ten years will
scrap ten ships OF the American gov
eminent and is 10 be maintained eX-
cept for the permission to construct
ships as above stated.
This arrangement between the
United States. Great Britain and