The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-12-23
JAPAN AGREES TO
HUGHES NAVY PLAN
REVISED ARMAMENT PLAN PER.
Mirs JAps TO RETAIN NEW
SHIP, THE MuTsu
Ratio Of $50" ne Originally Propos-
ed by United States Stands In
Final Agreement Between
Major Naval Power.

washington.--The first great stride
toward u fivepower treaty limiting
naval ornaments was taken Thursday
when the United States, Great Britain
aud Japan announced final agree.
meni on the American "5-'-3" ratio.
The next step--el elaboration Of the
agreement TO include France and Italy
WIS Initiated Immediately within the
new naval committee Of Is.
Agreement among the three naval
powers was reached on the basis of n
status quo" understanding as To for.
LITIGATION Of the Pacific islands. Al
the same time the United States
and great Britain aeceded Ia Japan's
desire 10 re;aIn her newest hattleship.
the Mutsu. with proportIonnte changes
In the American and British fleets.
While the principles of the orig
inal American proposal were not I'm.
paired by the triangular agreement.
the settlement contemplates the fol
lowing changes In fleets 10 be retain
ed:
Great Britain, ~ ships instead ~ -.
stead Of d0f.450 tons.
United States. Is ships as originally
proposed, but with an aggregate Of
$4,000 tons instead OF 5O0.050 tons.
Japan. 10 ships as originally propos-
e'i. hut with an aggregate of $4,000
tons, instead of no, TOO tons.
Al the end of the 10-year building
holiday, the fleets win stand under the
revised plan ms follows:
Great Britain $4,000 tons; United
States $4,000 tons and Japan $4,000
tons.
In announcing the three power
agreement 10 the committee Of rs, the
following official explanation was
made:
This arrangement between the
Omitted States. Great Britain and Japan
r.. 80 far as the number Of ships To be
reclaimed and strapped In concerned,
dependent upon n suitable agreement
with France and Italy az TO their cnpl.
tai ships"
Francee Would Equal Jap Navy.
strict silence was maintained by all
members of the committee Of rs as
10 what transplrcd after the announce
ment had been received. an official
statement saying merely that negotia.
lions for the five power agreement and
treaty were proceeding, The French
groups In understood. however. to have
begun presentation Of Frances desire
for capital ship tonnage equal to
that 81 Japan In the revised figures.
Far East Pact NJ Standstiil.
While events as 10 the naval ratio
agreements We're moving swiftly. ne
gotintions for Far Eastern settlements
were nj a standstill except for the
separate chinese-Iarenese discussion
OF Shantung. A settlement between
the two groups Is not yet In sight and
no date has been set for resumption OF
ether Far Eastern conversations.
The revised three power naval agree.
ment. In addition to overcoming the
most difficult stumbling block In the
pathway ~ the conference rein
tive strength OF the American and Jap.
ancse fleets--has saved three huge
new Observation-Disclosures from the scrap
heap. They are the Japanese Mutsn
and the American Colorado and Wash.
iugten. ships of the same "post.Jnt.
land" design. embodying lessons of the
world war.
Provision also IL made for two new
British ''posi-Jutiand" ships 10 be laid
at once and docs not otherwise modify
the ten-year holiday In naval building.