Evening star., 1921-11-12
SECRETARY HUGHES GOES INTO DETAILS OF PLAN
TO BRING RADICAL CUR7AHL IN WORLD ARMAMENT

new capital ships when completed
would be $4,000 tons.
"(2) To scrap all Of the oloer
hattleships up to, but not includ-
ing, the Delaware and North "a
kota. The number of these OLD
battlesh;ps to be scrapped is NJ
teen. Their total tonnage is $ZZh-
TAO tons.
Thus the number of capital ships
to be scrapped by the United
States, If this plan is accepted, is
thirty with an aggregate tonnage
including that of ships IN con-
struction, if completely of s45.74O
tons.
Ships Of Great Britain.
"The plan contemplates that
Great Britain and Japan shall
take action which is fairly COM
mensurate with this action on the
part Of the United States.
1T is proposed that Great Brit
ain
"G) Shall stop further con-
struction of the four new Hoods.
the new capital ships not laid
down but upon which money has
been spent. These four ships. II
completed. would have tonnage
displacement of 172.000 tons.
"(2) Shall, in addition, scrap her
pre-dreadnaughtS, second-line bat
tleships 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 nineteen capital ships
and a tonnage reduction of 4l1,j15
tons.
The total tonnage of ships thus
to be scrapped by Great Britain
Gncluding the tonnage of the four
Hoods. if completely would be
5S3,375 tons.
Plan for Japan.
1T is proposed that Japan
"U) Shall abandon her program
of ships not yet laid down, viz, the
Xii. Dwarf. No. Z and No. 8 BATTLE
ships, and Nos. S, 6, and battle
cruisers.
does not involve the stopping of
construction, as the construction
of none of these ships has been be-
gun.
"t2) Shall scrap three capital
ships (the Mutsu, Iaunched: the
Tosa and Kago, in course of build
ing), and four battlecruisers (the
Amagi and Akagi, in course of
building, and the Atoga and Takao.
not yet laid down. but for which
certain material has been assem-
bled).
"The total number Of new capi-
tai ships to be scrapped under this
paragraph is seven. The total ton
mage of these new capital ships.
when completed. would be 2S9,100
tons.
"(3) Shall scrap all pre-dread-
naughts and battleships Of the Sec
ond line. This would include the
scrapping of all ships up to but not
including the Settsu-that is, the
scrapping of ten older ships, with
q total tonnage of 15s,S2S tons.
THE total reduction Of tonnage
on vessels existing, laid down. or
for which material has been as
sembled (taking the tonnage of the
new ships when completely would
be 44S.92S tons.
Would Scrap 1,s7s.o43 Tons.
Thus. under this plan there
would be Immediately destroyed, of
the navies of the three powers. 66
capital fighting ships, built and
building, with a total tonnage OF
1,S7S,043.
1T is proposed that 1t should be
agreed by the United States. Great
Britain and Japan that their navies,
with respect to capital ships. with
in three months after the making
of the agreement shall consist OF
certain ships designated in the
proposal and numbering for the
United States Is. for Great Britain
%, for Japan 10.
The tonnage Of these ships would
be as follows: OF the United States.
50O,65O; of Great Britain, 604, 4,450: Of
Japan. 299,70O. In reaching this
result, the age factor in the case Of
the respective navieS has received
appropriate consideration.
Replacement.
with respect to replacement, the
United States proposes:
"(l) That it be agreed that the
first replacement tonnage shall not
be laid down until ten years from
the date Of the agreement.
"(2) That replacement be limited
by an agreed maximum OF capital
ship tonnage as follows:
"F'or the United States. 100000
.For Great Britain, 100000 tons.
"For Japan, 100000 tons.
.(3) That subisOk to the ten-year
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