Arizona republican., 1921-11-13

dreadnaughts and capital ships of the second line. This to include scrapping of all ships up to, but not including the Settsu.
 Note: Paragraph geven involves the scrapping of ten older ships with total tonnage of 159,S2S tons. The grand total reduction of tonnage on vessels existing laid down, or for which material has been assembled, is 44S,92S tons.)
 France and Italy
 Eight: In view of certain extra E ordinary conditions due to the world war affecting existing strengths of the navies of France and Italy. the United States does not consider necessary the discussion at this stage of the proceedings of the ton mage allowance of these nations, but proposes it be reserved for the later consideration of the conference.
 OTHER NEW CONSTRUCTION
 Nine: No other new capital ships shall be constructed during the per iod of this agreement except replace ment tonnage as provided herein after
 Ten: If the terms of this proposal 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: LIST OF CAPITAL SHIPS United States
 Maryland, California, Tennessee. Ida ho, Mississippi, New Mexico, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Nevada, ! Texas. New York, Arkansas. Wyom- l ing. Utah, Florida, North Dakota Delaware. Total IS. Great Britain l Royal Sovereign, Royal Oak. Reso- | lution, Families, Revenge. Queen Elizabeth, Warspite, Valiant. Bar ham, Malaya, Benbow. Emperor of l India, Iron Duke, Marlborough, Erin, King George V. Centurian. A5ax' Hood, Renown, Repuise, Tiger To- tai g.
 Nagato, Hiuga, Ise. Yanashiro, | Fu-So. Settsu, Kirishima, Haruna Hi-Yei, Kongo. Total 10.
 TOTAL TONNAGE
 United states, 500.65o. Great Bri- tain. 604.450: Japan, 299,700. 1 DISPOSITION OF OLD
 AND NEW CONSTRUCTION Eleven: Capital ships shall be dis posed of inaccordance with the meth ods agreed upon.
 hEPERCEmE ENt0
 Twelve. (a) The tonnage basis TOT capital ship replacement under thls proposal to be as follows: 1 United States, 100000 tons.
 Great Britain. 5o0,0o0 tohs. Japan. 100000 tons.
 Cb1 Capital ships twenty years from date of completion may be re- l placed by new capital ship construc- tion but the keels of such new con- struction shall not be laid until the tonnage which 1t is to replace is sew enteen years of age from date ol | completion. Provided, however, the first replacement tonnage shall mol be laid down until ten years from the date of the signing of this agree ment.
 Gel The scrapping of capital ship: replaced by new construction shal be undertaken not later than the dat' of completion of the new construc' tion and shall be completed within three months of the date of compile tion of new construction; or if thu date of completion of new construc tion be delayed, then within four years of the laying of the keels o such new construction.
 (d) No capital ships shall be lait down during the term of this agree ; ment whose tonnage displacement ex eeeds 35,000 tons.
 e. The sale rules for determinin, :. tonnage of capital ships shall ap 1 Dly as 10 the ships of each of tn II powers party to this agreement. s1 (f) Each of the powers party t : this agreement agrees to inforr
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