The Washington herald., 1921-11-13
U. S. Would Scrap Fifteen Battleships
And Suspend Naval Program Under Plan
Proposed to all Powers toReduce Tonnage

conformity with the foregoing
rules. 800,
Auxiliary Csns.taa, Craft.
10. In tregting this subject
auxiliary combatant craft have
been divided into three classes:
(a) Auxiliary surface COM
blatant craft.
(b) Submarines.
(c) Airplane carriers and air
craft.
Auxiliary Surface Cenbatant
Il. The term auxiliary surface
combatant craft includes cruis.
ers Exclusive of battle cruisers).
fiotilla. leaders. destroyers, aAd
all other surface types except
those specifically exempted in
the following paragraph.
Is. Existing monitors. unar-
mored surface craft as specified
in paragraph Is. under 5000 tons.
fuel ships. supply ships, tenders,
repair ships. tugs. mine sweep
ers and vessels readily CONVEX
tble from merchant vessels are
exempt from the terms of this
agreement.
10. No new auxiliary combat
ant craft may be built exempt
from this agreement regarding
limitation of naval ornaments
that exceed 5000 tons dispiaceA
ment and is knots speed. and
carry more than As guns.
II. 1t is proposed that the total
tonnage of cruisers, hotilla lead
ers and destroyers allowed each
power shall be as follows:
For the United States, 45V,OUV
tons.
For Great Britain. 100000 tons.
For Japan, 10000 tons.
Provided, however, that no
power party to this agreement
whose total tonnage in auxiliary
surface combatant craft on No.
vemoer IL. 1921. exceeds the
prescribed tonnage shall be re-
CURED to scrap such excess ton,
mage until replacements begin.
at which time the total. tonnage
OF auxiliary combatant craft for
each nation shall be reduced IN
the prescribed allowance as
hereins stated.
Limitation OF New Consti,ct,.,
IL; ta) All auxiliary surface
comoatant craft whose ke.,s
nave been laid down by Novem-
DER II, 1921, may be carrs.a a.
completion. su 10
tol No new construction. IA
auxlilary surface comh.t.,t
craft except Replacement 60
mage as provided herein.s,n.
n asn oe laid down during the
,'; or this agreement, BRO
v ,,' however. that such ns
IONS as have not reached ~.
eukiiiary surface .comha,sns
It tonnage allowances bsra
inoerore stated may con.t.,,e.
. tonnage up to the limit Of ths,.
Scrappins Of Old co...
-. Auxiliary Surface oou,..
an' crart shall be scrapped ~
ooroance with methods 70
agreed upon. "e
OBJ Submarines.
70 1t is proposed that IN. d,
.aI tonnage of subma RIM.
lowed each power SHAH he q.
For the United States, 90. 600 ton.
For Great Britain. a. oSS .o ons
FOR Japan sx.ooS s
PROVIDED, however. NO 49,.
party to this agreement who.a
total tonnage in submarina.
n Movemoer II. 1921, exceeds the
prescribed tonnage, shall be Va.
CURED to scrap such excess ton-
mage until requirements begin ~
winch time the total TONNAGE a,
suomarines for each nation 81 al,
pc reduced to the prescribed a.,
io"ance as herein stated.
Limitation Of New Co,s......I
u. (a) An submarines who's.
Seeis have been laid down hv
november II, 1891. may be car,
fied to completion.
to) No new submarine tonno
except replacement tonnae. ~
provided hereinafter shall \. ,.ss
Gown during the period Of this
eement provided. however.
mat such nations as. have moi
1scned the submarine tonnare
AIIowance hereinbsfore .state6
may construct tonnage IN TO the
unit OF their allowances.
tcD AirpiAne Carriers a>a A.
craft.
~. II 10 proposed that the to.
e.i tonnage Of .airplane carriers
iowed each power shall be a. |
United States. $4,000 tons.