Evening star., 1921-12-16

legend tons each--that is. calculating
the tonnage according to British
standards OF measurement. or. ac-
cordfng to American calculations, the
equivalent of $1,000 tons each. 1t is
agreed that the British government
shall. on the completion of these two
Cd new ships. scrap four "a OF their
ships Of the King George V type
that is. the Erin, King George V.
Centurion and Ajax. which were to
American proposal. This would leave
the British capital ships in number
twenty. as against twenty-five under
the American proposal. Taking the
tonnage OF the two Cd new ships ac-
cording to American calculation. il
would amount to $4,000. and the four
ships scrapped having a tonnage of
96.4GO tons. there would be a reduc-
ton in net tonnage of 22.400 tons.
leaving the British tonnage of capital
ships 5S2.05o instead of 6o4.45o. This
would give the British as against the
United States an excess tonnage Of
5000 tons which is deemed to be fair.
in view of the age of the ships of the
Royal Sovereign and the Queen Eliza
beth types.
Replacement Provisions.
The maximum limitation for the
tonnage of ehips to be constructed in
replacement is to be fixed at $4,000
legend tons-that is. according 20
British standards OF measurement. or.
according to American calculations,
the equivalent Of $1,000 tons, inor
der to give accommodation to these
changes. The maximum tonnage of
capital ships is fixed. for the purpose
of replacement, on the basis of Amer
lean standards of calculation. as fol-
lows: United States. $4,000 tons.
Great Britain. 525.000 tons: Japan.
$4,000 tons.
N, .,rSn Sa-ft !,
the original American proposal. it will
be observed that the United States is
to scrap thirty ships as proposed. save
that there will be Scrapped thirteen
of the fifteen ships under construction
and seventeen instead of fifteen of the
older ships.
THE total tonnage Of the American
capital ships to be scrapped under the
original proposal including the ton
mage Of ships in construction if COM
pleted. was stated to be S45,140 tons.
Under the present arrangement the
tonnage Of the thirty ships to be
scrapped. taking that of the ships in
construction if completed, would be
S29.540 tons.
THE number of the japanese ships
to be retained remains the same as
under the original proposal. The total
tonnage Of the ships to be scrapped
by Japan under the original American
proposal. taking the tonnage of new
ships when completed, was stated to
be 44s.923 tons. The total tonnage Of
the ships to be scrapped under the
present arrangement is 435.32S tons.
Under the original proposal. Great
Britain was to scrap nineteen capital
ships fincludins certain predread-
naughts already scrapped). whereas
| under the present arrangement she
will scrap four more. or a total of
twenty-three. The total tonnage Of
ships to be scrapped by Great Britain.
including the tonnage of the four
Hoods. to which the proposal referred
as laid down. II completed. was stated
| total of scrapped ships under the new
arrangement will be 22.600 tons more.
or 605,975 tons.
ships to Be Scrnpped.
Under the American proposal. there
were to be scrapped sixty-six capital
| fighting ships built and building, with
q total tonnage (taking ships laid
down as completely Of 1.s1s.o43 tons.
Under the present arrangement. on
the same basis of calculation. there
are to be scrapped siXty-eight capital
! fighting ships, with a tonnage Of L.
61.Si3 tons.
THE naval holiday of ten years with
respect to capital ships, as originally
proposed by the American govern
ment. is to be maintained except for
the permission to construct ships as
above stated.
This arrangement between the
| United States. Great Britain and ia
, pan is. SO far as the number of ships
to be retained and scrapped is con-
cerned. dependent upon suitable
agreement with France and Italy as
| to their capital ships, matter which
is now in course of negotiation"