Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-12-22
Three POWERS
REACH DECISION
United States, Britain, Japan,
Reach Settlement. flaps
to Keep Mutsu.
NAVAL RATIO
Capital Ship Tonnage Which will 30
Allotted France and italy 10 Out,
standing Matter Remaining
for Consideration.

WashtngtOh.-The first great stride
toward five power treaty limiting
naval ornaments was taken when the
United States, Great Britain and
Japan announced a final agreement on
the American 1858" ratio.
The next Disqualification of the
agreement to include France and Italy
was initiated Immediately within the
new naval committee of Is.
Agreement among the three major
naval powers was reached on the basis
of status quo" understanding as to
fertilization of the Pacific islands. At
the same time the United States and
Great Britain acceded to Japan's de-
sire to retain her newest battleship,
the Mutsu, with proportionate changes
in the American and British fleets.
While the principles of the original
American proposal were not impaired
by the triangular agreement, the set
Element contemplates the following
changes in fleets to be retained:
Great Britain, 20 ships instead Of
%, with an aggregate of 5S2O5O tons
instead of 8O4, 45O tons.
United States, 10 ships as originally
proposed, but with an aggregate Of
$4,000 tons instead Of 5OO,65O tons.
Japan, 10 ships as originally propos-
ed, but with an aggregate Of $500
tons instead of 299,7 tons.
At the end Of the 1O-year building
holiday, the fleets will stand under the
revised detailed plan as follows:
Great Britain 525,OOO tons: United
States $4,000 tons and Japan 315OOO
tons.
The total tonnage Of the American
capital ships to be strapped undpr the
original proposal, including the ton
mage of ships in construction If COM
pleted, was stated to be S45,74O tons.
Under the present arrangement the
tonnage of the 80 ships to be scrap
ped, taking that of the ships in con-
struction If completed, would be $780,
$40 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
uAAoSA tAO gAOSOAI 1S 4OO,-
1928 tons. n
Under the original proposal Great
Britain was to scrap 10 capital ships
whereas under the present arrange.
ment she will scrap four more, or q
total of %. 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, If completed, was stated
to be 583,375 tons. The corresponding
total Of strapped ships under the new
arrangement will be 22,6OO tons more
or 6O5,975 tons.
Under the American proposal there
were to be scrapped &c capital fight
ing ships, built or building, with 8
total tonnage (taking ships laid down
as completely Of 1,S7sO43 tons. Unde,
the present arrangement, on the same
basis of calculation, there are to be
scrapped 68 capital fighting ships with
a tonnage of 1851 ,643 tons.
Announcement Of the agreement left
the question Of capital ship tonnage
to be allotted France and Italy the out
standing matter to be determined b,
the new naval committee of Is, as Il
resumed its task of whipping into fina
shape the prospective five power nava
/ limitation agreement