New-York tribune., 1921-11-13
Limit of $4,000 Tons Set
On Size of New Vessels
Older Warships Also to Go to
junk Heap; Submarines
and Auxiliaries Cut
By Carter Field

By Carter Field
WASHINGTON, Nov. ia cut definite and detailed
tor cutting the British Japanese and American naves
to the bone holding them during ten-year naval
holiday proposed by America the Conference on
Limitation of Armament at the first meeting to-day
Scrappng of battleshp battle
those already launched almost ready
be commissioned of all for ten
years. requirements after that period ship ship basis
with the size of the ships fixed than $4,000
tonssaler than the largest ships in commsson-and
the scrappng of large number ships in each navy
are a few of the high lights of the program
Secretary of State Hughes the
ference read the American proposals curousy complex divided
audience delegates especially the British and Japanese sat
in stunned silence expected gneraes about the ho
ro OF war and the weight Of the taxes necesaed by
Under the armament limitation plan
through Mr. Hughes there Immediately cap-
tai lighting ships of the United Britain
tonnage specified by name Mr.
Iughes proposal Mr. Hughes scrap
thirty ships with total tonnage of Great Britain
ships of 1875 tons and Japan seventeen of 4
Comparative Effect of Program
Three months after the adoption of the Hughes
States would Japan
of theses ships are:
Maryland California Tennessee Idaho Mississippi
New Mexico Arizona Pennsylvania Oklahoma Nevada Texas New
York. Arkansas Wyoming Utah. Florida North
Total tonnage, 50O650.
Btain-Roya Sovereign Royal Oak Resolution Ramiies
Revenge Queen Elizabeth Valiant Barh Malaga
Emperor of India Iron Duke Marlborough,
turian Ajax Hood Renow Rpulse Tger22 Total 6o445o
JapanNagao Hnga, Yamashro, Fu-s settsu Kshima
Haruna Hi-Ye, Kongo-lO Total tonnage, 299,7Oo.
Twenty established the life ship.
replaced replacemens are limited to
100000 tons for the United States 100000 for Britain
100000
total destroyers
nation would be fixed thus For the United States 100000
Great Britain, 100000 tons for
The total tonnage submarines
the United States 10000
Sd, 900
Congressmen Applaud Proposal
The hive hundredodd Senator'S and members of the
e were almost as enthusiastic Mr. Hugh William
gathering resemble political
1t is difficult the element
There
definite would
proposal that would eliminate the laying
But laid down by Mr. Hughes the American
for the scappng $3.50 900 already
baleships battle
The financial loss the japanese would
Of their ships the Matsu already launched practically
peted while other batthp
built The loss to the British would
sructon concerned the chief of con-
structon of the four Hood there has been
Money ships
haven notb
The tonight concentrated study Of
the American proposals by the British high
water mark far OF optimism to the outcome
British Acceptance Is Forecast
The British while cautious evidently
acn peo a1 the program Belief tonight those
British delegation that
discussions this should not the
American
Sir Arthur Wiert, British deleeation
This is bold and the part Of Mr.
Hughes and encouraging for results the the only
position the technical mood
time to form action"
In of the Balfour head a.
CATION spent than
American delegation yesterday afternoon
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