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United StHtc>-Eighteen ships.


Great Rritain-Twenty-two ships.
Japan-Ten ships
The tonnage Of the big ships after
the reduction IS made will be as fol.
lows:
United States, OO,56O; Great Brit,
ain. 6n+.430; Japan. 299, 100
Under The program the United
+ States would scrap thirty capital
ships hui!t or in process of construc,
ion. L rotal tonnage Of S45,74O.
Great Britain would scrap nineteen
big $hipS. with tonnage reduction
Of 41l@15 rons.
Japan would destroy or cease con-
<trnrtion of seven new capital ships,
with funua@e of $50, 100 and scrap
,en "t'l"r ships With a total ronna ne
of 80 S2> Tons.
Discusses Replacement.
HUGHES ,htn discussed the gradual
rcpIa.rI>eut q; he three great navies.
He said:
With rrSrc"i tn replacement. the
United S!iteS proposes:
''l-TGHt it be agreed that the first
IT .,!:'."flent tonnage shall not be laid
down unit, ten years from the date
of agreement.
'2-That replacement be limited by
an agreed maximum of capital ship
tonnage as follows:
For The United States, 500,00 tons.
For Great Britain. 100000 tons.
"t'or Lnpan 100000 tons.
''3-Th#t subject to the ten-year
limitation above and the maximum
standard capital ships may be replac-
cd when they are twenty years old by
capital ship construction.
"4-That no capital ship shall be
built in replacement with a tonnage
displacement Of more than $4,000
tons"
Submarine tonnage would be limited
to the United States, 10000 tons
Great Britain, 10000 tons; Japan, 54,-
900 tons. All submarines whose keels
have been laid should be carried to
completion.
Cruisers seventeen years old could
be replaced by new construction.
Similarly. deStrOyers, flotilla lead
crs and submarines could be replaced
when twelve years old, and airplane
carriers when twenty years old.
Each of the powers party to the
agreement would bind itself to in
form al. the other parties concerning ::
l. The names or numbers Of the
ship TO be replaced by new construc-
ton.
2. The date of authorization of re-
placement tonnage.
3. The dates of laying the keels Of
replacement tonnage.
4. The displacement tonnage Of
each new ship to be laid down.
). The actual state of completion
Of each new ship.
6. The fact and date of the scrap
ping Of ships replaced.
Willing to Scrap Ships.
The United States Is now complet-
ing its program of 1915 calling for
ten new battleships and six battle
cruisers. One battleship has been
Completed. The others are in vari-
Gus stages Of construction, In some
cases from 90 to over so per cent Of
the construction has been done On
these fifteen capital ships now being
built over $3.50, 100000 has been spent.
Still, the United States Is willing, in
the interest of an immediate limita-
tion of naval armament to scrap all
these ships.
The list of those 10 be scrapped
shall consist Of the following capital
ships:
United States-Aiaryland, Califor-
MIA, Tennessee, Idoha. Mississippi,
New Mexico, Arizona, Pennsylvania,
Oklahoma, Nevada. Texas, New York,
Arkansas, Wyoming, Utah, Florida,
North Dakota, Delaware-1S Total
100000.
Great Britain-ROyal Sovereign,
Royal Oak, Resolution, Families, Re
venge, Queen Elizabeth. Warspite,
Valiant, Barham, Malaga, Benbow,
Emperor OF India, Iron Duke, Marl-
borough, Erin, King George V, Cen
turian, Ajax, Hood, Renown, Repulse,
Tiger-22. Total tonnage, 604,450.
"Japan-NagatO, Hiuga, Ise, Yama-
shiro, Fu-So, Settsu, Kirishima. Ha-
runa, He-Yei, Kongo-10 Total ton
mage, 800, 100"