The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-16
TERMS ANNOUNCED
United States to Com
plete 2 of Fastest Type
Capital Ships.
BRITAIN ALLOWED
BALANCE OF RATIO
Hughes Terms Pact tn
Greatest Step Ever
Taken for Peace.
Japan retains the Mutsu

Japan retains the Mutsu.
In return for that concession .h
has fully approved tho 5-s-s ns
val ratio Of Secretary Hughes.
And this. in the opinion Of Ser
rotary Hughes himself. uttered las
night TO the comm ttee OF frtee
dealing with the Limitation Of IN
naval armament Of the five leadini
powers OF the world. is rfl --est
est single step ever ma 10. toNar
permanent and lasting 20 -.,
There still is to be o....s "a
the comparat We naval o
France and Italy. But rf N
be worked out at a scr. -on
ierences beginning this iaor-la.
and officials last nigh t
-0-T 5ieto success on thr
ready Is sssu-ed
HuEhes hrr-unr-s A.
Until -to ratio for as
nations the E-nitsd 81
ErtaIr. -ars-. France e..
-.a-Ble 10. tasre viii be DO Ienar
session 20 make the results TuhI
and confirm them before +he world
But Secretary Hughes Iast Htcff
Following out his promise 20 kce,
the people OF the country ntorme'
OF all developments in the confer
ence- announced the agreement ~
the Zig Three" ratio and she term
under which II was reached II,
made IL plain that tho result
the naval agreement viii Ice ~
corporated in treaty FORM so tina
the people OF the United state
represented in the Senate coul
place the seal OF pubic approval ~
the work accomplished.
The Secretary in making puhr
the result 20 date took occasion o.
speak in the highest terms Of tn
spirit Of Cancellation and effort this
has preva led at all Of the meet
ings OF himself and his associates
Every effort has been made at al
times. he said. to reach an agree
ment that would be t'-st and equit
able 20 all concerned.
Compromise on Mutsu.
The compromise on the Nuts,
brought adequate compe nsation =,
both the United States and Grea
Britain. In return for the conces
sion TO Japan the United States vii
complete and put into commission
her two latest tyne Of capital fight
ing ship. the Colorado and tn,
Washington. Great Britain will h,
allowed 20 Immediately construcr
two pre-Jutland ships % an en-
larged Royal Sovereign tyne. In TIL,
way the balance Of ratio will b.
maintained inasmuCh rs japan vii
INV scrap the SettSu. ono o. he
older ships; the United States. ~
North Dakota and the Delaware. an,
Great Britain. four-the Kins
George V. the Erin. the Ccnturiar
and the Ajax.
Retain Latest Type.
The result OF the compronnis. 2,
that under the new arrangement TIA.
three interested powers retain II
their navies vessels % the lates'
type. good for twenty wears % serv
ice and scrap seven Of a type that
would he worthless In = ace
ade. They also retain the naval hol.
iday feature proposed by the Unite,
States while making concession e.
Great Britain whereby. in construcf-
ing her two pre-Jutland craft. vhf
will be able to retain her sNper
naval construction force.
The agreement Is. OF course. con
ditional on an agreement whereby
the naval ratio OF France aud Itsiy
is to be apportioned. There is a.
present a considerable difference Of
opinion there. The French are dis-
satisfied with the suggested rati,
fathered by the British. They wan
more ships The British oppose this
But Il Is believed that this all car
be ironed out today when the com
mittee of fifteen on naval arm
aments get together.
Members Of New Committee.
The membership OF the enlarge
subcommittee on naval armament,
is as follows:
United States-Chairman Hurne~
Col. Theodore Roosevelt and Ad
miraI Coontz.
Great Britain-Arthur ]. Bslfour
Lord Lee OF FNehsm and Rear Al
miral Chatfield.
France-M. Sarraut, VI. Jusseranc
and Vice Admiral de Bon.
Itsly-Senstor Schanzer. Mr.. Al.
bertini and Vice Admiral Acton.
Japan-Admiral Baron Kato
Vice Admiral Ksto and Capt su.
yetsugu.
The agreement on the SIS a.
communicated 20 the above com
mittee by Secretary Hughes was ~
follows:
Text Of Agreement.
The following are the points OF
agreement that have been reached
in the course of the negotiation
between the United States OF Amer.
lea, Great Britain and Japan with
respect TO their capital nghtin-
shtps-
An agreement has been reached
between the three powers--tH
United states Of America. the Brit
ish Empire and Japan on. the sub
ject of naval ratio. To" '....-'n-v'
of the American gov
the ratio should 10
copied II is agreed nat with re-
Co~ss~sed on P0ge TsSo.