The Washington herald., 1921-11-13

The United States proposes
the following plan for a limita-
ton of the naval ornaments OF
the comforting nations. The
United States believes that this
plan safely guards the interests
of all concerned.
In working out this proposal
the United States has been
guided by four general princi-
piles:
(a) The elimination of all
capital ship building programs.
either actual or projected.
OBJ Further reduction through
the scrapping of certain Of the
older ships.
(c) That regard should be had
to the existing naval strength
of the comforting powers.
(d) The use of capital ship
tonnage as the measurement of
strength for navies and a pro-
portionate allowance of auxil-
larry combatant craft prescribed.
PROPOSAL.
"For n Limitation of Naval
Armaments.
Capital ships.
UNITED STATES.
1. The United States to scrap
all new capital ships now under
construction and on their way
to completion. This includes six
battle cruisers and seven battle
ships on the ways and building
and two battleships launched.
Note-(Paragraph 1 involves
reduction of fifteen new
capital ships under construc-
ton. with a total tonnage
when completed of $4,000
tons.
Total amount OF money al
ready spent on fifteen capital
ships. s332,O00, 900.
2. The United States to scrap
all battleships up to. but not
including. the Delaware and
North Dakota.
Note-(The number of all
batleships strapped under
paragraph 2 is Is: their to-
tai tonnage is 227.740 tons.
The grand total of capital
ships to be strapped is 80. ag-
gregating s45,74O tons.
GREAT BRITAIN.
3. Great Britain to stop fur.
Their construction on the four
new Hoods.
NOte-(Paragraph involves a
reduction of four rev capital
ships not yet laid down, but
upon which money has been
spent, with a total tonnage
when completed of $4,000
tons.
4. In addition to the four
Hoods, Great Britain to scrap
her pre-dreadLaughts, second
line battleships and first line
battleships up to but not includ-
ing the King George V class.
Note-Paragraph Z involves the
disposition of nineteen capital
ships Certain of which have
already-be scrapped), with a
tonnage reduction of 411.375
tons. The grand total tonnage
of ships strapped under this
agreement will be 5S3.375 tons.
JAPAN.
8. Japan to abandon her pro-
gram of ships not yet laid down,
viz: the Xii. Dwarf. No. Z, No.
s. battleships, and Nos. 5. 6, a
and s, battle cruisers.
Note.-Paragraph 5 does not in
volve the stopping of construc-
ton on any ship upon which
construction has begun.
6. Japan to scrap three battle
ships; the Mutsu. launched; the
Tosa and Kaga, building, and
four battle cruisers, the Amagi
and AkaSi. building, and the
Atago and Takao, not yet laid
down, but for which certain ma
terial has been assembled.
Note-Paragraph 6 involves a
reduction of seven new capital
ships under construction, with
total tonnage. when COM
pleted, of 2SS.100 tons.
Z. Japan to scrap all pre-
dreadnaughts and capital ships
Of the second line, this to in
ciude the scrapping of all ships
up to but not including the
Settsu.
Note-Paragraph involves the
scrapping of ten older ships,
with a total tonnage of 49,
S2s tons. The grand total re-
duction of tonnage on vessels
existing. laid down or for
which material has been as
sembled is 44S.92S tons.
France AND ITALY.
8 In view of certain extraor-
nary conditions due to the
world war affecting the existing
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