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RATIO
FINALLY AD0PTE.
Zig Three" Agreement is
Officially Announced.
BRITAIN TO EU.LO SHIPS
viii Construct Two Because of Re-
tention of New Boats by japanese
and United States,

Washington, Dec. 16 - Agreement
of the big Three" naval powers on
the "5-5-3" naval ratio plan was Off
cially announced at the state depart
ment
Under the plan Japan retains the
uperdreadnaught Mutsu, instead Of
the old battleship Setsu, and the
United States retains two additional
ships of the Maryland class. instead
Of the Delaware and North Dakota
Great Britain as an eQuiva'l ut Will
build two superdreadnaught similar
to the Maryland and Mutsu types, but
Of greater tonnage, sclapp.rg four
Old hatlleShipS of the original retained
liSr suggested by the American plan.
The agreement includes Il status
quo under standing on Qualifications Of
the Pacific islands in open waters and
exclusive of Hawaii and islands OFF
the Japanese, Australian and New
Zealand coasts.
With tn. So exceptions the a-r"e-
mcnt comedies with the Original
American plan of limitations, hnt
questions as to submarines. possible
modification Of the 1G-year naval holi-
day and tonnage allowances in air
craft carriers and other auxiliary
types are reserved for consideration
by the new naval committee of u.
The ships of the Maryland class. to
be retained by the United States will
he the Colorado and Washington. The
S;!fps to be scrapped by Great Britain
i" e. E'ponSirte for her two new battle
Ships will be the King George V, III"
l. IN, the Centurian and the Ajax
'Hhe agreement also provides fUr
r'HXilAum limit in tonnage Of capital
sh US to be built in replacement nj
81 600 tons, American measurement.
ard Tor an ultimate tonnage ratio be
tween the thee powers at the end OF
tn" fen-year holiday as follows: Great
britain. $4,000 tons: the United
States. $4,000 tons; Japan, 315.000
tens.
The original American proposal fix
ed maximum limit of 35 600 tons
aHd provided for 100000 tons each
I = the United States and Great Bri-
tain and 100000 tons for Japan.
Under the agreement during the ten
years the United States viii have IS
CAPT III ships, aggregating 525. $50
tons; Great Britain, 20 ships, aggre-
CITING $50 90, and Japan, ten ships,
a"cregating $4,000 tons This repre-
s"nts a total of sc 200 tons for Great
Britain more than the United States,
I,-hiah allowed IN
said, because of the age OF the older
British battleships.
The official announcement said the
agreement was dependent on a suit
able agreement with France and Italy"
as 70 their naval ratios. but that the
ratio as between the three big powers
was not to lie affected by the French
French and italian negotiations.
Under the final arrangement the
United States will scrap the same
number of capital ships as proposed
in the original American plan. The
so American vessels to be scrapped
under the original proposal had a ton
mage of $4,000 and those to be scrap
ped under the present plan have a
tonnage Of $4,000.
Japan will scrap the same number
rs under the original plan, but the
amended list substituting the old Set
su for the new Mutsu makes the total
tonnage to be scrapped by Japan
345.000 tons, in place Of $4,000 tons
in the original plan.
Great Britain, which was to have
strapped 10 capital ships under the
original plan, is to give up % under
the revised arrangement, but will
build two new ships. The British ton
mage to have been strapped under the
original proposal was $4,000 and I'M
der the revised proposal will be 605,-
900.
Under the agreement, 1t was offici-
ally estimated that the United States
would save from $4,000 900 to 500
900 600 over the original proposal Of
the American government.
The total number Of capital ships to
have been retained by the three pow
ars under the first American figures
was G6, and under the revised figures
will be IS. The total tonnage to be
strapped was 1S7S043 tons in the or
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