, 1921-11-12

W<tof1iNGlON, Nov. IL.
A 1O-year holiday in naval
construction, involving a ire
mendous scrapping of ship.
now. on the ways or contem-
plated by the United States.
Great Britain and Japan was proposed
to the conference on the Limitation OF
ornaments by Secretary Hughes at
The opening session today as Amer.
ica's proposals.
Briefly. the American proposai IA.
hat there Immediately be de-
stroyed by the navies OF the three
great powers. 6s capital fighting ships
a total tonnage of ISIS, o34 tons.
Within three months after making
an agreement tho navies would CON.
sist OF designated and agreed upon
ships as follows: United States. Is:
Great Britain. 81; Japan. 10.
In tons this would be: United
states. 5oo.650; Great Britain. so4.45o:
Japan. 29s. 100.
Replacement would be limited NV
an agreed maximum of capital shin
tonnage as follows; United States.
100000 tons: Great Britain. o 600
tons; Japan. 900. 900 tons.
Subject to tho Io-year holiday llmi-
tation. capital ships could DO replaced
when they are 20 years old. No re-
placement ship would have a tonnage
OF moro than $4,000.
A total tonnage in cruisers no
uila leaders and destroyers for each
power would be xed as follews.
for tho United State 4so. 1000 tons:
for Great Britain 45o, 900 IONS: FOR
Japan 270.o0o tons.
The total tonnage of submarines
lows:
For the United States 10000 tons;
Tor Great Britain 10000 tons: for ia
pan $4,000 tons.
The total image of nirpiane car
riers was proposed as follows.
For the United States 50. 900 tons:
Tor Great Britain $4,000 tons; for
Japan $4,000 tons.
In each case. II would be provided
that no government whose present
tonnage exceeds the prescribed limit
would be required to SCRAP such ex-
cess until repiacements have begun.
Cruisers IT years of age could be
replaced by new construction.
Similarly, d~estroyers. flotiIla lead
lCi6 III submarines COulQ pc TtDluCeQ
when ~ years old and airplane car
riers when 20 years old.
AIRPLANE LIMITATIONS
ARE ALSO SOUGHT.
Limitation of ~airplane construction
vas net outlined in detail In the
American proposal. but It was de-
clared in the proposal that since the
importance of the merchant marine is
a factor In any naval armament pro-
gram regulations must be provided
to govern the conversion of merchant
craft for war purposes.
Other features of the auxiliary craft
reduction program, included:
Exemption from the terms of the
agreement OF the existing monitors;
unarmored surface craft under 5000
tons. fuel ships. supply ships, tend
ers. repair ships, tugs and mine
swsepers.
No new auxiliary combatant craft
could be built. exempt from terms OF
h agreement, that exceeded 5000
tons. had a speed OF more than 10
knots and carried more than four g.
inch guns.
All auxiliary surface craft whose
keels already have been laid could be
carried to completion.
AtA~iAichl MOdAa bt lldut ldlcT lOT
details OF scrapping the ships falling
outside tho proposed Limitation.
Each of the powers party to the
agreement would bind itself to inform
all the other concerning:
1.-The names or number of the
ship to be replaced by new construc-
ton.
2-The date of authorization of 70
placement tonnage.
3-The dates of laying tho keels OF
replacement tonnage.
1.-THE displacement tonnage OF
each new ship TO be laid down.
5-The actual date of completion
of each new ship.
e-The fact IND date of the scrap
ping OF ships replaced.
A summary Of the results OF the
: Continued IN Page ~