Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-12
FIGURES MUST BE
BASISFOR DEBATE
ON DISARMAMENT

Washington, Nov. 13.-Any~ attempt
at figures sh aw.ng The army and navy
strengthsof tho five principal, powers
participating in the arn1amen: con
ference necessa rily is, a broad, one, bit
it serves to bring :,out. the. problems !
facing the, conferes. Fi-st-in import
in, tho limitations discussions will
stand the question of relative naval
strengths. These are'the figures from
which whatever the conference is:
able to accomplish toward an agree!
lnent to curtail future building Of
,warcraft or reduce existing battle
fleets must start. ".Hf n
The competitive fighting strength
Of navics in terms Of existing combat"
craft OF both the first and second
line. new ships and old. battleships,
battle cruisers, light cruisers destroy
:.ers. submarines Of all classes n air,
craft carriers is as follows in total
number of ships and total tonnage:
Great Britain. s3s ships. 1%.YS0,4s0
463 tons; Jaran: 80 ships. 52s,Ss9
tons: France. 1873 ships, 4s2.35S tons;
Italv. IS ships, 27a,622. tons. y II;
~ Tho known building programs in.
the same terms are. - 81. :
Great Britain. IL ships, $3.50 tons
and four additional battle cruisers as.
ErcgatinE 10000 tons planned but
States. So ships. .734.92s tons: Japan,
s. sh!pS. s05.iSS, tons, France, -.
ships. 1880 tons; Italy, p ships, ~
IN broad side strength Of capital.
ships Of he first line now, affpat,
which E. the number of guns: OF
12-inch bore and. up. the, figures are:
+ S-.~3 o. ~,x,, O.. 90 G - -,.- r S-s$A<5
States. 1876 guns; Japan, IS guns. The
Trench and Italian. feet are not re.
garded as coming within the same
scope Of power as the other three.
This existing U power strength Is
carried in the following groups. OF
! capital ships: Great Britain, rs first
line battleships and six first line hat
battleships:. Japan, six first line bat
tleships; and four first line battle
cruisers. The tonnage figures for
/ these ships are Great Britain. sfI.-
050; United States, 5oo,S5o; Japan,
2$s;seo. =.
l. y s., Building proeranaa.
Tho building programs OF the three
principal naval powers include :. tht
:; following capital ships:s Great Bri.
stain. four battle cruisers. 10000
tons: United States. nine, .battlesh.i!ps
tdnO"Elf OaItle' CrulSerS, JaplIli Ecker
battlcships and eight battle cruisers
!. 80 Figures on submarines for !sth4
, three powers are: Built. Great Brit
tain. 81 first line. SO second line:s14
first line feet submarines. m icruis
er Submarine. three monitor sub
marines; United States. 81 first line
~ second line, three feet submarines
Japan. Is first line. three second line
The submarine building programs in
clude Great Britain, five first line
United States 81 first line. three fleet
Japan. in doubt. but believed to: b
. either, IL or II first liners Of abou
1000 tons each. Japan is reported t
! have planned for l20 submarines. b.
> 1s2TH@1@&+ -'1"' t':Yn.t
Existing destroyers include. Grea
tRritain,s sMe30 first line. IS second
: United States. 1913 first line. ri sec
/, ond; Japan. 40 first line. II second
The building programs include as t.
:, dcstroyers Great Britain, Ave; Unite'
!: States. four; Japan, 80. 3
! The .Armiel.
For the armies: of the epowert
. known. figures and carefully ;~calculat
] I'd estimates. can be presented. TIL
authorized regular army strengt'
. stands approximately as follows: 49,.
: British empire, $500 Japas
!, 100000 ESTIMATED as with the color
:" in 1s21); France 5000 Q regular.
: $4,000. native troops in North :Afric
hand: 10000 native troops in tn
IN. colonies; Italy. 800 900; United State.
i57.s0O ~(authorized~ and includin
tl7,509 Philippine Srouts.i 80. :: -,