South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-13
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AR ms PLANS
Americas Program fer World
Disarmament is Thor
Oughly Set Forth.
TO STRIP ITS NAVY
In Working Out Proposals,
Four General Principles
Are Predominant.

| WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-FollOw-
ing IS the full Official text OF the
American proposals for limitation OF
world ornaments. as laid before the
conference:
The proposal Of the United
! States for a limitation Of naval ar
maments.
The United States proposes the
following plan for a Limitation OF
the naval ornaments Of the confer
ring nations. The United States be-
lieves that this plan safely guards
the interests OF all concerned.
-Four General Principles
(A)-The elimination OF all capt.
tai ship building programs. either
actual or projected.
(B)-Further reduction through
the scrapping OF certain OF the old
er ships
(C)-That regard should be had
to the existing naval strength of the
comforting powers.
(D)-The use Of capital ship ton
mage as the measurement Of strength
for navies and a p-oportionate al
lOwance Of auxiliary cOmbatant
craft prescribed.
( Proposal:
! Fora Limitation OF naval anna.
ments."
/ Capital ships.
! United States, one.
u. S. to Scrap Ships.
The United States 10 scrap all CAPT
4 ~
/ tai ships now under construction anC
includes SIX battle cruisers and sew
en- battleships on the ways and
! building and two battleship launches
Note: Paragraph one involves
Scrapping Of Is new capital ship;
under construction with a total ton
mage when completed of 61S, 900 tons
Total amount OF money alread.
spent on Is capital ships s332,OOO,
600.
1.-The United states to scrap al
battleships up to. but not including
! the Delaware and North Dakota.
Note The number of old battle
/ ships scrapped under paragraph two
is IS; their total tonnage is 227,74O
tons. The grand total to capita
ships TO be strapped is thirty, az.
! gregating S45,74O tons).
Great Britain:
/ Three.
Halts British Construction
! Great Britain to stop further con
structiOn OF the four new Hoods.
Note: Paragraph three involve.
a reduction of four new capita
ships not yet laid down but upor
which money has been spent, with
a total tonnage when completed Of
172. 900 tons.
Four-In addition to the -four
Hoods, Great Britain 10 scrap hel
pre-dreadnaughts. second line bat.
tleships and first line battleships VI
to but not including the King George
V class.
Note: Paragraph four involves
the disposition OF 10 capital ships
certain Of which have already beer
lscrapped, with a tonnage reduction
Of 411,375 tons. The grand tota
tonnage of ships strapped under thii
agreement win be $50. 375 tons).
Japan: five.
Lot of Japan
Japan to abandon her program o.
ships not yet laid down. VIZ:
The Xii Dwarf, Number Z, Mum
Der s battleships and numbers five
six, seven and eight battle cruisers
Note: Paragraph five does not in.
volve the stopping OF construction or
many ships upon which construction
has begun.
Six:-Japan 20 scrap three battle
ships: The Mutsu. launched, the To.
ga and Kaga. building; and -four
battle cruisers; the Amagi and Ak
agi, building, and the Atago and Ia,
kaO, not yet laid down, but fol
which certain materials has been as
Note: Paragraph six involves &
reduction OF seven new capital ship;
under construction with a toal ton.
mage when completed OF 28S,1OC
tons.)
Seven:-Japan TO scrap all pre-
! dreadnaughts and capital ships o,
the second line. This TO include the
scrapping OF all ships up 70 but no
including the Settsu.
Note: Paragraph seven involvet
/ the scrapping OF ten older ships WITH
a total tonnage Of 159.82s tons. Tn,
grand total OF tonnage on vessels
existing. laid down or for which ma
terial has been assembled Is 44s.s2i
tons)
France And Italy.
France and Italy, eight
In view OF certain extraordinary
conditions due to the world war ST
fecting the existing strengths OF tbs
navies OF France and Italy. the
United States does not consider
essary the discussion az this
stage Of the proceedings Of the ton,
mage allowance 20 these nations. bu
proposes II be reserved for the Later
consideration OF the conference
$40 other new capital ship,
shall be constructed during the peri.
Cd OF this agreement except replace.
ment tonnage as provided hereinaf,
ter.
10:-If the terms OF this propose
are agreed 70 then the United States
f, Great Britain and Japan agree that
their navies, three months after the
making OF this agreement shall con
sist OF the following capital ships.
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