Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-14
LIMIT SIZE OF
ALL WAR VESSELS
England And Japan Amazed But Net
Opposed to The Plan

OAR Hall, Washington, Nov.l2-
"A sweeping program for limitation of
naval armament was proposed today
by the United States. Secretary of
State Hughes, speaking in behalf of
the United States before the Arms
Limitations conference. proposed:
|. That a holiday in naval con-
struction of capital ships for the next
ten years be declared by the powers
Z That all capital ship-buildinp
programs be abandoned.
5. That the older ships be scrapped
4. That general regard should be
paid tor existing navaY strength.
5. That capital ship tonnage not
numbers OF vessels, be the basis for
limitation
Under the program which primarily
affects the United States, Great Brit
ain and Japan, there would be immed-
lately destroyed, of the navies of the
three great powers 66 capital fighting
ships, built and building with total
tonnage of 1896 tons.
With the acceptance of this man
Hughes said the burden of meeting
the demands of competition in naval
armament will be lifted. Enormous
sums would be realeased to aid in the
progress of civilization. At the same
time the proper demands for ma
tional defense would be adequately
met and the nations will have ample
opportunity during the naval holiday
OF ten years to consider their fu-
lure course. Preparation for often
sive naval war is to stop now
Hughes outlined then how the
American delegation relieves the
naval armament of the world should
be made, giving in detail Just what
this government believes each nation
should agree to-
The principal features of the nro-
posed agreement in the words of
Hughes are as follows.
Capital ships"
United States Is ships
Great Britain, % ships.
Japan 10 ships.
Inc tonnage of the ships after the
reduction is made will be as follows.
United States, 5OO,65O.
Great Britain, 6O4 $50
Japan, POO 700.
Under the program the United
States will scrap thirty capital ships
built or in process of construction.
a total tonnage of S45. 74O.
Great Britain would scran nine
teen big ships with tonnage re-
duction of 44l,375 tons
Hughes then discussed the gradual
replacement of the three great navies
He said:
With respect to replacement. the
United States proposes:
|. That it be agreed that the first
replacement tonnage shall not be laid
down until ten years from the date of
the agreement
Z. That replacement be limited bv
an agreed maximum of capital shin
tonnage as follows:
For the United States. 100000 tons
For Great Britain, 500 900 tons
For Japan, 5000 tons
) That the subjest to the ten-vear
limitation above the maximum stan
dard capital ships may be replaced
when they are twenty wears old bv
capital ship construction.
Limit Size of Ships
4. That no capital ship shall be
replaced with tonnage displacement
Of more than $4,000 tons"
Hughes also propesd that limit.-
tion OF auxiliary naval craft submar-
mes, airplane carriers and aircraft
lie suggested that the total ton
mage OF auxiliary craft (cruisers. flo
lila leaders and destroyers) allowed
each power to be as follows;
United States, 100000 tons.
Great Britain 100000 tons
Japan 10000 tons.
Submarine tonnage would be linn
tied to the United States. 10000 tons;
Great Britain 10000 tons; Japan 81,
200 tons. All submarines whose keels
have been laid before yesterday should
be carried to completion.
Naval airplane carriers would be
United as follows:
United States, 10000 tons.
Great Britain, 10000 tons
Japan, $4,000 tons.
Regulations governing conversion
II merchant marine for war purposes
must be provided, Hughes said.