The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-11-12
NAVAL HOLIDAY
IN CONSTRUCTION
Is THE KEYNOTE
All Capital Ships Now I'm
der Process Of Building
Or Projected Would Be
Stopped -Momentous In
ternational Proposal to
Reduce War Possibility

;ca's concrete proposal for limitation
az naval armaments-the crux OF the
arms confere nce--was presented to-day
fby Secretary Hughes at the very open
ling of the first session. Briefly 1t Is
as follows:
A naval holiday, n which all build
ING programs should be abandoned and
the older ships of present navies
scrapped, was the keynote OF the
American proposal.
Mr.. Hughes laid down four general
principles:
"l--That all capital ships building
program, either actual or projected,
should be abandoned.
D2-That further reduction should
be made through the scrapping OF cer-
: tain Of the older ships.
ss3-That in general regard should
be had to the existing naval strength
of the powers concerned.
"4-That the capital ship tonnage
should be used as the measurements
OF strength for navies and proper
tionate allowance of auxiliary com
blatant craft prescribed"
For the United States the. program
would scrap all capital ships under
construction, Is in number and 10 OF
the older battleships. Great Britain
would stop construction on her four
new ships OF the Hood type and scrap
all her second and first line battleships
up to the King George V class.
Japan would abandon plans tor two
battieships and four battle cruisers
not vet laid down and in addition
would scrap three capital ships and
four battle cruisers in process OF con-
struction and all ten of the pre-dread-
~poughts and battleships of the second
line.
As replacement program the Amer
lean government proposed that no
more ships be laid down for the next
ten wears and that a maximum re-
placement tonnage figure be fixed pro-
yidinp eventually for 100000 tons for
the United States; 100000 tons Tor
Great Britain and 100000 tons for ia
pan.
proviso also would be included
permitting replacement OF capital ships
when thew we're 20 years old and pro-
hibiting construction of any ship built
in replacement with tonnage Of more
than $4,000 tons.
Secretary Hughes said:
"The United States is now compiet-
ing its program of 1915, calling for
ten new battleships and six battle
cruisers. One battleship has been com
pleted. The others are in various stages
Of construction, in some cases from
60 to so per cent OF the construction
r~ng done On these 10 capital ships
now being built over $330,000,000 have
been spent. Still the United States is
willing in the interest of an immediate
Limitation of naval armaments to scrap
all three ships.
~The United States proposes, il this
play Is accepted:
Ito scrap all capital ships now
under construction This includes six
battle cruisers and seven battleships
on the ways and in the course of build.
ing. and two battleships launched.
"The total number of new capital
ships thus TO be scrapped is Is. The
total tonnage of the new capital ships
when completed would be 6ls,000 tons
A2-To Scrap all of the older battle
ships up to. but not including the Della
ware and North Dakota. The number
Of these old battleships 10 be scrappet
i Is. Their total tonnage Is 227,7 i'
tons.
s.Thus the number Of capital ships L
de scrapped by the United States j
this plan Is accepted i 30. with an az
Srerate tonnage finclnding that o.
thins in construction, II completely o.
s45.740 tons
Great Britain: The plan contem
plates that Great Britain and JapaI
shall take action which is fairly com
mensurate with this action on the par
Of the United States
At Is proposed that Great Britain:
shall stop further construction
az the four new Hoods, the new capita
shfns not laid down. but upon whicl
money has been spent The four ship
If completed would have a tonnage dis
placement Of I720o tons
Shall. in addition scrap her pre-
dreadnarrhts. second line battleship
and first line battleships. up to bur no
including the King George Y class
These. with certain pre-dread
uauehts which il is understood haN
aready bcen serappcd would an0un
10 ~ capital ships and tonnage re
dnction II 4ll.515 tons.
-Ihe fetal tonnage q ships thus =
lr s-rape3 b. Great Britais Iinciuairl