Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-11-13

agreed upon.
REPLACEMENT
IL. (a) The tonnage basis for cap
ital ships replacement under this pro-
! posal to be as follows:
United States ........5 500 900 tons
, Great Britain ........ 100000 tons
Japan ............ 3OO,O 900 tons
OBJ Capitals hips 20 years from
date of completion may be replaced
by new capital ships constructed, but
the keels of such new construction
shall not be laid until the tonnage
which il is to replace is seventeen
years of age from date of completion.
Provided, however, that the first re-
placement tonnage shall not be laid
down until 10 years from the date
of the signing of this agreement.
(c) The scrapping of capital ships
replaced by new construction shall
be undertaken not later than the date
of completion of the new cOnstruc-
ton and shall be completed with II
three months of the date of compile
tion of new construction; or if the
date of completion of new construc-
ton be delayed, then within four
years of the laying of the keels of
such new construction.
Cd No capital ships shall be laid
down during the term of this agree
,mrnt whose tonnage VfsIGacement
exceeds $4,000 tons.
(e) The same rules for determin-
ing tonnage of capital ships shall APP
ply to the ships of each of the pow
ers party to this agreement.
CD Each of the powers party 10
this agreement agrees to inform
promptly all of the other powers par
ty to this agreement concerning:
% The names of the capital ships
to be replaced by new construction.
(2) The date of authorization or
replacement tonnage.
81 The dates of laying of keels OF
replacement tonnage.
ca The displacement tonnage or
each new ship to be laid down. ~
60 The actual date of completion
of each new ship.
Co The fact and date of the scrap
ping of ships replaced.
(g) No fabricated, parts of capi.al
slips, including parts of hulls, en-
gines and. ordnance shall be con
structed previous to the date of au-
thoriZation CT replacement tonnage.
A list of such parts will be furnish
ed all powers party to this agree
ment.
(h) In case of the loss or acciden-
tai destruction of capital ships, they
may be replaced by new capital ship
construction in conformity with the
foregoing rules.
AUXILIARY COMBATANT GRAFT
13. In treating this subject alIxil
larry combatant craft have been di-
vided into three classes: 90.
(D Auxiliary. surface eombatant
craft. - - -, : -
(c) Airplane carriers:sarrrf- afreraft
(A) Auxiliary Surface combatant
Craft
IA. The term auxiliary surface COM
blatant surface craft includes cruis-
ers, exclusive of battle cruisers, flo
tilla leaders, destroyers and all 9TH
er surface types except those ,speeifi-
cally exempted in the following para
graph.
10. Existing monitors, unarmored
surface craft as specific in paragraph
10, under 5000 tons, fuel shlpse, sup
ply ships, tenders, repair ships, tugs,
mine sweepers and vessels readily con
vertible from rechant vessels are ex-
empt from the terms of this agree
ment.
10. No new auxiliary combatant
craft may be built exempt from this
agreement regarding limitation of ma
val ornaments that exceed 5000 tons
displacement and Is knots speed. ana
carry more than ass guns.
II. 1t is proposed that the total ton
mage of cruisers, flotilla leaders and
destroyers allowed each power. shall
be as follows:
Fer the United States. -. $50 900 tons
For Great Britain 49,. 450, 900 tons
For Japan ................2 70, 000 tons
Provided. however, that no power
party to this agreement whose total
tonnage in auxiliary surface combat
ant craft on November IL. 1921. eX-
ceeds the prescribed tonnage shall be
required to scrap such excess tonnage
until requirements begin, at which
time the total tonnage or auxiliary
combatant craft for each nation shall
be reduced to the prescribed allow
ance as herein stated. n
LIMITATION OF NEW .CoNSTRUc.
TON
Is. (ap All auxiliary surface com
Blatant craft whose keels have been
laid down by November II, 1921, may
be carried to completion
OBJ No new construction in aux
Hilary combatant surface craft. ex-
cept as replacement tonnage asspro-
vided hereinafter shall be laid down
during the period of this agreement.
provided, however, that such nations
as have not reached the auxiliary sur
lace cpmbatant craft tonnage allow
ances hereinbefore stated may con
struct tonnage up to the limit of their
SCRAPPING OF OLD CONSTRUc-
TON
~ Auxiliary surface combatant
craft shall be scyrapped in accord
ance with methods to be agreed upon
(B) Submarines
20. 1t is proposed that the total
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