Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-12-22
JAPAN AGREES TO
HUGHES NAVY PLAN
REVISED ARMAMENT PLAN PER-
MlTs JAPS TO RETAIN NEW
SHIP, THE MUTsu
AGREEMENT LONG EXPECTED
Ratio of 1853" as Originally Propos-
ed by United States Stands in
Final Agreement Between
Major Naval Power.

Washington.-The first great stride
toward a fiye-power treaty limiting
naval ornaments was taken Thursday
when the United States, Great Britain
and Japan announced final agree
ment on the American 1858" ratio.
The next Disqualification Of the
agreement to include France and Italy
was initiated Immediately within the
new naval committee Of IS.
Agreement among the three naval
powers was reached on the basis Of a
status quo" understanding as to for
tification of the Pacific islands. AT
the same time the United States
and great Britain acceded to Japan's
desire to retain her newest battleship,
the Mutsu, with proportionate changes
In the American and British fleets.
While the principles of the orig
inal American proposal were not i'm
paired by the triangular agreement,
the settlement contemplates the fol-
lowing changes in fleets to be retain
ed:
Great Britain, 20 ships Instead of %.
with an aggregate of $4,000 tons in
stead Of 604, 400 tons.
United States, 10 ships as originally
proposed, but with an aggregate of
$4,000 tons instead of 50O,650 tons.
Japan, 10 ships as originally propos-
ed, but with an aggregate of 313.3OO
tons, instead of 299,70 tons.
At the end of the 1O-year building
holiday, the fleets will stand under the
revised plan as follows:
Great Britain $4,000 tons; United
States $4,000 tons and Japan $4,000
tons.
In announcing the three power
agreement to the committee of Is. the
following official explanation was
made:
This arrangement between the
United States, Great Britain and Japan
Is, so far as the number of ships to be
reclaimed and strapped is concerned.
dependent upon a suitable agreement
with France and Italy as to their cant
tai ships"
France Would Equal Jap Navy.
Strict silence was maintained by all
members Of the committee of 10 as
to what transpired after the announce
ment had been received, an official
statement saying merely that negotia-
tions for the five power agreement and
treaty were proceeding. The French
groups in understood, however, to have
begun presentation of Frances desire
for capital ship tonnage equal to
that or Japan In the revised figures.
Far East Pact at StandstII.
While events as to the naval ratio
agreements were moving swiftly, ne
gotiations for Far Eastern settlements
were at standstill except for the
separate Chinese-Japenese discussion
of Shantung. A settlement between
the two groups is not yet in sight and
no date has been set for resumption of
other Far Eastern conversations.
The revised three power naval agree
ment, in addition to overcoming the
most difficult stumbling block in the
pathway of the conference.-the rela-
tive strength of the American and IAN
anese fleets-has saved three huge
new superdreadnaughts from the scrap
heap. They are the japanese AIutsu
and the American Colorado and Wash
ingtOn, ships of the same 'post-Jut
land" design, embodying lessons of the
world war
Provision also is made for two new
British "post-Jutland' ships to be laid
at once and does not otherwise modify
the ten-year holiday in naval building.