Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-13

for limitation of naval armaments:
h The United States proposes the fol-
lowing plan for limitation of the
naval armaments of the comforting ma
tions. The United States believes this
plan safely guards the interests of all
concerned.
In working out this proposal the
United States has besn guided by four
general principles:
ca The elimination of all capital
ship building programs. either actual
or projected.
(b) Further reduction thru the
scrapping of certain OF the older ships.
(c) That regard should be had to
the existing naval strength of the con-
ferring powers.
(d) The use of capital ship tonnage
~ the measurement of strength for
navies and proportionate allowance
Of auxiliary combatant craft pre-
scribed.
Proposal: For limitation of naval
armaments.' Capital ships:
UNITED STATES.
ONE. The United States to scrap
all new capital ships. now under con-
struction and on their way to compile
ton. This includes six battle cruisers
and seven battleships on the ways and
building and two battleshipS launched.
Paragraph one involves a reduction
of Is new capital ships under con-
struction with total tonnage when
completed of $4,000 tons. Total
amount of money already spent on Is
: capital ships ss32,O00.00O.)
TWO. The United States to scrap all
battleships up to but not including the
Delaware and North Dakota.
(The numbEr of OLD battleships
scrappcd under paragraph two is 15;
their total tonnage is 227,74O tons. The
S.e
scrapped is thirty aggregating S45. 740
tons.)
GREAT BRITAIN.
THREE. Great Britain to stop fur
ther construction on the four new
Hoods.
Paragraph three involves a reduc-
ton of four new capital ships not yet
laid down. but on which money has
been spent. with a total tonnage when
completed of l72.0oO tons.)
FOUR. In addition to the four
Hoods, Great Britain to scrap her
dreadnaughts second line battleships
and first line battleships up to- but
not including the King George V class
paragraph four involves the dis
position OF 10 capital ships-certain OF
which have already been scrapped
with Il tonnage reduction of 4l1,375
tons. The grand total tonnage of
ships scrapped under this agreement
will be 5S3,375 tons)
JAPAN.
FIVE. Japan to abandon her pro-
gram OF ships not yet laid down viz:
The XII, Dwarf number seven, num-
Der eight battleships, and numbers
1--WE. six, seven and eight. battlecruis-
ers.
Paragraph five does not involve the
stopping of construction on any ship
on which construction has bcgun)
Six. Japan to scrap three battle
ships: The Mutsu launched. the Tosa
and kaga building and four battle
cruisers: The Amagi and Akagi build
Ing. and the Ataso and Takao not yet
laid down. but for which certain ma
terial has been assembled.
Paragraph six involves a reduction
OF seven new capital ships under con-
struction with total tonnage when
completed OF 2ss.l0o tons.)
SEVEN. Japan to scrap all pre-
droHdnaughts and capital ships of the
second line. This to inciuue scrapping
OF all ships up to. but not including
the Settsu.
Paragraph seven involves the scrap
ping OF ten older ships with total
tonnage of i59,S2S tons. The grand
total reduction OF tonnage on vessel
existing laid down. or for which ma
teriai has been ass, mbled Is AS, ,92s
tons.)
FRANCE AND ITALY:
Eight. In view of certain extraordi-
nary conditions due to the world war
affecting existing strengths of the
navies OF France and Italy the United
States does not consider necessary the
discussion at this stage of the proceed
tngs OF the tonnage allowance OF these
nations. but proposes 1t be reserved
for the later conside ration OF the con-
ference.
Other new constructions:
Nine. No otner new capital ships
shall be constructed during the period
of this agreement replacl ment ton
mage as provided hereinafter.
TEN. If the terms of this proposal
are agreed TO then the United States.
Great Britain and Japan agrees that
their nav.es. three months after the
making of this agreement shall con-
sist of the following capital ships:
List of capital ships;
United States: Maryland. California,
Tennessee. Idaho, Mississippi. New
Mexico. Arizona, Pennsylvania, Okla
ma, Nevada, Texas. New York. Ar
kansas. Wyoming. Utah. Florida. North
Dakota and Dc.awpre. Total is. Total
tonnage, 500.6s'.
Great Britain: Royal Sovereign. Ro-
yal Oak. Resolution. Families, Re-
venge. Queen Elizabeth, warspile. va
liant. Barhan. Malaga, Benbow, En-
peror Of India. iron Duke. Marlbor-
ouSn. Erin. King George V. Centurion.
Ajax. Hooo, Renown. Eepuise and
Tiger. Total o.. Total Tonnage. Co.,
450.
Japan: NagGto. Hiuga, Ise. Yama-
shiro, F'u-So. Settsu, Kirishima. Haru-
ma, HI Yai and Kongo. Total TO- Total
tonnage, 299. 700.
Disposition of old and new construc-
ton:
ELEVEN. Capital snips shall be dis
posed of in accordance with methods to
be agreed upon.
Replacements:
TWELVE. ta) The tonnage basis
for capital ship replacement under this
proposal to be az follows:
United States 500,e00 tons. Great
Britain 100000 tons. Japan 100000 tons.
(b) Capital ships twenty years from
date of completion may be replaced by