Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-12
ABANDON SHIP
CONSTRUCTION AND
SCRAP OLD GRAF I
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10 govern The conversion Of merchant
craft for war purposes
Other features of the auxiliary craft
reduction program included,
Exemption from the terms chtf.
Exemption from the terms Of the
agreement OF existing monitors; un-
armorcd surface craft under 1000 tons.
fuel ships, supply ships. tenders re-
pair ships, tugs and mine swcepcrs
No new auxiliary combatant csaf'
could be built, exempt from terms OF
the agreement that exceeded 3.000
tons: had n speed OF more than Is
knots and carried more than four five-
inch guns.
All auxiliary surface craft whose
keels aircady have been laid could
&c carried TO completion. Agreement
would be made later for details or
scrapping the ships failing outside the
proposed Imitation.
Agreement Among the Powers,
Each OF the powers party TO the
agreement would bind itself 20 inform
all the other parties concerning;
1.-The names or number OF the ship
2--The date of authorization of re-
placement tonnage.
3-The dates of laying the kcels OF
Replacement tonnage.
4--The displacement tonnage OF each
rcw ship to be laid down
5--1'he actual date OF completion OF
each new ship.
6--The fact and date of the scrap
ping of ships replaced.
summary of the results OF the
agreement so far "a Il affects capital
ships, was included in the American
proposal In the following terms:
Capital Ships TO sBe Retained.
''If the terms of this agreement are
agreed TO, then the United states,
Great Britain and Japan agree that
their navies. three months after the
making of this agreement. shall con-
sist of the following capital ships:
United States--AIaryland. Cali
fornia. Tennessee. Idaho, Mississipp,
New Mexico, Arizona, PENNSYLVANIA
Oklahoma, Nevada. Texas, New York,
d, Arkansas. Wyoming, Utah. Florida.
North Dakota, Delaware---lS. Total
tonnage. 500.650.
Great BriISa-RovaI Sovereign,
Royal Oak. Resolution, Families. Re-
venge. Queen Elizabeth, warspite.
Valiant, Barham, Malaga. Benbow.
Emperor of India. Iron Duke. Merl =.
borough, Erin, King George v, Cen
turien, Ajax, Hood, Renown. Repulse.
1iger--22. Total tonnage 604,45o.
Japan-Nagato, Hiuge, 1so Yama-
shire. Fu-So, Settsu, Kirshima, Haru-
; ma, lli-fei, kongo-l0. Total tonnage
299.700.
No Cut For France or Italy.
Regarding the naval armaments of
3 France and Italy. the American pro-
posal SAYS:
Al I'm view of certain extraordinar =;
r conditions due TO the world war af-
fecting the existing strength in the
navies of France and Italy, the United
States does not consider necessary at
this stage of Nthe proceedings TO re-
r strict the tonnage allowance OF these
nations. but proposes It he reserved
FOR the later consideration of the
Il conference"
: "The United States proposes. IL this
$ plan Is accepted
n ITO scrap all capital ships now
under construction. This includes six
e battle cruisers and seven battleships
on he ways and In the course OF build
y ing and two battleships launched.
g "The total number of new capital
:. ships thus TO be scrapped is fifteen
), The total tonnage of the new capital
!, ships when completed would be $751;
. 600 tons.
II ~
s tleships up 10. but not including the
q Delaware and North Dakota. The
II number of these old battleships tc
d be scrapped is is. Their total ton
y mage is 227.740 tons.
k Thus the number of capital ship.
TO be scrapped by the United Sthte:
II this plan is accepted is 80, with
$ an aggregate tonnage Gncluding tha
e of ships in construction, if com
+. pleted) of S45.740 tons.
t Englsnd's Part in Proposal.
"The plan contemplates that Grea
Britain shall take action which 4
fairly commensurate with this actor
:. on the part of the United States.
1T Is proposed that Great Britain:
'1-Shall stop further constructio,
y of the four new Hoods. the new capita
% ships now laid down. but upon whicl
money has been spent. The four ships
,e If completed, would have tonnag
r. displacement of 172 900 tons.
l. "2-Shall. in addition, scrap pre-
y dreadnaughts. second line battleships
e and first line battleships. up to bu
not including the King George V clas.
=" These, with certain pre-dread
Sc naughts which ii is understood hav
l. already been scrapped would amoun
l. to 10 capital ships and a tonnage re
duction of All 1876 tons.
THE total tonnage of ships thus [
be scrapped by Great Britain (ir
Guiding the tonnage of the four Hood
il completely would be 5s3.375 tons
Japan Would Scrap II.
II "It is proposed that Japan
p "1-Shall abandon her program
L ships not yet laid down. viz, the 1
II, Dwarf, No. and No. s. battleshiT
and numbers 3, 6, and batt
IN cruisers.
1T should be observed that tn
does not involve the stopping of cor
struction, as the construction of nor
of these ships has been begun.
d. "2-Shall scrap three capital shiI
IA Qhe Mutsu launched. the Tosa II
of Eogo in course of construction) fol
f. battle cruisers (the Amami and Aka
n ia course of building. and the Altos
Ia and Takao, not yet laid down, but 4
n which certain material has been a
nh sembed.
a 1.-The total number of new capt.
IN, ships to be scrapped under this par
eraph is seven The total tonnal