Arizona republican., 1921-11-13
Araaerica's Proposal
 For Arms Limitation
rRepubIlcan A. p. Leased wIre1

IRepubIican A. P. Leased WIre1 WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-Follow- ing is the full official text of the American proposal for limitation of world arrnaments, as laid before the conference:
 The Proposal of the United States
 For a Limitation of Naval
 Armaments:
 The United States proposes the following plan for a limitation Of the naval armaments of the conferring nations. The United States believes this plan safely guards the interests of all concerned.
 In working out this proposal the United States has been guided by four general principles:
 (a) The elimination of all capital ship building programs, either actu- al or projected.
 (b) Further reduction through the scrapping of certain of the older ships.
 Co That regard should be had to the existing naval strength of the conferring powers.
 (d) The use of capital ship ton- mage as the measurement of strength for navies and a proportionate allow ance of auxiliary combatant craft prescribed.
 PROPOSAL.
 For a limitation of naval arma- ments.Y
 CAPITAL SHIPS United States
 One. The United States to scrap all new capital ships now under con- struction and on tbeir way to com pletion. This includes six battle cruisers and seven battleships on the ships launched. Note: Paragraph one involves g reduction of Is new capital ships un- der construction with a total tonnage when completed of 61S,000 tons. To- tai amount Of money already spen on 15 capital ships. $3s2. .0o0, ,o0o.l Two. The United States to scraI | all battleships up to, but not includ. l ing the Delaware and North Dakota Note: (The number of old battle ships scrapped .Sder paragraph twt l is 15; their total tonnage is 227,74i 1 tons. The grand total of capital ship to be scrapped is 30, aggregatini | 845, TAO tons.l
 Great Britain Three. Great Britain to stop fur ther construction on the four nev Hoods.
 Note: Paragraph three involve a reduction of four new capital ship not yet laid down, but on whicl money has been spent, with a tota | tonnage when completed of 172,00 l tons.)
 Four. In addition to the fou | Hoods, Great Britain to scrap he dreadnaughts, second line battleship and first line battleships I'D to bu l not including the King George Y i class.
 l Note: Paragraph four involve | the disposition of 19 capital ships certain of which have already beel scrapped-with a tonnage reduction 1 of 411,375 tons. The grand total ton mage of ships scrapped under thi 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, mum Der eight, battleships, and number five, six, seven and eight. battl cruisers.
 Note: Paragraph five does not in volve the stopping of construction o any ship on which construction ha begun.)
 r Six. Japan to scrap three battle , ships: The Mutsu, launched, the Tos , and Kaga, building; and four bait f< cruisers: The Amagi and Akag building, and the Atago and Taka a not yet laid down. but for which eel tain material has been assembled. F Note: (Para graph six involves rt duction of seven new capital shil under construction, with a totaf- tor mage when completed of 2SS,100 tons III Seven: Japan to scrap all pr.