The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-12

and destroyers allowed each power
shall be as follows:
United States O,000;s Great Brit
ain 450, 900 tons; Japan 10000 tons
Provided, however, that no power
party to this agreement whose total
tonnage in auxiliary surface combat
ant craft on November II, 1921, ex
ceeds the prescribed tonnage shall be
required to scrap such excess tonnage
until requirements begin at which the
total tonnage of auxiliary combatant
craft, for each nation shall be re-
duced to the prescribed allowance as
herein stated
Limitation of Construction.
"1S. All auxiliary surface COM
Blatant craft whose keels have been
laid down by November IL, 1921, may
be carried to completion.
mo new construction in auxiliary
surface combatant craft except re-
placement tonnage.
8. Auxiliary surface combatant
craft shall be scrapped in accordance
with methods to be agreed upon.
go. 1t is proposed that the total
tonnage of submarines allowed each
power shall be as follows:
United States 10000 tons; Great
Britain 10000 tons; Japan $4,000 tons.
provided no party to this agreement
whose total tonnage in submarines
on November II, 1921, exceeds the
prescribed tonnage shall be required
10 SuCn excess tonnage until re-
placements begin, when total subma-
rine tonnage for each nation shall be
reduced to the prescribed allowance.
"21. (a.) All submarine keels laid
down by November IL, 1921, may be
completed. No new submarine tom
mage except replacement tonnage shall
be laid down during the period of this
agreement except to bring tonnage to
allowance limits.
."22. Submarines shall be scrap
ped according to plans to be agreed
upon.
"2S. It is proposed that the total
tonnage of airplane carriers allowed
each power shall be as follows: United
States, $4,000 tons; Great Britain
$4,000 tons; Japan $4,000 tons.
Provided no power party to this
agreement whose total tonnage in air.
plane carriers on November Il, 1921,
exceeds the prescribed tonnage shall
be required to scrap such excessive
tonnage until requirements begin, at
which time the total tonnage of air
plane carriers for each nation shall
be reduced to prescribed allowances
as herein stated.
aga. All afrpIane carriers laid
down by November II, 1921, may be
completed.
mo new airplane carriers tonnage
except replacement tonnage shall be
laid down during the period of this
agreement. provided that the nations
have their allowances.
"25. Airplane carriers shall be
strapped according to plans to be
agreed upon.
Auxiliary Combat Craft.
"Replacem ents:
age from date of completion may be
replaced by new construction. keels
shall not be laid until the tonnage it is
intended to replace is seventeen years
of age.
''Destroyers and fiotilla leaders
twelve years of age may be replaced.
The keels of such construction shall
not be laid until the tonnage it is in
tended to replace is eleven years of
age.
Submarines twelve years of age
may be replaced by new submarine
construction, but kee-s shall not be
laid until the tonnage to be replaced is
eleven years of age.
"Airplane carriers twenty years of
age may be replaced by new construc-
ton, but keels shall not be laid until
the tonnage to be replaced is seventeen
years of age.
mo surface vessel carrying guns of
caLber greater than eight inches shall
be laid down as replacement tonnage
for auxiliary combat surface craft.
THE same rules for determining
tonnage of auxiliary combatant craft
shall apply to the ships of each of the
powers party to this agreement.
The scrapping of ships replaced by
new construction shall be undertaken
not later than the date of completion
of the new construction and shall be
completed within three months of the
date of completion of the new con-
struction or. if the completion of new
tonnage is delayed, then within four
years of the laying of the keels of such
new construction.
Each of the powers party to this
agreement shall inform all other pow
ers parties concerning:
al. The names or numbers of ships
to be replaced by new construction.
-. The date of authorization of re-
placement tonnage.
'3 The dates of laying the keels
of replacement tonnage.
a. The displacement tonnage of
each new ship to be laid down.
IS. The actual date of completion
of each new ship.
So The fact and date of the scrap
ping of ships replaced.
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