Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-12
Ten Year Holiday In
Naval Building Program
Is The u. S. Proposal
For Limiting Arms
Continued from page 1.)
CHARGES Iii United States.


Charges iii United States.
The United States proposes, II this
plan is accepted
Ito scrap all capital ships now
under construction. This includes six
battle cruisers and seven b~attleships
on the ways and in the course OF
building. and two ,battleships
launched.
THE total number Of new capital
ships thus to be strapped, is fifteen.
The total tonnage of the new capital
900 tons.
"2-To scrap all Of the oldez battle
ships up to: but not including The DEL
aware and North Dakota. The number
of these old battlesllips to be scrapped
is Is. Their total tonnage Is 227.740
tons.
Thus the number Of capital ships
to be scrapped by tho United States if
this plan is accepted. is 80 with an,
ships in constructions, if completely
of S45.740 tons.
Great Britain: The plan contem-
plates that Great Britain and Japan
shall take action which is fairly COM
mensurate with this action on the part
Of the United States.
British Alterations.
ut is proposed that Great Britain:
"G)-Shall stop further. construc-
capital ships not laid down. but upon
which none has heen spent The
four ships, if completed, would have
a tonnage displacement Of .l72,000
tons.
"(2)-shall, in addition. scrap her
pre-dreadnaughts, second line battle
ships and first line ~battleships. up to
but not including the King George V
class.
These, with certain pre-dread-
naughts which it is understood have
already been scrapped. would amount
to 10 capital ships and a tonnage re-
duction Of 411,375 tons.
"The total tonnage Of ships thus. to
, he strapped by Great Britain dnclud-
ing the tonnage.of the four, Hoods, II
completely, would be 5S3,375 tons."
Construction Not Begun.
eIt is proposed that Japan:
"1-Shall abandon her program of
ships not yet laid down. viz: the X II,
Nos. S. 6, Z and 8 battle cruisers.
1T would be observed that this does
not involve the stopping of construc-
tion, as the construction of o n of
these ships has been begun.
& Japan: 2-Shall scrap three capital
ships (the; Mutsu Launched the Tosa,
the Kago in. course Of building) and
four battle cruisers (the Anagi and
Akagi in course Of building, and the
Atoga and Takao, not yet laid down,
but for which certain material has
been assembled.
The total number OF new capital
ships to be scrappod. under this para
graph il seven The total tonnage
OF these new capital ships when COM
pleted would be 2S9,100 tons.
3-Shall scrap all pre-dreadnauEhts
and battleships OF the second line,
This would include the scrapping OF
all ships up to but not including the
Settsu; that is, the scrapping of ter
old ships; with a total tonnage Of 1884,
1928 tons. ,
THE total reduction of tonnage or
vessels existing, laid down, or fol-
which material has been assembled
(taking the tonnage Of the ships wher
completely would be 44s,s2S tons
Destroys Sixty-six Ships
THUS, under this plan there would
be Immediately destroyed. Of the ma
vies of the three powers, sixty-six cap.
but a total tonnage of ~1,87S,043.
1T is proposed that it sohuld be
agreed by the United States, Grea1
Britain and Japan. that their navies
with respect to capital ships, within
three months after the making of thu
agreement, shall consist Of certair
ships designated In the proposal ant
number for the United States 1S, fol
Great Britain %, for Japan 10.
"The tonnage of these ships woult
be as follows:
"Of the United States 50o,650, o
Great Britain 604,450, OF Japan 2s9,
100.
I'm reaching this result the g,
factor in the case of the RESPECTIVE
-navies has reached approximate
consideration.
Replacement: With respect to re
placement, the Unitel States proposes
first replacement tonnage shall no
be laid down until ten years FROM tn
date of the agreement.
(2) That replacement be limitet
by an agreed maximum Of capita
ships tonnaged as follows:
For the United States 100000 tons
For Great Britain 10000 tons
For Japan 100000 tons. /.
"(3)-That subject to the ten-yea
mum standard capital ships may b
replaced when they are 20 years oil
by new capital ships construction.
! "(4)-That no capitaf ship shall b
buflt in replacement with a tonnas
displacement of more than $500
tons.
! Leaves Details.
II have sketched thep roposal onl
! On outline" said Secretary Hughes
leaving tho technical details to b
I supplied by the formal propcsitio
I which Is ready for submission to tn
delegates.
"The plan includes provison "a
the limitation Of auxiliary surfac
CONTESTANT craft. This term embrace
three casses-that IL:
H"(l)-AuxdliAry surface oombatar
craft, such as cruisers t~exc'asive {
battle cruisers). flotilla. leaders. dc
stroyers and various surface types
s"(2)-Slbmarine and,
"Y3)-Airplane carriers.
II shall not attempt to revise tn
proposals for these various classes q
they bear . definite relation to tn
provisions for capital fighting ship
BISMARCK MUST OUT EXPENSES
Bismarck, N. D.. Nov. 12.-The Bis
marck city commission Is working o
the problem OF pairing it, budget fror
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