Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-16
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shall not apply to the Hawaiian is
! lands, Australia. New Zealand and
| the islands comprising Japan
proper or, of course, to the coasts
of the United States and Canada,
as to which the respective powers
retain their entire freedom.
1.-THE Japanese government has
found special difficulty with re-
spect to the Mutsu, as that Is their
newest ship. In order to retain the
Mutsu, Japan has proposed to scrap
| the Setsu, one OF her older ships,
| which under the American pro-
posal, was to have been retained.
This would leave the number of
Japanese capital ships the same,
that Is, ten, as under the American
proposal. Retention of the Mutsu
by Japan in place of the Setsu
makes a difference in net tonnage
of 1860 tons. making the total
tonnage of Japan's capital ships
313.300 tons, as against 299,7O0l
tons under the original American
proposals.
while the difference In tonnage
is small. there would be consider
able difference in efficiency, as the
retention of the Mutsu would give
to Japan two ca post-Jutland ships
of the latest design.
ITO meet this situation and to
preserve the relative strength on
the basis of the agreed ratio, it Is
agreed that the United States shall
complete two CD of the ships in
course of construction, that is, the
Colorado and the Washington,
which are now about 80 per cent
completed, and scrap two (2) OF
the older ships. that is. the North
Dakota and the Delaware, which
under the original proposal were
to be retained. This would leave
the United States with the same
number of capital ships, that is
eighteen, as under the original pro-
posal. with a tonnage of 52b,SoO
tons. as against 500.650 tons as
originally proposed. Three (S) OF
the ships would be post-Jutlanu
ships of the Maryland type.
las the British have no posi-
Jutland ships, except one HOOD
the construction of which Is only
partly post Jutland. it is agreea
that to maintain proper relative
strength, the British government
NAV construct two (2) new ships
not to exceed $4,000 legend tons
each, that is, calculating tonnage
according to British standards OF
measurement, or according 10
American calculations, the equiv
alent of $1,000 tons each. 1t is
agreed that the British government
shall. on completion of these two
G21 new ships, scrap four (4) of
their ships of the King George V
type, that Is, the Erin, kln5
George V, Centurion and AJAX,
which were to have been retained
under the original American pro
posal. This would leave the BRUSH
capital ships in number. twenty
as against twenty-five under the
American proposal. Taking the
tonnage of the two CD new SHIPS
according to American calculatlon,
it would amount to $4,000, ana
the four ships strapped having
tonnage of 96,400 tons, there
would be reduction in net tom
mage of 22,400 tons, leaving the
British tonnage of capital ships
bS2.050, instead of 604,450.J This
would give the British as against
the United States an excess ton
mage of 5000 tons, which is
deemed to be fair. in view of the
ships of the Royal Sovereign and
the Queen Elizabeth types.
''The maximum limit for the
tonnage OF ships to be construct
In replacement is to be fixed 1t
$4,000 legend tons, that is, accord
ing to British standards of meas
urement, or, according to Ameri-
can calculations, tn equivalent of
81 900 TONS in order to give accom-
mediation to these changes. The
maximum tonnage of capital ships
is fixed for the purpose of replace
ment, on the basis of American
standards of calculations, as fol-
lows:
UNITED States, $4,000 tons;
Great Britain, $4,000 tons; Japan,
$4,000 tons.
Comparing this arrangement
with the original American propo-
sal, 1t would be observed that the
United States is to scrap thirty
ships as proposed, save that there
will be scrapped thirteen of the
fifteen ships under construction
and seventeen instead of fifteen OF
the older ships.
1.-THE total tonnage Of the Amer
lean capital ships to be strapped
under the original proposal, in
Guiding the tonnage of ships IN
construction If completed. was
stated to be S45,740 tons. Under
the present arrangement the tom
mage of the thirty ships
to be strapped, taking that OF the
ships in construction If completed,
would be S20,540 tons.
"The number of the Japanese
ships to be retained remains the
same as under the original propo-
sal. The total tonnage of the ships
to be scrapped by japan upon the
original American proposal, taking
the tonnage of new ships when
completed. was stated to be 49,
923 tons. The total tonnage Of
the ships to be scrapped under the
present arrangement is 435,32S
tons.
"Under the original proposal
Great Britain was to scrap nine
teen capital ships (including GER
tain pre-dreadnaughts already
scrapped), whereas under the
present arrangement she will scrap |
four more, or total of twenty |
thrae The total tonnage OF ships |