The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-31
RATIO Is SETTLED
France Delays Assentcto
Restricting Size of
Auxiliary Ships.
LIMIT AIR CRAFT
TO $4,000 TONS
Three Delegations Refer
Submarine Question
To Governments.

The hve-power naval treaty today
practically is complete.
The outstanding provisions were
agreed 10 by the naval committee late
yesterday.
Details still are 10 be arranged II
was made very plain last night that
these will prove easy TO work out.
The big points covering Limitation OF
naval armament has been agreed 20.
Minor differences will yield themselves
10 adjustment.
While special committee of techni-
cal experts discusses details the naval
committee is in recess. II is hoped
that IL will be able TO commence dis
cussion Of the completed treaty not
later than next TUESDAY
Agreed on Main Points
The points upon which complete
agreement has been reached are
That the capital ship ratio between
the five powers shall be. for the
United States and Great Britain. s.
for Japan, }; for France and Italy.
.l.75.
That hereafter no auxiliary naval
craft shall be armed with more than
s inch rifles
That hereafter aircraft carrier,
shall be constructed not 10 exceed
1900 tons displacement. and that. in
order thai they shall not constitut.
disguised capital ships. their armament
shall be limited 10 not to exceed S-inch
rifles.
That the principles Of International
law shall be affirmed TO establish that
submarines shall be compelled TO OBJ
serve the same laws as affect surface
war craft and shall exercise the ruis,
OF stoppsge, visitation and search
/ snd safeguarding lh'es of Roaoes, =.
bstants. IN operating against erefrIy
or neutral merchant vessels
Await Complete Assent
The points upon which only partial
agreement has been reached. but
which. it is accepted. shortly will be
cleared up. are:
That hereafter no naval auxiliary
shall be built with a tonnage eN-
ceeding 10000 tons other than air
craft carriers Only France has 10
assent to this. and her delegation
here has raised no direct objection.
making IL plain that il must be re-
ferred to Paris for final decision
That hereafter the ruthless use
Of submSrines shall be deemed
piracy and punished as such. ard
that the use Of submarines as COM
merce destroyers shall be prOhib-
tied by international law The
United States and Great Britain
have approved this. The other
three delegations have referred Il
to Tokyo. Paris and Rome.
Limits 10 Air Craft.
That there shall be an agreement
that the aircraft carriers shall nc
limited as follows:
United States. five ships Of 1.Dps
tons each. $4,000 in all.
Great Britain. five ships OF 2, 7,uup
tons each. 1880 In all
Japan, three ships OF e7.O6O tons
each. $1,000 in all.
France. two ships OF % 7.po0 tons.
or three of 10000 each.
Italy, the same as France
The points referred to the naval
committee OF experts from each
power include:
Preparation Of replacement
chart covering amendments to th.
ten-year holiday.
Adoption Of a general plan "s
agreement to cover scrappinE e..
vessels eliminated by the treaty
Other Rules to Re Fixed.
Adoption OF what shall be known
as the naval standard ton FOR USE
in arriving at an equitable strength
Of all navies affected. Today all ot
the powers here represented have
different standards Of measurement.
Adoption of rules concerning the
20 Sf f-tt Of
merchant marine so that they can
not readily be converted into major
vessels OF war. This Is the most
important. as many OF the larger
passenger ships now in commission
would make commerce raiders OF
the finest type. This is especially
so of the larger passenger liners
OF Great Britain, Japan and the
United States.
Adoption of rules designed 10 pre-
vent building Of warships in a sig
natory power for use by a nonsig-
natory power.
Meanwhile the drafting commit
tee will prepare the treaty. fran
ing IL in the technical language that
is required for such documents
Root Proposals Discussed.
The two sessions OF the naval
committee yesterday were devoted
10 clearing up the loose ends. s.
soon as the committee met there
was consideration Of the two Root
proposals creating new Information
al law principles for submarines
These made illegal use piracy. and
prohibited the use OF underseas
craft as commerce destroyers. The
discussion develoPed that the Jan
anese. French and Italian deieca-
tions considered that this was al
entirely new principle OF law which
did not come under their powers
to settle. II was decided TO refer
the question 20 their respective
home governments, and further dis
cussion automatically went over to
a future date.
The resolution limiting she ton
mage OF individual auxiliary shh,t
aircraft carriers exccpi Ell. tho - 80
mp. AdmL de Bon. fog q do-ti,