Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-13


ceeds $4,000 tons.
| (c) The same rules for determining
tonnage of capital ships shall apply to
the ships of each Of the powers party
to this agreement.
| dJ Each of the powers party to this
reement. agrees to inform promptly
| all of the other powers party to this
agreement concerning;
| Q) The names of the capital ships
to be replaced by new constructions;
| .(2) The date of authorization of re-
| placem tonnage;
t3) The date OF laying of keels of
replacement tonnage;
| ~ he displacement tonnage OF
each new ship to be laid down;
| (5) The actual date of completion OF
each new ship:
| (6) The fact and date of the scrap
ping of ships replaced.
! (g) No fabricated parts of capital
ships including parts Of hulls engines
previous to the date or authorization
of replacement tonnage. A list of such
parts will be furnished all powers par
| t. to this agreement.
! (h) In case of the loss or accidental
destruction of capital ships they may
be replaced by new capital ships con-
struction in conformity with the fore
going rules.
liary Combatant Craft
| THIRTEEN. In treating this sub
been divided into three classes.
| ta) Auxiliary surface combatant
craft.
Cb) Submarines.
| fc) Airplane carriers and air craft.
| FOURTEEN. The term auxiliary
surface combatant craft includes crui-
| sers Exclusive of battle cruisers, flo
! tilla leaders, destroyers and all other
surface types except those specifically
exempted in the following paragraph.)
/, FIFTEEN. Existing monitors, un-
armored surface craft as specified in
paragraph sixteen. under 5000 tons,
fuelships, supplyships. tenders, repair
ships. tugs mine-sweepers and vessels
readily convertible for merchant ves-
sells are exempt from the terms of
| this agreement.
SIXTEEN. No new auxiliary COM
| batant craft may be built exempt
| from this agreement regarding limita-
| ton of naval armaments that exceed
5000 tons displacement and Is knots
hspeed. and carry more than Abs guns.
SEVENTEEN. 1t is proposed that
the total tonnage OF cruisers. flotilla
| leaders and destroyers. allowed each
power shall be as follows:
| For the United States. 100000 tons
For Great Britain. 100000 tons. For
Japan. 100000 tons.
| Provided however. that no power
party to this agreement whose total
tonnage in auxiliary surface combat
ant craft on November IL, 1921. ex-
ceeds the prescribed tonnage, shall be
required to scrap such excess tonnage
/ until replacement begin at which time
the total tonnage of auxiliary COM
batant craft for each nation shall be
reduced TO the prescribed allowance
as here In stated.
Limitation OF new constructions:
| EIGHTEEN. (a) All auxiliary sur
/ face combatant craft whose keels
have been laid down by November IL.
1921. may be carried to completion.
OBJ No new construction in auxili-
ary surface combatnnt craft except
replacement tonnage as provided
hereinafter shall be laid down during
the period of this agreement, provided
however. that such nations as have
not reached the auxiliary surface
corhbatant craft tonnage allowance
hereinbefore stated may construct
Tonnage UP to the limit of their allow
ance.
4 Scrapping of old constructions:
! NINETEEN. Auxiliary surface
cambatant craft shall be scrapped In
accordance with methods to be agreed
on.
OBJ Submarines.
TWENTY. II Is proposed that the
+ total tonnage of submarines allowed
each power shall be:
For the United States, 10000 tons.
For Great Britain. 10000 tons. For
Japan. $4,000 tons.
Provided however that no power
party to this agreement whose total
tonnage in submarines on November
IL, 1921, exceeds the prescribed tom
mage shall be required to scrap such
excess tonnage until requirements De-
gin. at which time the total tonnage
of submarines for each nation shall
be reduced to the prescribed allow
ance as herein stated,
Limitation of new constructions:
TwENTY-ONE. (a) All sub
marines whose keels have been laid
down by November IL, 1921, may be
carried to completion.
OBJ No new submarine tonnage ex-
cept replacement tonnage as provided
hereinafter shall be laid down during
the period of the agreement provided
however that such nations as have
not reached the submarine tonnage
allowance hereinbefore stated may
construct tonnage up to the limit of
their allowance.
Scrnpping of old construction.
TWENTY-FIVE. Submarines shall
be scrapped In accordance with me-
thods agreed upon.
(c1 Airplane carriers and aircraft.
TWENTY THREE. 1t is proposed
that the total tonnage of airplane car
riers allowed each power shall be as
follows:
United states, 10000 tons. Great
Britain. $4,000 tons. japan, $4,000
tons.
Provided. however, that no party
to this agreement whose total tonnage
in airplane carriers on November IL,
1921, exceeds the prescribed tonnage
shall be required to scrap such excess
tonnage until requirements begin. at
which time the total tonnage. OF air
plane carriers for each nation shall
be reduced to the prescribed allow
ance as herein stated.
Limitation of new construction,
airplane carriers:
TWENTY -FOUR. (a) All airplane
carriers whose keels have been laid
down by Nov. ii. 1921, may be carried
to completion.