Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-11-16
Terms Proposed by America to
Great Britain and Japan
for Reducing Navy.
Strength.

II
for Reducing Navy
Strength.
The details of the American naval
reduction proposals as outlined by
Secretary Hughes follow: -
United States
"The United States is now COM
pleting its program Of 1916 calling
for 10 new battleships and 6 battle
cruisers. One battleship has been
completed. The others are in various
stages of construction; in some cases
from go to over 80 per cent of the
construction has been done. On these
fifteen capital ships now being built
over $33O,OOO,O0O have been spent.
Still the United States is willing in
the interest of an immediate linlita-
tion of naval armament to scrap all
these ships.
'The United States proposed, if
this plan is accepted
81. To scrap all capital ships
now under construction. This includes
6 battle cruisers and 7 battleships on
the ways and in course of building
and two battleships launched.
"The total number of new capital
ships thus to be scrapped in fifteen.
The total tonnage of the new capital
ships when completed would be 618,-
600 tons.
g." To scrap all of the older bat
tleships up to, but not including the
Delaware and North Dakota. The
number of these old battleships to be
scrapped is fifteen. Their total tom
mage is 277,74o tons.
"Thus the number Of capital ships
to be scrapped by the United States,
if this plan is accepted, is 80, with
an aggregate tonnage (including that
of ships in construction, if complet-
ed) of s45,74O.
Great Britain
"The plan contemplates that Great
Britain and Japan shall take action
which is fairly commensurate with
this action on the part of the United
States.
1t is proposed that Great Britain
"1. Shall stop further construc-
ton of the new Hoods, the new
capital ships not laid down but upon,
which money has been spent. These
a ships, if completed, would have ton
mage displacement of $4,000 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 411,3 ,375 tons.
"The total tonnage of ships thus
to be scrapped by Great Britain (in-
cluding the tonnage of the a Hoods,
of completedl would be 5S3,375 tons.
Japan
cit is proposed that Japan =
"1. Shall abandon her program
of ships not yet laid down, wise. the
Xii, Dwarf, No. z and No. 8 battle
ships, and Numbers 6, 5, Z, and g.,
battle cruisers.
at should be observed that this
does not involve the stopping of con-
struction as the construction of none
of these ships has been begun.
"2. Shall scrap three capital ships
(the Mutsu, launched, the Tosa, and
Kago, in course, of building) and a
battle cruisers (the Amagi and Akagi,
in course of building, and the Atoga
and Takao not yet laid down, but for
which certain material has been as
sembled.)
"The total number of new capital
ships to be scrapped under this para
graph is Z. The total tonnage of these
new capital ships when completed
would be 1s9,1O0 tons.
49, Shall scrap all pre-dread-
naughts and battleships of the Sec
ond line. This would include the
scrapping of 10 other ships, with a
total tonnage of 159,S2S tons.
"The total reduction of tonnage on
vessels existing, laid down, or for
which material has been assembled