South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-13
FULL OFFICIAL
TEXT OF U. S.
ARMS PLANS
Americas Program for World
Disarmament is Thor
Oughly Set Forth.
(Continued Don page 90

NCOhl4hueu from page One)
United Ststes-Maryiand. Califor-
MIA, Tennessee. Idaho. Mississippi.
New Mexico. Arizona. Pennsylvania.
Oklahoma. Nevada. Texas, New
York, Arkansas. Wyoming, Utah,
Florida, North Dakota, Delaware.
Total Is; total tonnage 5OO,s5O:
Great Britain-Royal Sovereign,
Royal Oak. Resolution, Families.
Revenge. Queen Elizabeth. Warspite.
Valiant. Barhan. Malaga, Benhow.
Emperor OF India. Iron Duke, Mari
borough. Erin, King George ",
Centurion. Ajax. Hood. Renown, Re
pulse. Tiger, Total, %; total tonnage.
GOA. $50.
Japan-Magato. Hiuga, Ise, Yam
ashiro, Fuh-So. Settsu. Kirishima
Ea-una. Hi-Yei. Kongo. Total 10;
total tonnage. 2S9.7o0.
Disposition OF old and new con-
struction-
1l:-Capital ships shall be dis
posed OF in accordance with meth
DDS TO be agreed upon.
Requirements:
II: (A)@The tonnage basis for
capital ship replacement under the
proposal TO be as follows:
United States. 100000 tons.
Great Britain. 5000 tons.
Japan, 100000 tons.
Replacement Terms.
(B)-Capital ship 20 years from
date Of completion may be replaced
by new capital ship construction but
the keels OF such construction shall
not be laid until the tonnage which
| IL il to replace Is II years Of age
/ from date OF completion. Provided
| however, that the first replacement
tonnage shall not be laid down un-
/ til 10 years from the date OF the
signing Of this agreement.
(C)-The scrapping OF capital
ships replaced by new construction
shall be undertaken not later thas
| the date of completion of the new
const ruction and shall be completed
within thre months OF the date OF
| completion of new construction; oil
/ II the date OF completion of new
construction be delayed. then within
/ four years OF the laying OF the
keels OF such new construction.
(D)-No capital ships shall be laid
down during the time OF this agree
ment whose tonnage displacement
exceeds $4,000 tons.
/ (E)-The same rules for deter
mining tonnage OF capital ships shall
apply to the ships OF each OF the
powers party TO this agreement.
Powers to Cooperate.
CD Each of the powers party &C
/ this agreement agrees 70 inform
promptly all of the other powers
party TO this agreement concerning
% The names of the capital ships
TO be replaced by new construction
| CD the date Of authorization of re-
placement tonnage: ca the dates OF
/ laying the keels OF replacement ton
mage; (4) the displacement tonnage
OF each new ship TO be laid down
/ (5) the actual date of completion OF
each new ship; Co the fact and date
of the scrapping Of ships replaced
CO. No fabricated parts OF cap
ital ships, including parts of hulls
engines and ordnance, shall be con.
structed previous to the date of au-
thorization Of replacement tonnage
A list OF such parts will be furnished
all powers part to this agreement.
CID In case of the loss or acct
dental destruction of capital ships
they may be replaced by new capita
ship construction in conformity with
the foregoing rules.
Auxiliary Combatant Craft.
(13) In treating this subject aux
Hilary combatant craft have been di'
yided into three classes:
CA Auxiliary surface combatant
craft.
(B) Submarines.
CO. Airplane carriers and aircraft
(14) The term auxiliary surface
combatant craft includes cruiser:
exclusive of battle cruisers), flotilla
leaders, destroyers. and all other sur.
face types except those specifically
exempted In the following para.
graph:
(15) Existing monitors, unar.
mored surface craft as specified In
/ paragraph 16 under 5000 tons. fue
ships, supply ships, tenders. repair
ships. tugs, mine sweepers and yes
sells readily convertible from mer-
chant vessels are exempt from the
/ terms Of this agreement.
/ (16) No new auxiliary combat
ant craft may be built exempt
from this agreement regarding limi'
/ tation of naval ornaments that ex-
coed 5000 tons displacement and II
knots speed and carrying more thar
four 5-inch guns.
(l7) II is proposed the total ton.
mage of cruisers, fiotilla leaders and
destroyers allowed each power shall
be as follows:
For the United States $4,000
tons.
For Great Britain, $4,000 tons.
For Japan. 100000 tons.
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Provided. however. that no power