The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-13

excessive tonnage until rcplacemeuts .
begin. at which time the total tom
mage of 0irplunc carriers for each /
nation shah De reduced TO. pre-
svrlbed allowances as horein stated. /
"2i. An. airplainc carriers laid
down ny November ~, 1921, may be
completed.
NO new eirrlane carriers tonnage
except replacement tonuREc shall be
laid down during tho period Of this
agreement, provided that the nations
have their allowances.
Auxiliary Combatant Craft.
requirements
"2G. Cruisers II years OF age from
date of completion maybe replaced
/ by new construction. kccls shall
/ not be laid down uutil the tonnage 1t
is intended to replace is 2 years OF
age.
/ "Destroycrs and flotlua leaders !
| years Of age may be replaced. Tho
/ keels Of such construction shall not
| be laid until the tonnage ii is M
/ tended TO replace is ~ yeats old.
! Submarines ~ years uf age may
be replaced by new submarine con
struction but kcels shall not Roe lu1
until the tonnage to be replaced ls
II years OF age.
"Airplane carplcrs 90 years OF age
may he replaced by new construction
but kecls shall not De laid untn The
tonnage 10 be replaced Is "a years of
age.
NO surface vessel carrying guns
Of Caliber greater than eight inches
shall be laid down as Jeplaccmcu.
tonnage for auxiliary cOIhbdtaut sur
face craft.
THE same rules for determining
tonnage OF auxiliary combatant craft
shall apply TO ships Of each ot tho
powers party to this agreement.
The scrapping Of ships replaced
by new construction shall bo under
Itakcn not later thdu the date Of
completion of the new construction
ana shall be completed within three
months OF date OF completion Of tho
new construction, or. n the CuWplc-
ton Of new w-tonnage is delayed. then
within four years OF the laying OF
the keels Of such new coustrucuou.
Each OF the powers party to this
agreement shall inform all other
powers parties concerning.
81. The names or uumbers or
ships to be replaced by new con-
strucion.
"2. The date OF authorization OF
replacement tonnage.
"3. The dates OF laying the keels
OF replacement tonnage.
-. The displacement tonnage OF
each new ship to be laid down.
IS. The actual date OF compile
tion of each new ship.
"6. The fact and date OF the
scrapping OF ships replaced.
mo fabricated parts OF auxiliary
combatant craft, including parts of
hulls, engines and ordnance Will be
constructed previous To the date OF
authorization OF replacement tom
mage. A list OF such parts Will be
furnished all powers.
I'm case OF the loss OF accidental
destruction OF ships of this class,
they may dc replaced by new CON
struction in conformity with the
foregoing rules.
Aircraft
"27. The limitation Of naval air
craft Is not pronosed.
Note--Owing 10 tho fact that
naval aircraft may be readily adapt
ed from speciahies of commercial
aircraft, 1t ds not considered prac-
tiCable to prescribe limits for naval
aircraft)
Combatant Vessels of All Glasses,
! "ZS. The powers party to this
agreement ~Dind themselves not "a
dispose Of combatant vessels of any
class In such u manner that they
later may become combatant YES
sells in another navy. They bind
themselves further not to acquire
; combatant vessels from any foreign
. source.
"29. No capital ships tonnage oi
/, auxiliary combatant craft tonnage
for foreign account shall be con
structed within the jurisdiction ot
, any one of the powers party To thii
: agreement during the term of this
agreement.
go. AS the importance OF the
merchant marine is in inverse ratio
, TO the size Of the naval armaments
, regulations must be provided tC
govern its conversion features for
war purposes"