The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-01

naval treaty provides. besides
modified io-year naval holiday. a
Get scale Of future tonnage Tor
America. Great Britain. japan.
France and Italy. based on the
maintenance 90 a s-s-si.Tbt.Ts ratio.
tho the ratio itself was not men
TONED out 81 Difference 20 Japan.
who felt that branded her with an
unnecessary inferiortty. n provides
for the scrspplng or abandonment
now of tho following number "
battleships or other fighting craft
America. so; Great Britain. -.
Japan. 81: while France and italy
do no scrspping until 1880 and 1871
respectively.
with these scr~prins prvvtsions
carried cut az once. the naval pow.
ers will retain the following capital
shipsr
acknowledgements. California.
Tennessee. Idaho. New Mexico.
Mississippi. Arizona. rcnnsyivanis.
Oklahoma. Nevada New York.
Texas Arxkansas. Wyoming. Flor
Ida. Utah. North Dakota. Delaware.
total OF soo.sso tons. but the
United States can complete two
West Virginia type ships. whercupcn
she must scrip the North Dakota
and Delaware. leaving her during
tho naval holiday with a total OF
Sfs.s5o tons.
BRiTAiN--Roya Sovereign. Roy
al Oak. Revenge. Resolution. Ram
lilies. Malaga. Valiant. Rarnham.
Queen Elizabeth. warspite. Benbow,
Emperor Of India. Iron Duke. Mari.
borough. Hood. Renown. Repuise.
Tiger. Thundsrer. King George ".
Ajax and Centurion. a total Of g
ships with a tonnage % ss0.tto. bu.
with the permission TO construct
scnpplng OF the Thunderer. King
George ". Ajax and Centurion. this
giving her "a holiday tonnage ~
Sss.sso.
JArAS-Mutsu. Nasato. PiuEs.
Use. YamAshlro. Ftiso kirisima. Ha.
runa. HiyeL konEo. q total Of
sol $50 tons.
IrAI.Y-Andrvn Dcris. Cath
Diulo. Conte III Cavour. Giuiio
ceare. Leonardo pa vinci. Dante
Alghieri. Roma. Sapou. vittario
Emanuele. Regina Elena. total OF
10 ships with is..seo tons.
FRANCE - BretsGne. Lorraine.
Provence. Paris France. Jean Hart.
courbet. condorcet. Didcrc,. Vol.
taire. total OF 10 ships WITH ssi..
liT0 tons.
The ss-5-i.TsiTs ratio. an will be
seen. IL slightly varied at the start.
but when replacements r;art II will
be- In force as the powers are al
lot,ed the following replacement ton.
nsgcs;
United States. sss.ooe: Great Brit.
ain. sas.eoo; Japan. $4,000: France.
lis 900: Italy, III. 600.
The original Hughes .-bombsheii-
proposed n complete cessation Of
naval building for 10 years. This
had TO be slightiy altered. tho the
principle was maintained.
PERMITS FOR
NAVY BUILDING
As matters now ssand. under the
treaty. the United States II given
the right to complete two West vir.
g!nla class ships--probabi the Colo
RADIO and West Virginia. tho " was
originally planned to complete tho
Colorado and Washington. while
Britain can build two new ships. and
France and Italy can start replacing
one ship each In the years 1877.
1899. With these exceptions. naval
building halts for 10 years. when re.
placements can begin. A ship mus,
be 20 years old before II can be re
placed.
The treaty preamble notes that the
five powers desire 40 contribute to
the maintenance Of the general peace
and TO reduce the burdens Of com.
petition in armament-
The treaty 10 divided into three
chapters. with Is articles.
Article says "fhe contracting
powers agree 10 limit their respective
naval armament as provided In the
present treaty"
Article III notes that ships may b.
retained In accordance with a later
table.
Article III provides the powers
shall abandon proposed shipbuiidins
programs and shall only replace ia
accordance with tables attached.
Article Nv gives the replacement
tonnage figure. constituting the ratio
assignment as already outlined
above.
Article V forbids construction Of
any battleshlp Of over Is. 900 tons.
Article vi forbid@ guns on capital
ships larger than fs-Inch.
Article VII provides aircraft car.
rier tonnage thus:
America. 1876. 900: Britain. $4,000;
France. $1,000: Icaiy. 10000: Japan.
Il. 600.
Article VIII notes aircraft carrier
replacement shall he carried out ac-
cording to a subsequent table.
Article TX sets a 17.o00.ton iirii.
tatiou on such carriers. but allows
each power 20 build or save from the
doomed list two ships each OF $4,000
tons for carrier purposes II also
limits size OF guns.
Article X contains further tech.
meal provisions as to armament of
such carriers m they cannot be used
for other than transportation or air.
craft.
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