The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-01

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no contracting power shall dis
pose Of a vessel OF war by any
mode OF transfer" so that ii mi,
become war vessel Of any foreign
power.
Article nineteen provides that
the United States, the British
Empire and Japan agree that the
status quo at the time OF the
signingLo OF the. present treaty, with
regard to Notifications and nayaI
basis, shall be maintained in Their
respective territories and posses.
sions specified hereunder"
The first sub-heading under
this agreement names, for the
United States, insular possessions
now held or hereafter acquired n
the Pacific except those adjacent
to the coast Of the United States
Alaska and the Panama Cana
Zone, not including the Aleutiau
islands and the Hawiian islands.
The second sub-heading names
Hongkong and Pacific insuIal
possessions now held or hereafter
aequired by Great Britain east Of
Ito degrees east longitude, except
those adjacent to the coast OF
Canada, Australia and its terri.
tories and New Zealand. The third
sub-hcading names as Japan IN:
sular territories and possessions
the Kuriale, BONN and Loochoo
islands, Amami-o schima, Formo.
sa, the Pescadores "and any insu.
lar territories or possessions in
the Pacific ocean which Japan
may hereafter acquire" The ar.
tlcle explains that the status quo
agreement implies that no new
Notifications or base shall be es-
tablished or present defenses OF
naval facilitIes be increased In
the territories named, the re.
striction not preeluding, however,
replacement OF worn out weapons
or equipment,
Article twenty provides for a
uniform rule Of determining dis
placement tonnage for all five
powers.
Chapter two Is headed:
RULES relating to- the execu-
ton Of the disqualification OF
terms"
Part one carries the specified
lists OF capital ships already quot
ed, but makes tho tonnage ratio
agreement effective for the Uni
ted States on completion OF two
West Virginia class ships and the
scrapping Of the North Dakota
and Delaware and for Great Bri-
tain on completion Of the two
new ships previously provided for
and the scrapping Of the four
ships they will replace. Proyi-
sion is made for France to lay
down new capital ship tonnage
in the years 1927, 1923 and 1881
as provided for in the replacement
agreement and with a similar pro-
vision for Italy.
Part two sets out. four rules for
scrapping vessels OF war. Rule
one provides that such vessels
must be so treated that they "cau-
not be put to combatant use."
Rule two provides that this may
be affected by sinking the ships,
breaking them up, converting
them into targets in which case
not more than one capital ship
at a time could be retained for
target use. A subdivision would
permit France and Italy during
1881 or'thereafter each to retain
two sea going vessels for gunnery
and torpedo school work, the
French vessels to be of the Jean
Bart class and the Italian to be
the Dante Alighieri and a ship,
of the Suilio Ceaseare class, these
two governments agreeing to des-
troy coming towers Of these yes
sells land not to use the said ships
as vessels of war;"
Rule three of part two provides
that vessels due for scrapping
must be rendered Immediately in
capable Of %ar-like >service which
shall be deemed to have been &C.
complished when there shall have
been removed or destroyed with
the ship all guns, fire controls and
moving parts OF barbettes and
turrets and their operating mach
inery. All fire control instruments
ammunition, torpedoes and tubes,
radio installations, coming tow
ers and all side armour or alter
natively main propelling machin-
cry and all aviation accessories.
Rule four provides that vessels
to be scTapped under rule three
shall be rendered incapable OF war
like service within SIX months OF
the coming into force of the treaty
and the scrapping, finally effected
within Is months" Where ships are
to be replaced, however, scrapping
Of the replaced ship must begin not
later than the date Of completion
of It's successor and the vessel rem.
dered incapable OF war.llke service
within SIX months and finally
scrapped within eighteen months.
II completion OF the replacement
ship is delayed, scrapping Of the
replaced vessel must begin within
four years after the laying of the
keel o Lthe new ship, the elk and
eighteen months period to apply in