New-York tribune., 1922-02-02

oattle-crn'sers and seven battleships ON
the ways and in the course of building
and two battlcships launched
Scrap Fifteen New Ships
"'Thc total number of new capltaI
ships thus TO be scrapped is fifteen
The tota tonnage OF TIC new capital
ships when completed would be 61S. 900
Thus the number of capital ships
to be scrapped by the United States if
this plan is accepted. is thirty, with an
aggregate tonnage Cincluding that OF
shlps IN construction, If completely Of
A5,7a0.
"Cnder this arrangement as made.
instead of the fifteen ships under con
struction being scrapped there arc
thirteen Of those ships scrapped or dis
posed of, and the total number Of ships
to be scrappcd or disposed OF instead
of thirty is twenty eight. The tonnage
Is substantially the same. a very slight
difference
Making similar comparison for
Great Britain and Japan. the Secretary
sald that under the treaty twenty Brit
lsh ships arc screppcd instead of the
nineteen mentioned III the American
proposal. while Japan would scrap ten.
as originally proposed.
Treaty Called Extraordinary
M Hughes said:
NO more extraordinary or significant
treaty has ever been entered INTO. 1t is
extraordinary because we no LONGER
merely talk of The desirabilitv Of
diminlshlng the burdens OF naval
armaments. but we actually limit them
1t IS extraordinary because this imita-
ton is fected in that field in which
nations have been most jealous Of
their power and IN which they have
hitherto been disposed to resent any
interference with their power.
81 shall not enlarge upon the sicnif-
cance OF the engagement. or course. it
Is obvious that it means an enormous
SAVING of money and the lifting of the
very heavy and unnecessary burden
from the peoples Of the country who
unite III this agreement
ihls treaty ends. absolutely ends.
the race in competition in naval arma-
mept. At the same time it leaves the
1el;s we security Of the great naval
po~,sya unimpaired
"In this treaty VIC are talking Of
arms in the language Of peace. The
best thing about the engagement is
the spirit which has hccn manifested
throughout our negotiations and to
which Is due our ability to reach this
fortunate conclusion. In other words.
we are taking perhaps the greatest for
ward step to establish the reign OF
peace.
There was q ripple of applause when
Mr. Hughes announced that the ola
hattleshjp Oregon would be retained
tor non -combatant purposes because tho
State of Oregon wanted to keep it for
historical and sentimental reasons.
Touching on the system of actual
scrapping Of capital shins. Mr.. Hughes
said:
II might call this the dcnaturinc of
capital ships" The phrase WAS greet
cd with laughter.
Senator Schanzer. in giving Italy's
adherence to the submarine treaty.
said Italy had felt that it's feet of sub
mar ines for defense only should equal
that of any other power on tho Medi-
terranean. He expressed the convic-
ton that the American program as car
rled out by the conference would end
the possibilities Of war
Secretary Hughes said he believed
the naval treaty would make it difficult
for any nation TO engage in the pro
duction of craft which unfortunately
are not lncluded' in the naval agree.
ment, and the submarine and chemical
warfare supplemental treaty then was
adopted