The New York herald., 1922-02-02
FULL TEXT OF NAVAL
LIMITATION TREATY
Life of Agreement Extends
Fifteen Years, With Con- !.
ference at End.
CAPITAL SHIP DEFINED
Must Not Exceed 35,560
Metric Tons or Carry Guns
Above 16-Inch.
PACIFIC PACT INCLUDED
Zone Of Fertilization Restric-
tion Set in Document of
Great Powers.
CAPITAL SHIP DEFINED
PACIFIC PACT INCLUDED

WASHINGTON, Feb. Following Is
the text of the five Power naval
armament limitation treaty, as made
public to-day, following the fifth
plenary session of the conference:
DRAFT TREATY.
sThe United States Of America. the
British Empire. France. Italy and
Japan;
Desiring to contribute to the main
tenance of the general peace. and to
reduce the burdens of competition II
armament:
Have resolved, with view to ac-
coniplishing these purposes. to conclude
a treaty to limit their respective naval
armament and to that end have ap-
pointed as their plenipotentiaries;
The President of the United States Of
America,
Charles Evans Hughes
Henry Cabot Lodge.
Oscar w. Underwood,
Elihu Root,
Citizens of the United States:
His Majesty the King Of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
and of the British Dominions beyond
the seas, Emperor Of India:
The Right Honorable Arthur James
Balfour. o. NJ, M. p. Lord President Of
his privy council;
The Right Hon. Baron Lee of Fare
fam. o. B. E., X. c. B., First Lord Of
his Admiralty
The Right Hon. Sir Auckland Camp
bell Geddes, X. c. B.. his Ambassa-
dor Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
to the United States Of America:
For the Dominion of Canada: The
Right Hon. Sir Robert Laird Borden.
6. c. M. G., X. c.;
For the Commonwealth of Australia !:
Senator the Right Hon. George Foster
Pearce, Minister for Home and Terri
tories;
For the Dominion OF New Zealand: !:
The Hon. Sir John William Salmond
X. c.. Judge Of the Supreme Court Of
New Zealand;
For the Union of South Africa: The
Right Hon. Arthur James Balfour, o. NJ,
NJ. p:
For India The Right Honorable VAL
ingman Sankaranarayanar. Srinivasa
Sastri. Member Of the Indian Council Of
State;
The President of the French Republic,
Mr.. Albert Sarraut, Deputy. Minister OF
the Colonies;
Mr.. Jules j. Jusserand. Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to
the United States of America, Grand
Cross. of the National Order of the
Legion of Honor
His Majecty the King of Italy. the
Honorable Carlo Schanzer, Senator of
the Kingdom; The Honorable vittor'o
Rolandi Ricci. Senator of the Kingdom.
His Ambassador Extraordinary and
P:enipotentiary at Washington: the
Honorable Luigi Albertlni. Senator Of
the Kingdom
HIS Majesty the Emperor Of Japan
Baron Tomosaburo Kato. Minister for
the Navy: Junii. a member OF the first
class of the Imperial Order OF the Grand
Gordon OF the Rising Sun with the
Paulownia Flower;
Baron Kijuro Shidehara. his Ambas-
Iador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
at washington. Joshii a member Of the
first class of the Imperial Order of the
Rising Sun;
Mr.. Masanas Hanihara. vice-Minister
~ Foreign Affairs, Jushii, member
VI the second class of the Imperial Or
Yer OF the Rising Sun:
Who. having communicated to each
TO be in good and due FORM have agreed
as follows:
CHAPTER 4.
General provisions relating to the
limitation of naval armament.
ARTICLE 1.
The contracting Powers agree to
limit their respective naval armament
as provided In the present treaty.
ARTICLE II.
The contracting Powers may retain
respectively the capital ships which are
specined in Chapter H., Part l. on the
coming into force of the present treaty,
but subject to the following provisions
of this article all other capitai ships,
built or building, of the United States.
the British Empire and japan shall be
disposed OF as prescribed In Chapter
H.. Part 2.
In addition to the capital ships speci-
fed in Chapter H., Part /, the United
states may complete and retain two
ships of the West Virginia class now
under construction. on the completion
OF these two ships the North Dakota
and Delaware shall be disposed OF as
prescribed In Chapter H.. Part 2.
The British Empire may. In accord
ance with the replacement table In
Chapter H., Part 3. construct two new
capital ships not exceeding $4,000 tons
t3b,b60 metric tons) standard displace-
n.snt each. on the completion OF the
lid two ships the Thunderer, King
George ". Ajax and Centurion shall be
disposed of as prescribed In Chapter H.,
Part 2.
ARTICLE III.
Subject to the provisions of Article III.
the contracting Powers shall abandon
tte.r respective capital shipbuilding pro-
grams and no new capital ships shall be
constructed or acquired by any OF the
contracting Powers except replacement
tonnage. which may be constructed or
acquired as specified In Chapter H.,
Part 3.
Ships which are replaced In accord
ance with Chapter IL. Part 3. shall be
Aisposed OF as prescribed In Part of
that chapter.
ARTICLE Nv.
The total capital ship replacement
tonnage of each of the contracting
Powers shall not exceed IN standard