The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-01
SHANTUNG ISSUE IS SETTLED;
CHINA TO GET WEI-HEI-WEI
Summary
:. or The
Vaual
Treaty
DRAFT TREATY.


The United States Of America
the British Empire, Francs, Italy,
and Japan;
Desiring to contribute TO the
maintenance OF the general peace,
and to reduce the burdens OF COM
petition in armament;
Have resolved. with a view to
accomplishing these purposes, to
conclude a treaty to limit their re-
spective naval aramament, and to
that end have appointed as their
plenipoten . (11ero follow
The IT 5eas OF hs delesatss>
Who. haysng COMMUNICATED TO.
each other their respective full
powers. found to be In good and
due form, have agreed as follows:
7 CHAPTER I.
Gsnefai Provisions Relating to
the Limitation OF Naval
Armament.
The Contracting Powers agree to
limit their respective naval arma-
ment fas provided In the present
=, -s ARTICLE II. o.. {
This article states that the pow
ers may retain the capital ships
named further on, and that in ad-
dition the United States may COM
plete and retain two ships Of the
West Virginia class. disposihg Of
the North Dakota and the Della
ware; and that Great Britain may
complete two new capital ships of
SO, 900 toms, upon the completion OF
which she will scrap the Thun-
derer, King George. v, Ajax and
Centurion,
ARTICLE III.
Subject to the provisions Of Ar
ticle II, the Contracting Powers
shall abando their respective CAPT.
tai ship building programs, and no
new capital ships shall be con-
structed or acquired by any of the
contracting powers. except replace
ment tonnage.
ARTICLE Nv.
The total capital ship replace
ment tonnage of each Of the con-
tracing powers shall not exceed In
standard displacement, for the
United States $4,000 tons, for the
British Empire, $4,000 tons; for
France, 175,000 tons; for Italy,
175,000 tons; for Japan, $4,000
ARTICLE ".
No capital ship exceeding $4,000
tons standard displacement shall
be acquired by, or constructed by,
cor, or within the jurisdiction Of,
any of the Contracting Powers.
ARTICLE vi.
No capital ship Of any of the
Contracting Powers shall carry a
gun with a caliber in excess Of 16
inches (4o6 mm.).
ARTICLE VII.
The total tonnage of aircraft
carriers for each Of the Contract
Ing Powers shall not exceed In
standard displacement for the
United States $4,000 tons; for the
British Empire, $4,000 tons; for
France, 10000 tons; for Italy,
10000 tons; for Japan. $1,000 tons"
ARTICLE VIII.
This article provides that all
aircraft carriers may be new.
ARTICLE TX.
This article provides that no air
craft carrier shah be built In ex.
cess of $1,000 tons. except that
the powers are free to convert
partially completed ships for air
craft up to $4,000 tons. up TO the
maximum tonnage prescribed.
ARTICLE x.
No aircraft carrier shall carry
a gun with q calfber in excess of
eight inches.
.s'ag~ ARTICLE XII.
This article limits the size of
auxiliary ships to 10000 tons.
ARTICLE XII.
This article provides no auxiliary
ship shall carry guns greater than
eight inches.
ARTICLE XIII.
Except as provided In Article TX.
no ship designated In the present
treaty 10 be scrapped may be re-
converted into q vessel sf war.
ARTICLE XIV.
No preparations shall be made IN
merchant sh.ps I'm time Of psacs
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