The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-01
FIVE GREAT NATIONS AGREEMENT
10 REDUCE ARMAMENT FOLLOWS
GENERAL LINE or AMERICAN PLAN

under the replacement agreement ships
thus replaced to be disposed Of as pro-
vided for in chapter 2.
Article lis the naval ratio agree
ment stated in part 2, displacement
tonnage aggregates for capital ship re-
placement as follows: United States
5o5,0O0 tons; British empire 525,0OO
tons; France l75,000 tons; Italy, l75,-
900 tons; Japan 3l5,000 tons, which
aggregates the powers agree not 70
exceed.
Article 5 fixes the $4,000 ton capital
ship maximum displacement for any
ship "shall be acquired by or con-
structed by, for or within the juris-
diction Of, any Of the contracting pow
ers.'
Article 9 says no capital ship shall
carry gun with calibrc in excess Of
l6 inches
Article Z fixes the total tonnage Of
aircraft carriers at: United States
l35,000; British empire $4,000;
France 10000; Italy 60,000; Japan
81 900.
Article 5. 9 and 10, relate to air
craft carriers, providing that craft
built before Nov. II, 1927, shall be re-
garded a. experimental; that no air
craft carrier shall exceed $1,000 tons
except in certain instances where the
tonnage may reach $4,000, and that no
carrier shall carry gun heavier than
eight inch calibre.
Article II provides that no warships
exceeding ten thousand tons displace-
ment, other than capital ship an
craft carrier. shall be built or acquired
or built within the jurisdiction OF the
contracting powers.
Article II provides that no war vcs
sci hereafter laid down other than a
capital ship shall carry guns in ex-
cess of eight inch calibre.
Article l3 provides that no vessel
designated to be scrapped may be re-
converted into war vessel.
Article IA provides that no prepara
tions shall be made in merchant ships
in peace times for installation OF arm
aments "for the purpose of converting
such ships into war vessels other than
the stiffening Of decks for the mount
ing OF guns not exceeding six-inch cali
bre.
Article Is provides that no vessels
of war constructed for any other pow
er shall exceed size and armament
limitations of the treaty.
Article 10 provides that where war
ship building is undertaken for non
contracting power full information be
communicated to the other four con-
tracing powers.
Article II provides that sin the
event Of contracting power being en-
gagged in war, such power shall not use
as vessel Of war any vessel Of war
which may be under construction
within its Jurisdiction for any other
power
Article Is, provides that no con
tracing power shall dispose Of YES
sci OF war by ''any mode Of transfer
SO that it may become war vessel OF
any foreign power.
Article 10 provides that 'the United
States, the British empire and Japan
agree that the status quo at the time
Of the signing Of the present treaty
with regard to Notifications and ma
val bases, shall be maintained in their
respective territories and possessions
specified hereunder"
Article 20 provides for a uniform
rule of determining displacement ton
mage for all five powers.
Article 81 provides that if "the re-
ouirements of the national security
Of any contracting power in respect
of naval defense are. ! nthe opinion
of the power. materially affected by
any change of circumstances" such
power may request a conference for
reconsideration and amendment Of the
treaty. Ii provides further that I'm
view of possible technical and scientific
Developments the United States, aft
err consultation. shall arrange for a
further conference a. soon as possible
after the expiration of eight years OF
the coming into force of the treaty.
Article p provides that should a
contracting power become engaged in
a war which in its opinion affects the
naval defense of its national security"
ii NAV suspend its treaty obligations
on notice for the period Of the war
other than those OF articles l3, pro-
viding that vessels designated to he
scrapped may not be reconverted into
war vessels, and II. providing that no
war vessel under construction within
jurisdiction Of the contracting powers
On foreign account may be taken Tor
war uses. In the event Of such siie-
pension the remaining powers agree 10
consult together with view to
agreement a. to what temporary
notifications, If any. Should be made
in the treaty as between Themselves.
Failing such an agreement the remain
ing powers may also give notice OF
suspension Of the treaty obligations
with the same exceptions. On cessa
ton Of hostilities the contracting pow.
ers agree TO confer for the purpose cf
making any necessary mobilization IN
the treaty.
Article % provides that the treaty
remain in force until Dccember -.
1896. and IN case o. the contracting
parties shall have given noficc two
years before that date Of it, intention
to terminate the treaty il shall con
finue in force unfS the expiration Of
two years from the date on which No
fice al termination shail BE- given by
one Of the contracting powers, where
upon the treaty shall terminate - re-
eards all the contracting powers.
Provision j. made that noticc Of ter
minntion shali b. in writing - the
l-nifcd States which shall notify The
ofhcr powers the date of rrocipi of
noiire ~ tho United States being the
effective date 81 tie notification. In
the oase of the Initcd Ststes. notice
of termination would b. given % dip
ionatir Representatives of he other
four poaera in Na-hiurfor.
A ae-ctmtnt 10 meet b. csnffrence