The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-01


within the 10000 ton limitation.
Article IL provides that sne war vessel
hereafter laid down other than a capital
ship shall carry guns in excess of eight
inch caliber.
Article Is provides that no preparations
shall be made in merchant ships in peace
times for installations of armaments for
the purpose of converting such ships into
war vessels other than the stiffening of
decks for the mounting of guns not exceed
ing siX-inch calibre.'
Article Is, provides that no vessel of war
constructed within the Jurisdiction of the
contracting powers for any other power
shall exceed size and armament limitations
of the treaty and that in no case shall air
craft carriers constructed for non-con-
tracing power exceed p 600 tons displace-
ment.
Article 1G provides that where warship
building is undertaken within the iuris-
dictiOn of a contracting power, for a non
contracting power full Information as to
such ship shall be communicated to the
other four contracting powers
Article II provides that lin the event of
a contracting power being engaged in war
such power shall not use as a vessel of
war any vessel of war which may be IN
der construction within its Jurisdiction for
any other power, or which may have been
constructed within its Jurisdiction for an
other power and not delivered
Article IS. provides that no contracting
power shall dispose of a vessel of war
by ANY mode of transfer" so that it may
become a war vessel of any foreign power
Article 10 provides that 1.-The U. S., the
British empire and Japan agree that the
the present treaty with regard to fortifi-
cations and naval bases, shall be main
tanned in their respective territories and
possessions specified hereunder"
The first sub-heading under this agree
ment names, for the United States insular
possessions now held or hereafter acquired
in the Pacific excent those adjacent ~ fine
coast of the United States, Alaska and the
Panama canal zone, not including the
Aleutian Islands and the Hawaiian Islands
The second sub heading names Hong Kong
and Pacific insular possessions now held or
hereafter acquired by Great Britain east
of 10 degrees east longitude, except those
adjacent TO the coasts of Canada, Australia.
and its territories and New Zealand. The
third unloading names as japanese in
sular territories and possession the Kurile,
BONN and LOoch0o Islands, Amami- Oshima,
FOrmosa, the Pescadores and any insular
territories or possessions in the Pacific
ocean which Japan may hereafter acquire.
The article explains that the status quo
agreement implies that no new fortifica-
ton or bases shall be established or present
defenses or naval facilities be increased
in the territories named, the restriction not
precluding, however, replacement Of worn
out weapons or equipment
To Determine Requirements.
determining displacement tonnage for all
Chapter two is headed fRules relating
Of terms
Part one carries the specified lists of
capital ships already quoted, but makes
the tonnage ratio agreement effective IOE
the United States completion of the two
West Virginia class ships and the scrap
ping of the North Dakota and Delaware :;
and for Great Britain on completion of
the two new ships previously provided for
and the scrapping of the four ships they
will replace. Provision is made for France
to lay down new capital ship tonnage in
the years 1927, 1929 and 1881 as provided
for in the replacement agreement and with
similar provision for Italy.
Part two sets out four rules for scrap
ping vessels of war. Rule one provides
that such vessels must be so treated that
they .'caunot be put to combatant use
Rule two provides that this may be eff
fected by sinking the ships. breaking them
up, converting them into targets in which
case not more than one capital ship at q
time could be retained for target use. a
sub division would permit France and Italy
during 1881 or thereafter each 10 retain
two seagoing vessels for gunnery and tor
pedo school work, the French vessels to be
of the Jean Bart class, and the Italian to
be of the Dante AIighieri and ship of
ments agreeing to destroy coming towers
of these vessels and not to use the said
ships as vessels of war"
Rule three of part two provides that
vessels due for scrapping must be rem
dered Immediately incapable of warlike
service which shall be deemed to have ac-
complishd when there shall have been re
moved or destroyed with the ship all guns,
fire controls and moving parts of bar
bettes and tnrrets and their operating
machinery, all fire control instruments,
ammunition, torpedoes and tubes, radio in
stallations. coming towers and all side
armor alternatively, main propellfng ma
chineTy and all aviation accessories.
How Ships Junked.
Rule four provides that vessels to be
scrapped under rule three shall be rem
dered incapable of warlike service within
six months from the coming into force Of
the treaty and the scrapping finally eff
fected within eighteen months" Where
ships are to be replaced, however, scrap
ping of the replaced ship must begin not
later than the date of completion of its
of war service within six months and finally
strapped within eighteen months. If COM
pletion Of the replacement ship is delayed.
scrapping of the replaced vessel must be-
gin within four years after the laying of
the keel of the new ship, the six months
and eighteen months period to apply in
that case also for completion of the work
Part three of chapter two is the replace
ment provision for capital ships and air
craft carriers and contained in two sections.
Section one provides the general rule that
such ships may be replaced twenty years
from the date of their completion keels of
replacement ships to be laid not carrier than
seventeen years after such date of com
pletion, and it is further provided that with
the exception of the two British capital
building IN specified years by France and
Italy. no capital ship tonnage shall be laid
down until ten years from November il,
1921" 1t also is provided that the names,
date of authorization. date of keel laying.
displacement and principal dimensions of
ships to be replaced and similar infOrma-
tion to ships planned to replace tb&m be
communicated promptly to all contracting
powers. In case of accidental loss or
destruction of ships replacement construc
ton may begin Immediately subject to the