Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-02

to the limitation ef eigilt-inch guns per
snip for $500 ton carriers) for a per-
rlissable total Of ten guns If the arm
ament carried Includes guns not exceed
ing SIX inches in calibre if the arma-
ment contains no guns exceeding six
inches the number of guns is not In
Guided -
No Warship Over 10000 Tens.
Article eleven provides that no war
! ship exceeding 10000 tons displacement
other than a capital ship, aircraft car
| rier, shall be acquired or built within
| the Jurisdiction of the contractive pow
! ers. A provision that vessels not speci-
| fcally built as fighting ships nor taken
| in time of peace under government con
| troll for fighting purposes" but which
are employed in time Of war to aid in
hostilities. otherwise than. as fighting
/ ships" shall. not be within; the "ten'-thous-
ard ton limitation. - 5t9
Article IL provides that TO war yes
sci hereafter laid down other than q
capital ship shall carry guns in excess
! Of eight inch calibre. ~ 80 /
| Article IS provides that no vessel des-
| ignated to be scrapped may be, recon
verted into a war vessel. FL
| Article. IA provides that5.no. prepara-
| tons shall be made in merchant ships
| in peace times IOT riHSIaIl1tioII+ Ol
ments for the purpose Of converting such
| ships into war vessels other than the
i stiffening of decks for the mounting OF
| guns not exceeding six inch cahbre.
Article is provides that no vessels 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 aircraft carriers construct
ed for mountaineering power exceed
| 27 900 tons displacement.
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Warship Building
Article sixteen provides that where
1 warshio building is undertaken within the
jurisdiction OF a contracting power for q
non contracting power full information ae
to such ships shall be communicated to
| the other four contracting powers.
Article seventeen provides that III
the avent Of a contracting power being
engaged in war such power shaft not Use
as a vessel Of war any vessel OF wal
which may be under construction within
| It's jurisdiction for another power ant
not delivered"
Article eighteen provides that no con
| tracing power shall dispose of a vessel Of
war by "a1y mode of transfer" so that il
may become a war vessel OF any foreign
| power.
Article nineteen provides that 'tha'
United States, the British empire anc
! Japan agree that the status quo at the
/ time of signing o,a the: present treaty
with regard to fortifications and nava
bases. shall be maintained in their. re-
spective territories and possessions Speci
fed hereunder,
The first sub-hes6drg under the agree
merit names. for the United States in
sular possessions now held or hereafter
acquired in the Pacific exco-t those ad.
jacent to the coast OF the United States
| Alaska and the Panama Canal Zone nc4
including the Aleutian islands and the
| Hawaiian islands. The second e'-r,-head,
! irg names HorE Kong and insu1ar COS
! sessions row he'd or hereafter acquir-;i
east OF 10 east longitude each those adj
| iacent to the COATS o. Canada. Austria %
and its territories and New Zeaia-d.
/ Iapans Ersu1ar Territories
| Tbs third .suio heading names as LAP
anese ins,IIar territories and possessions
the Kurie!e, BONN ard .Loocaco ISLANDS
! Aaa-ani-Cshina, Fo-rnosa. tie Pes,,dore:
| and any insu,2r terr.,o:t-s o. posses SCI:
| Il TIC Pscif3 ocean which japan r.ag
! her.0f-er acquire
| = article e:Yatnc that ths syatu:
QUO agreement implies trat no new fo--
| tifica.tons o. bases shah Sc estaio' s. =.
or present deferees CIR na,%ad faciH i. r
Increased in tie territories nared, tht
restriction not '1recluGinz, however, re
ciace-n=rt of worn cut weapons or e4ui3
ment
| Determining Displacement
Article 20 is for a Uniform rule Of &c
terminins displacement tonnage for a
| five powers.
! Chapter two is headed rules relating