New-York tribune., 1922-02-02
Draft Treaty

reduce the burdens Of competition in
armament;
Have resolved. with view to &C
complishing these purposes, to conclude
2 treaty to limit their respective naval
armament. and to that end have ap-
noin,ed as their plcn'potcntlarles:
The President OF the United States
o. America
Charles Evans Hughes.
Henry Cabot Lodge.
Osca. ". Underwood,
rlihu Root.
Citizens Of the United States:
His Majesty tho 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, W. F.. Lord Prcsiden,
Of his Privy Council:
The Right Honorable Baron Lee of
Farcham @. Z. r., h. c. b., First Lord
o. his Adm rally;
The Right Honorable Sir Auckland
Campbell Geddes X. e. b.. his Ambas-
sador Extraordinary and Plcnipoten-
tsry to the United States Of America; :;
For the Dominion Of Canada: The
Right Honorable SIR Robert Laird Bor-
den. c. c. VI. g., X. c.;
For the Commonwealth of Australia:
Senator the Right Honorable George
Fofter Pearce, Minister FOR Home and
Territories;
For the Dominion of New Zealand: /:
The Honorable Sir John William Sal
mond X. C.. Judge Of the Supreme
Court Of New Zealand:
For the Union Of South Africa: The
Right Honorable Arthur James Bal
four, O. NJ. II. z:
For India: The Right Honorable Val
ngman Sankaranarayana Srinivass
Sastri, Member OF the Indian Council
o. State;
The President OF the French Repub-
lie, Mr.. Albert Sarraut. Deputy, Minis
ter Of the Colonies;
Mr.. Jules J. .lusserand. Am bassado or
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to
the United States Of America. Grand
Cross Of The National Order Of the
Legion Of Honor.
His Majesty the King Of Italy; the
Honorable Carlo Schanzer. Senator of
the Kingdom, the Honorable Nittorio
Rolandi Ricci Senator of the Kingdom
bis Ambas ador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary at Washington; the
Honorable Luigi Abcrtini. Senator of
the Kingdom
His Majesty the Emperor of japan
Baron Tomosaburo kato. Minister for
the Navy; Junii, member of the first
class Of the Imperial Order of the
Grand Gordon OF the Rising Sun with
the Paulovnia Flower;
Baron kijuro Shidehara, his Ambas-
sador Extraordinary and Penipoten
tiary at " ashington: Joshii, member
OF the first class of the Imperial Order
Of the Rising sun;
Nr. MasanaS Hanihara. Vice Minister
for Foreign Affairs: Joshii. member
OF the second class Of the Imperial Or
DER Of the Rising Sun:
VINO, having communicated to each
Other their respective full rowers
FOUND to be in good and due form. have
sgreed IS follows:
Chapter
General provisions relating to the
limitation of naval armament
ARTICLE
me contracting powers agree to limit
Vne'r respective naval armament as
''0''ued II 'Ne present treaty.
ARTICLE II
ne contracting powers may retain
.espectl,eiy tho capital ships which are
s7se'fto m Chapter II. Part |. on the
..Vnny INTO force of tnc present treaty
Wv subject 10 The following provisions
IS.;t. H. enls article all other capital ships
.l. or building Of the United States
40. A.. nfl'sh Empire and Japan shall be
u'gp'',a OF as prescribed in Chapter
ssd d a. s'alsion rs. to the capital ships speci-
Sut,s 's napier H. Part /, the United
,s,se 1ses may comp pete and retain two
n,is. Ss g. me West Virginia class nov
o. ~ ons'ruetlor. On the completion
,nt ~ '"o sntpS the North Dakota
p,s,,s;,' law re snail he diSposnd of ns
TyN,'peo ~. p IN Chapter II, Pat 2.
ane. n..'!s1 Lmpire may. in accord
WITH the replacement table il
..pr .aspt.r Il. Part 8. constrnc+ tno t,,y'e NOW ~
t,n, Or ~ 'ps not exceeding 5000
lss Neo's60 Metric tonsj standard dis.
Il. th@..aeht each. On tho COMPLETION ~
A'o Two 81 ps the Thunderer K;no
d,suss - Aiaz ard Centurion shslI 10
H. Part .. eSO''D'o IN chapter
ARTICLE III
II tV.Sse'scs .s:'scs to the provisions o. Ar+,c,.
don ~. .Non'ractirg powers shall absr-
ias r-o. 49,. respective capital shipbuild
,hsI bs e"'S and m new capital ships
sny o, constructed or acquired bv
r3,,s..'c .'c Contracting powers excent
c,n.uen' c,n,.,rn.s' tonnage, which NAV be
Chsn....,'vru 'r or acquired as specified in
An.. si.s wnlch are replaced in accord
t.suo,.s; ma 2ter II, Part 3. shall De
that cI. % az prescribed in Part of
~ ARTICLE "
,onn..'s NM. sc'sl capital shin replacement
p,n" pss Of each Of the contrsc4ine
tir,II.'s shall nos exceed IN stands ~. % I,'- rl i
$1,000 .as' 1or the United States.
IA. Bri.;..hhs lo53.4o metric tons): for
tM met. !-naplre. 625 900 tons (533 :
:oas N.G az lons); for France, 175. 900
$4,000 ,o ,oVo metro tons); for Italy.
Japan rs e1ro s'' 900 metric tons); for
sa.ll. $4,000 tons (32o,oo metric
Y. ARTICLE V
tn. tssSsesa ssap,sal ship exceeding $4,000
bse.r"o 1850 metric tons) standard dis
ssuct.d snail be acquired by, or con-
det!on ~ Tor or within the iuris-
suw,,. W ary Of ;he contracting
y. ARTICLE VI
snessie capital ship Of arv Of the COW
scsli,ss powers Shall carry a gun with
st;n., :" excess o. Is inches (4Os
IT, ARTICLE VII
Try ,e VA tonnage for si~crast car.
sAaH =, rot sa2h o. ,ae contracti-c mower.
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