The Holly chieftain., 1922-01-12
Arms Conference Receives the
Completed Program for
Naval Reduction.
"sUB' TONNAGE NOT LIMITED
chlta Delegates Reveal Alleged Fran.
oo-Japansss Secret Aiilancs-Ailied
suprsms Council at cannes-6it-
ter Debate Over irish Treaty
In Dali Eireann.
By EDWARD W. PlcKARp

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MYTH its work almost completed,
w so far as 1t can be, the arma-
ment conference at Washington met In
plenary session at the close Of the
week and heard report of the pro-
gram for naval reduction and limita-
tion as completed by the naval com
mittee and its corps of experts. The
treaty for ten-year naval holiday to
be entered into by the Ave principal
powers of the world was presented,
together with the technical details
for carrying 1t out.
AZ finally decided upon, the agree
ment IL not 30 drastic In Its plan for
reductions as was proposed by the
American delegation. but the fact re-
mains that It puts an end. for dec
ade, to the navy building race that
threatened to swamp the taxpayers Of
several nations. and 1t is admittedly
a great step toward world peace.
Notifications Of the original plan re-
suited in slight increases In the tom
mage limits, and It is asserted these
changes really strengthen relatively
the American navy. M
For the United States, Great Britain,
Japan, France and Italy, the capital
ship ratio Is 5-5-S-1.67-1.87. The tonnage
allowed America and Britain Is raised
from 10000 to 625. 600 each, and that
Of the others il proportionately In
creased. France is permitted to build
a limited number Of capital ships dur
ing the ten-year period, and Great
Britain may construct two S7,OO0-ton
vessels Of the Hood type. France
won out in her contentious concerning
submarines and auxiliary craft. No
limit is placed on the aggregate ton
mage Of these vessels, but their max
imum size and gun caliber is fixed. A
limit Of 10000 tons each II put on aux
iliary ships and light cruisers, and
their guns are not to exceed eight
inches. The ratio for airplane car
riers is to be 5-5-S-2.22-2.22 and the
maximum tonnage for the two largest
powers 135,000. These vessels are
limited to a tonnage Of 27,0O0 each,
and their gun caliber Is restricted.
American naval officers, 1t is as.
serted. rejoiced over Japan's success
full demand that she be allowed to re-
tain the dreadnaught Mutsu and
Frances persistence regarding subma-
rines and auxiliary ships. In both
cases the necessary adjustments re-
bounded to the relative strengthening
Of Americas navy. It retains two al
most completed dreadnaughts, and 1t
will have almost as great tonnage
in submarines a. 1t first proposed In
stead of only 10000 tons, the point
to which the American delegates were
about to recede when Great Britain
asked the abolishing Of the U-boat
The British announced that II France
had q great submarine fleet, they must
be permitted to build as many auxiliary
crcners as they wished, and 1t 10 now
agreed America will equal the British
feet in every respect.
At this writing there appears to be
little doubt Of the approval by the
conference of the Root resolutions de-
clarings the employment of submarines
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