Evening star., 1922-01-19

France and Japan. 1t was pointed
out that only four of the powers
those which signed the four-power
treaty. are interested in Article 1s.
which would limit fortifcations of
the Pacific islands, whereas the naval
limitation treaty applies to nuh
power. Italy. and covers all the seas
in addition to the Pacific.
sisted upon the limiting of fortifica-
tions in the Pacific islands II there -
to be q limitation OF naval construc-
tion. But 1t was suggested that Japan
might be as well satisfied II the limt-
tation of the Notifications should be
included in the four-power treaty.
Cowplete But for Article 10.
The naval Limitation treaty, except
for the article 10, has been practical.
~ completed. The third official draft.
so-called, is now in the hands of the
delegates. having been gone over by
the naval and legal experts and the
heads of the delegations OF the Ave
nations involved. ~Ie lis really the
sixth draft Of this treAty.yit Is said.
The treaty STANDS in the main as
originally drafted, There. have been
was learned today ard the most i'm
portant are here desefiued.
In the first place, ut has been def
nitely established that the naval llmi-
tatio1 treaty Is TO continue in effect
Indefinitely unless one of the parties
bfeak the treaty December 81, 1895.
iss the date fixed for the ending Of the
treaty, but one OF the powers must
h4ye given notice two years prior to
THAT date Of it's intention to abandon
tlpe treaty or else the treaty will run
rStice is given in 1910 by . pvwer.
tiea treaty will continue TO fun until
!: Naval Holiday Ten Years.
The ten-year naval-kuildsns holiday
however. runs for the ten years only,
e4cept for some minor changes which
aeow the United States to complete
tfo capital ships. Great Britain to
blild two, and France and Italy to
~ the end of the ten years, the
p$wers will begin their replace
nents in accordance with the re-
placement chart contained in the
Treaty; These replacements extend to
lS4s for the United States. Great
Britain, France and Japan, though
Italy's repla dement's will have been
c6mpieted by 1887. according to the
chart.
when the naval building holiday ex-
pres at the end of ten years. the
powers, under provision Of the
treaty, will meet again to decide what
SHALL be done further in regard to
neval building. The naval ratios laid
dcwn for replacements, however, win
become effective, and continue SO until
tie abandonment of the treaty. The
tteaty is clearly written with the idea
t4st naval Limitation is to continue
Indefinitely.
a change in the naval treaty. it de-
aircraft carriers Originally the plan
was to allow the nations to covert
two of the capital ships to be
serapped into aircraft carriers, in
size $4,000 tones. But only the United
states and Japan are to do any real
scrapping Of capital ships, 80 a pro-
vision has been added allowing Great
Britain and the other nations to build
two such vessels The original plan
was to limit the size Of aircraft car
riers to $4,000 tons.
serappins Rules Chansed.
The rules relating to the scrabping
i,ss, of sapital 4 ships hip have been changed
provisions for sinking and breaking
up are retained. But It isi provided
that only one capital ship may be
used for target practice at one time.
lsge Of using two Of these vessels to
b6 scrapped at one time, for gunnery
and torpedo practice.
The treaty has also been changed 20
n 10 pfOVl00 tnAk lno Vessels 10 De
sorapped must be rendered unfit for
war purposes within six months after
the time comes for scrapping them,
and that the scrappins must be COM
pieted within eighteen months.
Z In connection with the 'open door,
resolution. OF which the first three
articles were adopted by the far
east committee yesterday, II is the
opinion in conference circles today
that the fourth article. which ;rs.
lates specifically to the review by an
International commission Of existing
concessions in China, iss practically
dead" because Of the opposition Of
France and Japan. However this
article may be brought up 1t the time
~ the Chinese or any. Of the other
delegations II. they desire. italy
article. 1t was said today. The Amer
lean view OF the matter fs that the
nrst three articles Of the open door
resolution, which define the open door
ana set up a machinery for enforcing
1t. N Tar A. possible, are the most
important. and that even under them
ik.Will be pooe11ls to discuss existing
rcncessions. s-..-,..s.