The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-12-29
SHIP SCRAPP|NG
DELAYED BY D. S.
Awaiting PRONUNCIATION Of
Treaty, DENLY Reports
DATA SUPPLIED TO HOUSE
DATA SUPPLIED TO HOUSE
Both Nations Have Stopped Working
On Building Programs OF Big
vesseIs-u. S. Has Sold
Two Ships.

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Washington. Responding to a
House resolution Secretary DENLY
transmitted to Congress- the informa-
ton in the hands of the Navy Depart
ment on the status of warships
scrapped under the terms Of the
Washington Arms Conference naval
treaty or otherwise disposed of by the
signatories since the adjournment Of
the Conference.
The report showed that neither the
United States nor Japan plans to COM
plete the scrapping Of any existing
capital ships, at least pending promul-
cation of the treaty, although both ma
tions have stopped work on large
building programs of capital ships.
Great Britain, on the other hand, was
shown to have disposed Of or to be
disposing of very considerable num-
Der of older capital ships.
The United States, according to the
report, in addition to suspending work
on vessels under construction under
the treaty, has decommissioned all
completed ships affected except the
battleship Connecticut, which soon
will be placed out of commission, and
has sold the Maine and the Missouri,
which actually are being broken up.
Great Britain, Mr.. DENLY said, had
at the time his information was gath
cred, but which was not indicated,
broken up three capital ships; sold to
be broken up, seven; sold but not dis
mantled, one; completed mutilations
on two and was engaged in mutilat-
ing six others. The Australian Gov
eminent, he added, had decided to
scrap the battle cruiser Australia.
Through her Ministry of Marine,
the Secretary continued, Japan chad
stated that while work preliminary
TO scrapping will be done, the hulls
will not be broken up or sunk until
the treaty has been ratified by all the
powers Certain preliminary work
involving removal of guns, turrets,
armor and engines was being done,
he said, on seven capital ships, three
others had been placed in the fourth
reserve and work had been suspended
on six. Work on two others was pro-
ceeding with the evident intention
Of completing them as aircraft car
riers, permitted under the naval
treaty.
Neither France nor Italy was re-
quired to scrap any completed vessels
by the treaty. One of the ships
France was permitted to retain, Mr..
DENLY said, had been wrecked and
that nation proposed to complete, as
an aircraft carrier, one of the five
battleships it had under construction
at the beginning of the war.
Italy, Mr.. DENLY said, had disposed
Of one battleship under construction
and had annulled contracts for three
others. In addition, the Leonard Da
Vinci, battleship permitted under
the treaty, had been wrecked and
would not be reconstructed.
Discussing ships not affected by the
Saty, Mr.. DENLY said the United
htes had disposed of rs submarines,
Ee destroyer, two monitors and one
Fnamite gun vessel. Great Britain,
added, had lost three auxiliaries by
mixing and had disposed of 3S lighter
essels, including "a submarines. One
Japanese battleship, he continued, and
SO smaller vessels had been removed
from the effective list, and one light
cruiser had been wrecked. France had
disposed Of one battleship, four cruis-
ers and nine torpedo boats.