Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-02
Move To ncducc burdens.

Move Ia Reduce burdens
The draft treaty for limitation OF
naval armament submitted today TO
the plcnary session OF the Washing
ton conference contains the follow
ing preamble in explanation Of the
purposes OF the five contracting gov
o-nmcnts in reaching the agreements
set forth:
Desiring to contribute to the
maintenance OF the general peace.
and to reduce the burdens of COM
petition in armament:
Have resolved, with Il view to ac-
ccmplishins these purposes, to con-
cluue u treaty to limit their rcspe.-
t:ve naval armament. ana to that
end have appointed as their plcnipo-
The treaty is divided into three
chapters. Chapter contains the
general Language OF the agreements.
covered III twenty separate articles.
chapter = contains the detailed spc-
CHIC agreements on naval matters.
many OF the mia Co,Np!:catcd tabular
form. which am .'ii:y and complete the
OF chapter |. Chapter 3 is devoted
TO miscellaneous provisions" and
contains four additional articles OF
the treaty.
visions Relating to the Limitation Of
Naval Armament"
Article hereunder is merely the
agreement To- limit naval armamcnt
Vessels To lie Retained.
Article > provides that the con-
tracing parties may retain. respcc-
lively. capital ships specified in part
!. chapter , The ships thus named
in part are as follows
United States: Maryland. Califor-
mia. Tennessee. Idaho, New Mexico.
Mississippi. Arizona. Pennsylvania.
:lrknnsas.. Wyoming. Florida. Utah,
North Dakota. Delaware. Total ton
mage. 5oo.65O.
Great Britain: Royal sbvcreign.
Ramillirs, Malaga. Vaiient. Barham,
Queen Elizabeth. Wnrspite, Benhow.
Emperor of India, Iron Duke. MARI
borough, Hood. Renown, Repulse,
Ajax: ccnturian. Total tonnage,
France: BretaEnc. Lorraine. Provi-
d"ncc, Paris. France, Jean Bart, Cour-
22l,l7O.
Italy: Andrea Doria. Caio Dailio.
Contc di Cavour. Guilio Cesarc,
i Iona da vinfi; Dante Alighieri.
Regina Elina. Total tonnage. 49,
500.
Japan: Mu,su, Nagato. lIiuga. Isc.
ramashiro.. Flu So. Kirishima. lia-
sol ,32O.
As to scrnpping ships.
|. Article . then provides that on
the coming into force OF the treaty
all other capital ships built or build
ing" by the 1--WE powers shall be dis
posed OF as provided in chapter >.
part >. the reference being TO the
extensive rules for scrapping vcu-
sells OF war" carried In the part -
mentioned.
Article ! then provides that in ad-
dition to the specified capital ship;
9TH. United states may complete an.
e. "A 4 ~ of hn ~. Ct ftt -, i.l
class now under construction" and on
their completion dispose OF the North
Dakota and Delaware under the
ScrappinS rules, while Great britain
may, lin accordance with the :c-
placement table" carried in chant ar
>. construct TWO new capital ships
not TO exceed $4,000 tons Standn ii
displacement each. and on their com
plotion dispose of the Thundcrcr.
Is ing George V, jaX and Ccnturian
under the scrapping rules.
Article . is the agreement OF the
powers to abandon their -cspectlv,
capital ship-building programs. 10
build or acquire new capital ships
except as replacement tonnage and
under the replacement agreement.
ships thus replaced to be disposed Of
rs provided for in chapter >.
Article is the naval ratio stated
in standard displacement tonnage az
srcgatcs for capital ship Replacement:
as follows: United states 525.OnO
tons; british Empire. ga. 900 tons.
France, l.5000 tons; Italy, 1890
tons: Japan. 3l5.e00 tons: which ar-
srer"tes the powers agree not to
exceed.
Limits Size of ships.
Article > fixes the 3J.00O-ton cap
iial snip maximum displacement fo'
amy ship which shall be acquired
by. or constructed b.. tor, or within
lhe Jurisdiction OF. any OF the con-
tracing powers"
Article says no capital ship shall
carry a gun with caliber in excess
Of sixteen inches
Article hxcs the ,otal tonnag