The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-01
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it provides for the United States call
ing another SESSION at the end of eight
years to consider possible changes be-
cause of scientific or technical devei-
opments in that time; it follows the
5-5-3-1.75-1.15 ratio for the five
powers; it names the capital ships each
power may retain, it provides meth
DDS and times of requirements. it
writes the first accepted world die
tionary of naval terms, it affords an
avenue of escape should any of the
powers become embroiled in war, and,
lastly, its provisions make certain the
scrapping of hundreds of thousands of
tons of existing fighting craft.
New Parleys Provided.
In addition to the purely naval as
pect of the lengthy document, there is
a three-cornered agreement in it be-
tween the United States, Great Britain
and Japan which provides for the
maintenance of the status quo as re-
CARDS Notifications in the Pacific po-
sessions of the three powers within
prescribed areas.
The treaty is so written that any of
the contracting powers may at any
time, when ii considers its national
security is menaced, call a new con-
ference to reconsider the portions of
the treaty which it considers inimical
to its safety and general well being.
To Last Fifteen Years.
Fifteen years is the life of the
treaty. from the date of its ratification
by the constitutional agencies of the
powers Gin case of the United States.
it Is the senate,) and at the end of this
period the treaty shall automatically
continue in force until one of the pow
ers gives two years notice of a de-
sire to terminate it.
In case of war, any of the signatory
powers can escape the obligation of
the treaty by giving due notice to the
other powers and at the end of hos
tilities, the powers shall meet again
to consider what shall be done about
renewing its force.
The draft treaty for limitation of
naval armament submitted today to
the plenary session of the Washington
conference contains only the following
preamble in explanation of the pur-
poses of the five contracting govern
ments in reaching the agreements set
forth:
Text of the Treaty.
Desiring to contribute to the mainte-
nance of the general peace and to reduce
the burden of competition in armament.
Have resolved, with view to accom-
plishing these purposes to conclude a
treaty to limit their respective naval arma
ments, and to that end have appointed as
The names of the delegates Of the powers
follow The treaty is divided into three
chapters. Chapter one contains the general
/: nguage of the agreements covered in
twenty separate articles.
Chapter two contains the detailed, spe-
cific agreements on naval matters, many of
them in complicated tabular form, which
amplify and complete the meaning of the
general agreements of chapter one.
Chapter three is devoted to "miscel-
Ianeous provisions and contains four ad-
ditiOnal articles of the treaty.
Chapter one-GeneraI provisions relating
to the limitation of naval armament. Ar
ticle one Hereunder is merely the agree
ment TO limit naval armament as provided
in the treaty.
ing powers may retain respectively capital
ships specified in part one, chapter two.
The ships thus named in part one are as
follows: L. S. Maryland, California, Ten
nessee, Idaho, New Mexico. Mississippi,
Arizona, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Nevada,
Florida, Utah, North Dakota, Delaware
Total tonnage 50O,65O.
Great Brftain-Roya1 Sovereign, Royal
Oak, Revenge Resolution, Families. Ma
laya, Valient, Barham, Queen Elizabeth,
Warshite, Benbow, Emperor of India, Iron
Duke, Marlborough, Hood, Renown, Re
pulse, Tiger, Thunderer King George v
Ajax, Centurion.-Total tonnage $50, $50.
France-Bretagne, Lorraine. Provence,
Paris. France, Jean Bart, Courbet, Diderot,
Folkair-Total tonnage 221 ,1I0.
Italy-Andrea Doria, Caio Duilio. Conte
di Cayour, Guilio- Cesare Leonardo Da
Vinci Dante Anghieri, Roma, NapoH, Wit
torio Emmanuele, Regina Elena.-Total
tonnage 49,, 500
Japan-Mutsu. Nagato. Hiuga, Use,
1amashiro. Fuse, Kirishima Haruna,
Hiyei, Kongo.-Total tonnage 301 800.
Article two. then provides that on the
coming into force of the treaty all other
capital ships built or building" by the
five. powers shall be disposed Of as pre-
seribed in chapter two, part two. the refer
enee being to the extensive rules for scrap
ping vessels of war" carried in the part
two mentioned.
Complete Some Ships.
Article one then provides that in addi-
ton to the specified capital ships the
United States may complete and retain
two ships of the West Virginia class now
under construction and on their COM
pletfOn dispose of the North Dakota and
Delaware under the scrappfng rules while
Great Britain may lin accordance with
the replacement table carried in chapter
TWO construct two new capital ships not
to exceed $4,000 tons standard displace-
ment each and on their completion dis
pose of the Thunderer, King George V.
Ajax and Centurion under the scrapping
rules.
Article three Is the agreement of the
powers to abandon their respective can't
tai ship. building programs" and to build
or acquire no new capital ships except as
replacement tonnage and under the re-
placement agreement, ships thus replaced
to be disposed of as provided for in chap
ter two.
Article four is the naval ratio agreement
aggregates for capital ship replacement
United States-525,O 900 tons; British en-
pre-, o2o.0O0 tons; France, $4,000 tons
Italy, 10000 tons; Japan, 315,O tons,
which aggregates the powers agree not to