New Britain herald., 1922-02-01
Terms Agreed Upon By Big Five" Provides Ratio of Warships, Boats To Be Strapped and Maintains No Vessel Shall Carry Guns of More Than Is Inch Calibre Otherwise Seeks To Curtail Fighting Strength

Washington, Feb. 1.--At 12:26 D.
 m. today, Secretary Hughes presented
 to the arms conference the text of the
 treaty for limitation of naval arnna-
 ments.
 The entire time of today'e plenary
 session of the conference.-the fifth in it's course-had been up to that moment consumed with the presen- tation and adoption of committees resolutions providing for the return of certain sovereignties to China and 1 the announcement of the settlement of the Shantung disputes. The naval treaty was not read but Secretary Hughes outlined it's terms and declar- ed that so far as capital ships are concerned the integrity of the plan proposed on behalf of the American government has been maintained" Text of Treaty. The draft treaty for limitation of naval ornaments contains only the following preamble in explanation of the purposes of the five contracting governments in reaching the agree ments set forth.
 Desiring to contribute to the main- tenance of the general peace and to reduce the burdens of competition in armament;
 Have resolved with a view to ac- complaining these purposes to con- clude treaty to limit their respective naval armament, and to that end have appointed as their plenipoten- tiaries-"
 The names of the delegates of the powers follow:
 The treaty is divided into three chapters. Chapter one contains the general language of the agreements covered in 20 separate articles. Chapter two contains the detailed. specific agreements on naval matters many of them in compiated table form which amplify and complete the meaning of the general agree ments of chapter one. .a.
 Chapter three is devoted to mis- cellaneous provisions and contains four additional articles of the treaty.
 Chapter one is headed:
 General provisions relating to the limitation of naval armament"
 Article one hereunder is merely the agreement to limit naval arma- ment as provided in the treaty.
 Article two provides that the con- tracing powers may retain respect lively capital ships specified in part one chapter two. The ships thus named in part one are as follows:
 Ships to Be Retained.
 United States: Maryland. Califor- ma, Tennessee, Idaho, New Mexico, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Nevada. New York, Texas. Arkansas. Wyoming, Florida, Utah. North Dakota, Delaware; total ton- mage, 500,65o.
 Great Britain: Royal Sovereign. Royal Oak, Revenge. Resolution. Families, Malaya, Barham, Queen Elizabeth, Warspite, Benbow, Elm peror of India, Iron Duke, Marl- borough, Hood, Renown, Repuse, Tiger, Thunderer, King George V, Ajax, Centurion; total tonnage, ESQ., i50.
 France: Bretagne, Lorraine, Pro- sence, Paris. Franco, Jean Bart, gourbet, Diderot, Voltaire; total tom lage, 221,170.
 Italy: Andrea Doria, Caio Duilio, Ionte Di Cavour, Guilio Cesare, leonardo Da Vinci, Dante Alighieri. Roma, Napoli, Nittorio Emmanuele. Regina Elena; total tonnage 1S2,Soo.
 Japan Mutsu Nagato, Hiuga, Ise, Yamashiro, I'u-So, Kirishima, Haru- Ia, Heye, kongo; total tonnage 301,- ,20.
 Scrapping Policy.
 Article two then provides that on he coming into force of the treaty. Ill other capital ships built or by the five powers shall be disposed of as prescribed in chapter wo part two, the reference being to he extensive rules for scrappiug essels of war" carried in the part wo mentioned.
 Article one then provides that in dditon to the specified capital ships the United States may complete and etain two ships of the West Vir- ,ina class now under construction" nd on their completion dispose of he North Dakota and Delaware nder the scrapping rules while Tttdl bllidlll llldy LII with the replacement table" carried n chapter two construct two new apital ships not to exceed S5,00O ons standard displacement each and n their completion dispose of the 'hunderer. King George V., Ajax and centurion under the scrapping rules.
 Article three is the agreement Of he powers to abandon their respect te capital ship building and to build r acquire no new capital ships ex- ept as replacement tonnage and nder the replacement tonnage, ships hus replaced to be disposed of as rovided for in chapter two.
 Replacement Agreement.
 Article four is the naval ratio stated in standard dis lacement tonnage aggregates for q pital ship replacement as follows:
 United States 525,ooo tons: British