Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-01

not including tho Aieutian IslandA and
tho Hawaiian Islands.
Article twenty provides for aunt
form rule Of determining displacement
tonnage for all fvc powers.
Treaty Terms Defined.
Chapter two Is headed: RULES re-
latinK to the execution OF the trcAty--
definition OF terms"
Part ono makes tho tonnage ratio
effective for the United States on COM
pletion Of the two West Virginia class
ships and the scrapping OF the North
Dakota and Delaware; and for Great
| Britain on completion OF the new
ships previously provided for and the
scrapping Of the four ships they Will
REPLACE.
Provision Ia made for France to lay
down new capital ship tonnage In 1871,
1929 and 1891. with similar provision
for Italy.
Part two sets out four rules for
scrapping vessels of war.
| Replacement Rules Outlined.
Part three OF chapter two is the re-.
placement provision for capital ships
and aircraft carriers.
| Section one provides thu general
slle that such ships may bc replaced
twenty Yeas from the date of their
completlon, and It Is further provided
| that with the exception OF tho two
British capital ships provided for and
the replacement building In specified
years by France and italy no capital
ship tonnage "shall be laid down Ninth
| ten years from November IL, 1921"
| Section two contains the replace
mcnt charts on capital ehipr for each
nation. The American chart has pro-
vision permitting retention of the old
hattleships Oregon and Illinois "for
non-combatant purposes" after they
lhave been rendered incapable OF war
like service.
| The chart shows tho American fleet
Ito contain fifteen pre-Jutland and
three post-Jutland vessels. 1t would
not reach the full strength OF fifteen
lpost-Jutland ships until 1a4l with the
scrapping OF the California ana the
Maryland.
The British chart shows Great
britain Will have II pre-Jutland and
three post-Jutland ships. The order
lof replacement building would Civ,
lGreat Britain her fun uitimat,
Istrength of Is post-Jutland ships II
l1e4l.
The French chart shows a provision
for Ave $4,000 tons ships to be lai,
down between 1927 and 1899. all TO b,
completed by 1895.
The Italian chart Is similar TO tn,
French except that replacement build
ling would be completed in 1897.
The Japapese chart. beginning re
placement building In 1881. would pro
vide onei ship year from then oil
until 1889 and japan would reach he
Full ultimate strength OF nine post
Jutland ships in 1910.
Part fodr OF chapter two contain
dehnitlons for Qualification OF tn
treaty.
Chatter three Is headed: "Miscel
laneous provisions" and contains fou
additional articles.
when Treaty May Re Suspended.
Article twenty-one provides that
"the requirements of the national sc
curity of any contracting power
respect OF naval defense are. in IN
J opinion Of that power, materially ri
= fected by any change of circun
stances" such power may request
, conference for reconsideration an
amendment OF the treaty.
Article twenty-five provides th'
should a contracting power becon
= engaged Sin a war which in its opir
2 ion affects the naval defense OF 4
4 national security" It may suspend 4
, treaty obligations on notice for II
: period OF the war. subject to cond
tons in Articles thirteen.
!. Remains In Force Fifteen Years.
s Article twenty-three provides tn