The Washington times., 1922-10-01
AMERICA ALONE
kEEPSPROM|SE
| TO JUNK SHIPS
Failure Of Other Nations to
Obey Agreement Halts
Destruction. "
TOKYO EvADES THE PACT
1enby Confides that Vessels
| So Far DismantIed
! Were Hindrance.

1t was the failure of Great
Britain and Japan to keep pace
With American progress in scrap
Hing armaments that caused q
alt to the worldwide program
was learned last night.
Through confidential sources at
the Navy Department, Universal
Service learned that neither of
ahese nations had actually scrapped
ship.
Wreclting a Burden.
This information, obtained by the
4avy's intelligence service, abruptly
Hought to stop the activity of this
tation, at the time busily engaged
breaking up battleships and guns.
At the same time it elected from
Secretary DENLY the statement that
the ships scrapped, or in the proc ess
d being wrecked. were a burden
Instead Of a help to a sea fighting
1rce.
But while the United States con-
tmplates destroying a certain num-
Yer Of battleships and all of the
Heavy guns, the Japanese will simply
overt them to other purposes, 1t was
rfvealed.
The battleships are to be disman-
ued and converted into training
4hips. The heavy guns are to be
mounted on carriages and used by
fhe army, which is permitted under
uhe disarmament treaty.
The following facts are taken from
ue Navy Departments files as sub
Aitted to Secretary DENLY within the
st two weeks and are responsible
pr the change in this Governments s
Bans:
The purpose OF the little activity
Fhown by Japan in scrapping arma-
Hents has been TO keep the navy
Yards. and docks occupied. The
japanese have taken off some guns,
pit have made no effort to dismantle
dhy Of the ships.
Still on the Docks.
kThe battle cruisers Akagi and
4migi, 1000 tons each, slated for
Trapping, are still on the docks,
4~aiting launching or other devel-
dpments. 1t is believed they will he
qonverted into airplane carriers.
Which is permitted under the terms
~ the treaty. The dreadnaught Sat.
pu probably will be used for experi.
bental purposes.
1.-THE guns have been removed from
the battleshiDs Kashima and Katori
4lt they have not been DESTROYED
The Aki, Satsuma and Mikasa, the
Ntter Admiral ToCo's flagship, have
npt been disturbed.
The japanese state that II the
rnval holiday is ever declared they
viii be sunk by gunfire. The battle.
fips Asahi and Shikishima are to
converted into training ships.
IOther Japanese ships which are
Specified in the treaty for scran-
Hng. but which have not been dis
ttrbed, are the battleships IIizen.
Tama and Full.
Scrapping Is Halted.
1.-THE battleships Togo and Kaya
Rve been launched since the confer
dice.
1.-THE Japanese cruisers Kurama
4nd Etoma and the Ibuki were to
Rve been broken up. but work
sbruptly halted some time since.
The Japanese press and officials say
1ankly that the navy Is not to he
Impaired in any way until T. can
safely done. Other nations are
expected to lead the wav.
Great Britain has sold few bat
qeships and placed few out Of COM
rbission. In every instance. hey are
4ips that may be Classed rs obso-
4te, or no longer useful for active
4rvice in sea enga gements.
The battle cruisers Inflexible and
Preadnaught have been sold, as have
4e batlteships Commonwealth,
Vellerophon, st. Vincent and Te,ne-
Hire. The Neptune. New Zeaiand
4 nd Agincourt are tied up at the
dbcks.
The dreadnaught Agamemnon is
u be used as a target at some fu.
Gre date. The battleships Con-
fIeror. Erin, Monarch. Orion and
He battle cruisers Lion and Prih.
ds Royal have been advertised for
d lie.
None of these ships have actually
4een wrecked to date. Also. all Of
these ships carried heavier arma-
Bents than are permitted under the
teaty.
lGreat Britain is also building two
4hips which are to be the largest
ID the world, more powerful than
DE great japanese ship Mutsu and
be u. S. s. Maryland.
IWhen these ships are put IN COM
Iission, provided the naval treaty
HIS been ratified by all the sigma
tbry powers, Great Britain is to
Arap four battleships.