The New York herald., 1922-01-10
TREATY ON NAVIES
RUNS UNTIL 1897
Ten Year Holiday Stands
Guns OH Merchant Ships
Limited to Six Inch.
COMPACT is FLEXIBLE
Provides for Modification in
War Emergencies; Bars Con-
verting Of Big Liners.
COMPACT is FLEXIBLE

WASHINGTON. Jan. 9 (Associated
Press) The draft treaty prepared by
naval and legal experts covering the
FIVE Power contract for reduction and
limitation of naval armament was In
the hands of the Ave delegations to-
night, jealousy guarded secret as to
it's text
The various national groups are un-
derstood to have been informed by
Secretary Hughes that both text and
substance OF the proposed compact
were looked upon as highly conf
Dental by tEe State Department, yet
enough information came through the
barriers of silence thus imposed TO
show that many wholly new features
are included in the draft copy.
Among these, it Is understood. is q
proposal that. the duration OF the
treaty be until 1887. Another new
item is the proposal to limit the size
of guns used on merchant ships to
six inch caliber as compared TO the
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naval auxiliary craft. Still another
in authority for the construction OF
warships on foreign account within
the jurisdiction Of the five Powers
provided the size limitations on such
ships laid down for the FIVE nations
in the treaty are not exceeded IN
building for an outside Power.
Twenty-ninc Articles in Treaty.
The treaty begins with n preamble
setting forth the purpose OF the cove
nant--the limitation OF naval power 70
the end that the burdens or taxation
on the peoples of the five countries may
be relieved. The calling OK the confer
ence and its work are briefly reviewed
in the preamble. Then follow the arti-
cles Of the treaty, twenty-ninc in num-
Der. and a mass OF appended matter TO
which specific reference is made In the
various articles. in order TO present in
detail the agreement covered In each
general statement OF the treaty proper
First among th~St general articles
stands that setting 18th the agreement
as TO capital ships. T. hen in connection
with the appended lists of chips 10 be
retained and ships TO be scrapped,
complete picture of the reduction and
subsequent limitation scheme already
agreed upon Is presented. The Specific
understanding as to the "5-5-S" capital
ship ratio between Great Britain, the
United States and japan, with its later
amplificatlon TO include France and italy
Is understood to be ia the treaty itself, the
agreed future tonnage status CT $4,000
525, ,OO0-si :, 5,000-175. .000-175.00 being set
cut. This section was the keystone OF
the naval limitation arch.
Next follows the agreement TO limit
the size of future capital ships TO $4,000
tons and their main batteries TO guns
Of not moro than 1s-inch callber.
AirpIanc Carriers Limitations.
The agreement 70 limit aggregate
tonnage In airpane carriers to Great
Britain, 135.00 United states. 10000; /;
Japan. $1,000: France. $4,000: italy.
10000. follows and includes tho %. 100
ton size limitation for carriers and
new provision limiting their armament
TO not more than ten eight-inch guns per
ship, IL eight-inch guns are used, but
setting no Limitation as to the number
Coutiuued on Pare Two