Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-01-10

tions relating to naval matters
change.
The first is in the event of ma
terial changes in the naval power of
some outside nation which may affect
the situation Of any one or more Of
the powers signatory to the treaty.
In such case. any of the powers sigma
tory to the treaty may call for a con-
ference of the powers to determine
what modification. II any. in the treaty
agreement shall be made. This must
be made by mutual agreement.
Deals With War Possibility.
The second provision deals with the
possibility of any Of the signatory
powers becoming involved In war. If
any of these powers becomes involved
in a war with an outsider, then it may
give notice that the obligations relat-
ing to naval construction, etc. con-
tanned in the treaty are waived tenn
porari1y. The other signatory powers
will meet to decide II they also are to
modify the arrangement regarding
naval Limitation owing to the new
situation. A similar course would be
pursued II any two or more OF the sig
natory powers became involved in war
with each other.
The principle of the naval building
holiday lasting for ten years. as in
dicated yesterday. is retained for
capital ships.
Exceptions to Rule.
There are some exceptions to this
rule, but on the whole it stands.
France and Italy. 1t was at first re-
ported, would not be given the right
to start requirements in 1927. as they
desired. This, however. was mis-
take. France and Italy will be given
the right to start building one new
capital ship in 1927 and another in
1929. But the United States. Great
Britain and Japan will not start their
requirements until 1882, after the full
period of the naval-building holiday,
except that Great Britain will be al
lowed to build two new battleships
of the latest type to supplant four
old vessels, and the United States will
complete two Of its vessels now build
ing. This building by Great Britain
and the United States was made nec-
essary to meet the desire of the Japa-
nese to retain their new battlesnip.
the Mutsu, which, under the original
American plan, was to have been
scrapped.
Contains Twenty-Five Articles.
The treaty proper contains about
5000 words and twenty-five articles.
There are some appendices. however.
including a replacement chart. The
treaty sets up the 5-5-3-1.76-1.75 ratio
for capital ships Of the five powers.
OF course, this exact ratio applies
to requirements and will not be es-
tablished until the replacemeLts are
made. For instance. while France
and Italy are allowed 175.0oo tons of
capital ships, they are below that
figure. and will not reach 1t until
after the requirements are made.
The provisions relating to scrap
ping Of vessels were published yes
terday.
aircraft carriers, the treaty gives the
United States and Great Britain
| $4,000 tons, Japan, $1,000 and France
! and italy 10000 tons each. The air.
craft carriers are limited to ten
eight-inch guns, or II they carry six
number. They are limited in size
to $4,000 tons. ~.
six-Inch Gums Limit.
An important provision 10 that
merchant vessels are not to be made
ready to carry guns heavier than six
inch.
! Auxiliary ships. cruisers. etc, are
cordance with the American proposal.
and their guns are limited in size to
efght-inch guns.
The original American plan is
modified so as to permit the building
Of warships by the signatory powers
however, that they shall not con-
| gtruct any vessels for foreign ac-
] count which violate tho rules laid
down in the treaty ~ to Sixe and