Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-02
LIMITATION OF ARMAMENT
TREATY ADOPTED BY DELEGATES
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exceed $4,000 tons standard displace-
ment each and on their completion
dispose Of the Thunderer, King
George V. Ajax and Centurion under
the scrapping rules.
Article is the agreement of the
powers to abandon their respective
capitalship building programs" and TO
build or acquire no new capital ships
except as repla cement tonnage and
under the replacement agreement
ships thus replaced to be disposed of
as provided for in Chapter 2.
Article is the naval ratio agree
ment stated in standard displacement
tonnage aggregates for capital ship
replacement ss follows:
United States. $4,000 tons; British
empire. 525Poo tons. France, $4,000
tons; Italy. 10000 tons: Japan $4,000
tons which aggregates the powers
agree not to exceed.
Article five fixes the 50, 600 ton capi-
tai ship maximum displacement for
ANY ship which shall be acquired, or
constructed by, or for or within the
jurisdiction, In any of the contracting
powers"
Article six says no capital ship"
shall carry any gun with a caliber in
excess of sixteen inches"
Article seven fixes the total tonnage
OF aircraft carriers at United States,
$4,000; British Empire. $4,000 France,
SO, 600; Italy. $1,000; Japan, $1,000.
Article eight provides that replace
ment OF aircraft carriers shall be af-
fected only as prescribed in Chapter
two Part three but specifies that all
such tonnage built or building before
November IL. 1921 be regarded as ex-
perimental and replaceable without
regard to the age OF the ships.
Article nine provides that no air.
- ~ sa-l-
be acquired by or constructed by, for
or within the Jurisdiction OF any of
the contracting powers' except that
each OF the powers may within the
tonnage ratio limitations construct not
more than two carriers of a maximum
OF 5000 tcUs each or may convert
warcrsft otherwise to be scrapped into
such carriers in order TO effect econ
omy." Armament of carrieres ex-
ceeding 1900 tons, however is limited
to a total of eight guns of more than
six inch calibre per ship
Article ten provides that no carrier
shall carry a gun heavier than sight
inch caliber. II provides also with
prejudice to Article Q with reference
TO the limit Of eight s-inch guns per
ship for the $1,000 ton carriers) for
total Of ten s-inch guns per ship or
II no suns exceeding six inch caliber
are carried, for no Limitation on the
number of guns per ship. 1t Is pro-
vided also that the number OF anti
aircraft guns or OF guns not exceeding
five inch caliber is not limited.
Article eleven provides that no war
ship exceeding ten thousand tons dis
placement other than a capital ship
aircraft carrier, shall be built or ac-
Quired. or built within the Jurisdiction
of the contracting powers A pro-
vision .sat vessels not specifically
lw,,tr s4-A L.
time Of peace under government con-
troll for fighting purposes, but which
are employed In time Of war 70 aid
II hostilities otherwise than as fight
ing ships" shall not be within the ten
thousand ton limitation.
Article twelve provides that no war
vessel hereafter laid other than . capi-
tai ship shall guns in excess Of eight
inch caliber.
Article thirteen provides that no ves-
Sci designated to be scrapped may be
re-converted in TO a war vessel
Article fourteen provides that no
preparations shall be made in merchant
ships In peace times for Installations
of armaments for the purpose of con-
other than the stiffenfng of decks for
the mounting of guns not exceeding
caliber.
Article fifteen provides that no ves-
eel OF war constructed within the juris-
diction of the contracting powers for
any other power shall exceed size and
armament limitations of the treaty and
that in no case ehalf aircraft carriers
constructed for a non-contractinE pow
or exceed 27,coo tons displacement.
Article sixteen provides that where
vArship building Is undertaken within
the Jurisdiction of a contracting power
for a n-contractins power. full In
formation as TO such ship shall be COM
municated to the other four contract
ing powers being engaged in war.
such powers shall not use as vessel
of war any vessel of war which may
be under construction within its juris
diction for another power which may
have been constructed within its juris-
diction for another power and not de-
livered'
Article eighteen provides that no con-
tractine power shall dispose OF a vessel
Of war by amy mode of transfer so
that It may become = war vessel OF
any foreign power.
Article nineteen provides that the
United States. the British Empire and
Japan agree that the status quo at
the time of the signing of the present
treaty with regard to fortifications and
naval bases shall be maintained In
their respective territories and pos
, 1sSSlons speClliel tneIeunueT.
The first sub heading under this
Agreement names for the United states
lnsular possessions now held or here
after acquired in the Pacific except
those adjacent to the coast OF the
United States. Alaska and the Panama
1na1 zone. not including the Aleutisn
Islands and tho Hawaiian Islands.
The second sub headings names
and Pacific insular posses
.ions now held or hereafter acquired BY
Great Britain east of 1lO degrees east
longitude except thos- adjacent to the
coasts OF Canada and its territories
Ind New Zealand Tn. third sub head
ng names as japanese insular terri
tories and possessions in the Kurile,
BONN and Loochoo Islands. Amamt-
oshims. Formosam. the Pescadores
and any insular territories or pos
,essions in the Pacific ocean which
Japan may hereafter acquire" The
'rticle explains that tho status quo
lxreement irnplies that no new fortif-