The New York herald., 1922-02-02

No capital ship exceeding $4,000 tons
(35,560 metric tons) standard displace-
mont shall be acquired by. or con-
siructed by, for. or within the jurisdic-
tion OF. any Of the contracting Powers.
ARTICLE vi.
No capital ship Of any OF the contract
Ing Powers shall carry gun with
Icaliberin excess Of 16 inches (406 MILL
nieters).
ARTICLE VII.
The total tonnage for aircraft car
riers of each of the contracting Powers
pshall not exceed in standard displace-
ment. for the United States. $4,000
tons 137,160 metric tons); for the
British Empire $4,000 tons (137,160
metric tons): for France, $4,000 tons
(60.9C0 metric tons): for Italy. 10000
tons (60,960 metric tons); for Japan,
$1,000 tons (s2,296 metric tons).
ARTICLE VIII
The replacement of aircraft carriers
shall be effected only as prescribed In
Chapter III. Part 3. provided, however,
that all aircraft carrier tonnage in ex-
istence or building on Nov. IL. 1921.
shall be considered experimental. and
may be replaced, within the total tom
mage limit prescribed In Article VII.
without regard to its age.
ARTICLE TX.
No aircraft carrier exceeding $1,000
tens (27,432 metric tons) standard dis
placement shall be acquired by, or
constructed by. for or within the juris-
diction Of, any of the contracting
Powers
However, any of the contracting
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mage allowance OF air craft carriers Is
not thereby exceeded build not more
than two aircraft carriers, each of a
tonnage of not more than $4,000 tons
(33.52S metric tons) standard displace-
ment, and in order to effect economy any
OF the contracting Powers may use
Tor this purpose any two of their ships,
whether constructed or in course Of con-
struction. which would otherwise be
scrapped under the provisions Of Ar
ticle II,
The armament of any aircraft carriers
exceeding $1,000 tons 27.432 metric
tons) standard displacement shall be in
accordance with the requirements Of
Article X, except that the total number
Of guns to be carried in case any of such
guns be of a caliber exceeding 6 inches
(152 millimeters). except anti-aircraft
guns and guns not exceeding inches
126.7 millimeters), shall not exceed
eight
ARTICLE x.
No aircraft carrier of any of the con-
tracing Powers shall carry gun with
caliber In excess of inches (203
millimeters). without prejudice to the
provisions of Article IX., if the arma-
ment carried incudes guns exceeding 6
inches (152 millimeters) in caliber the
total number of guns carried. except
anti aircraft guns and guns not exceed
ing inches (126.7 nillimeters), shall
not exceed ten. If a1ternatively the
armament contains no guns exceeding 6
inches (152 millimeters) in caliber. the
number Of guns is not limited. In
either case the number Of anti-aircraft
guns and of guns not exceeding inches
1851 millimeters) Is not limited.
ARTICLE XI.
No vessel Of war exceeding 10000
tons (1o,16O metric tons) standard dis
placement, other than a capital ship or
aircraft carrier, shall be acquired by.
or constructed by, for, or within the
Jurisdiction of the treaty Of the con-
tracing Powers. Vessels not specifi-
cally built as fighting ships nor taken
in time of peace under government
control for fighting purposes. which are
employed on fleet duties or as troop
transports or in some other way for the
purpose of assisting in the prosecution
Of hostilities otherwise than, as fighting
ships, shall not be within the limita-
tions of this article.
ARTICLE XII.
No vessel of war Of any Of the con-
tracting Powers, hereafter laid down.
other than capital ship. shall carry
a gun with caliber in excess Of eight
inches (203 millimeters).
ARTICLE XIII.
Except as provided in Article IX.. no
slip designated in the present treaty to
be scrapped may be reconverted into
vessel of war.
ARTICLE XIY.
No preparations shall be made in
merchant ships In time Of peace for the
installation of warlike armaments for
the purpose Of converting such ships into
vessels Of war other than the necessary
stifrening of decks for the mounting OF
guns not exceeding 6 inch (152 milli-
meters) caliber.
ARTICLE XIV.
No vessel of war constructed within
the Jurisdiction of any OF the contract
ing Powers for non-contracting Power
shall exceed the limitations as to dis
the present treaty for vessels Of a SINH
lar type which may be constructed by
or for any of the contracting Powers
provided, however. that the displacement
for aircraft carries constructed for
non-contracting Power shall In no case
exceed $1,000 tons t27.4s2 metric tons)
standard displacement.
ARTICLE XVI
If the construction of any vessel Of
war for a non-contracting Power, Is
undertaken within the jurisdiction OF
any of the contracting Powers, such
Power shall promptly inform the other
contracting Powers of the date Of the
signing of the contract and the date on
which the keel of the ship Is laid; and
shall also communicate to them the
particulars relating TO the ship pre-
scrlbed In Chapter H.. Part .. Section
/. (B), and 5.
ARTICLE XVII.
In the event of a contracting Power
being engaged in war such Power sN0i
not use as vessel Of war any vessel
of war which may be under construction
within its jurisdiction for any other
Power or which may have been con-
structed within its jurisdiction for an
other Power and not delivered.
ARTICLE XVIII.