The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-02-01
Great sFive-P over g Limitation
Pact Presented to Full
Session of Farley
THREE GREAT POWERS, s.. {,
TO SCRAP 68 SHIPS
Complete Treaty as Announced
Today Is Much the Same as
American Proposal
(By United Press)
Bv Carl D. Croat.

Washington, Feb. 1.-(Contlnental
Hall) The great 5-power naval lin
itation treaty scaling down ships of
war, creating a naval holiday and
providing basis for .sounder world
peace was presented to the plenary
session of the arms conference to-
day for the approval of the world.
g., In the marble hall, where on Nov.
H. Secretary of State Hughes let
burst bomb shell proposal for scrap
ping a vast number Of capital crafts.
he today gave the world the finished
product in document, which writ
ten on the scrolls of time is destined
to be hailed as the worlds most sue
cessful curb on competitive arnla-
ments up to the twentieth century.
What Hughes today presented was
known in general to the world. This,
however, was the first official release
to the world, yearning for peace.
Rounding it out was another treaty
banning submarines as hackers OF
commerce.
Hughes laid the treaty before the
fifth plenary session of the confer
ence shortly after the opening at IL
o'clock. The reading of the treaty
was waived.
Under the treaty the three great
naval powers, the United States.
Great Britain and Japan will scrap 6S
capital ships Of a total tonnage of
i 1861 ,643. The smaller number OF
old ships to be junked by France and
italy will make this figure even high
err.
These ships include the capital ship
building program Of the great naval
powers, the realization Of the dreams
of navies in seeking to make their
countries dominant in the race Of
naval competition. The treaty starts
a 1O-year naval holiday with few ex-
ceptions in capital ship building,
dated from Nov. II, 1921, when the
conference was opened.
The completed treaty announced
today Is much the same as the origin
al American proposal. 1t was a VIC
tory for the United States. Iron-clad
technical rules and regulations are
embodied in the pact to see that the
ships to be scrapped are actually sent
to the junk heap. The powers agree
in the treaty that during its duration
if the national security of one Of the
nations is threatened there will be Il
conference Of signatory powers at the
request of the affected nations to con-
slider changes in the pact to meet the
situation.
1t is also provided in the treaty
Il fact not fully known before--that
the United States in consultation with
the other powers shall call another
conference of signatory nations as
soon as possible after eight years
from the coming into force of the
treaty to consider any needed
changes in the pact, "in view of posi-
Bile technical and scientific develop
ments." 49,
Whenever any power becomes en-
gagged in war effecting the naval de-
fence Of its nations security the
treaty specifies such power may sus-
pend, for a period Of hostilities upon
notice to the other contracting ma
tions, the major part Of it's obliga-
tions under the treaty. After the war
the contracting parties meet in con-
ference to determine any necessary
|modifcations. 9TH treaty lasts for
Is years, the date Of its expiration be-
ing December FL, 1896.
Its automatic continuance, how
ever, is provided for If none Of tho
contracting powers give notice to tho
United States its intention to termi-
nate the treaty. The pact continues
in force until expiration of two years
from the date on which notice Of ter,
mination shall be given upon one of
the contracting powers, whereupon
the treaty shall terminate as REGARDS
all other contracting powers.
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