Evening star., 1922-01-20
FWE-POWER PACT
NEARLY COMPLETE
Ready for Signatures, With
Exception of Article on
Fortifications.

Inc maj QraIt OF tne ndVa1 OF HVe.
power treaty Is now understood to be
ready for the signatures Of the heads
Of the delegations to the arms con-
ference. with the exception Of article
XIX, which relates to fortifications.
One of the most important articles
in the treaty lists the capital ships
that the powers shall be allowed to
retain.
Americas quota consists Of the
following: Maryland. California. Ten,
nessee, Idaho, New Mexico and Missis-
sippi, ali ranging around $4,000 tons;
Arizona and Pennsylvania. 31,400
tons each: Oklahoma. Nevada. New
York, Texas. $4,000 to 27.500 tons:
Arkansas and Wyoming. $4,000 tons
each: Florida and Utah. 2l.s25 tons
ware, 10000 tons each. The total
tonnage Of American capital ships re-
tanned Is 50O.650.
The British list follows: Royal
soyereign; Royal Oak; Revenge, Reso-
Barham. Queen Elizabeth, Warspite.
Benbow. Emperor of India, Iron Duke,
Marlborough, Hood, Renown. Repulse,
Tiger, Thunderer. King George v,
AJAX and Centurion. The total British
tonnage is 5S0.450.
all Of the other British vessels are
below the maximum of $4,000 tons
hereafter to prevail in the case of
capital ships.
Preamble to Treaty.
The preamble to the treaty says:
The United States of America, the
British empire. France. Italy and ia
pan. desiring to contribute to the
maintenance of the general peace and
n NJ
have resolved. with view to ac-
complishing those purposes. to con-
clude a treaty to limit their respective
naval armament and to that end have
appointed as their plenipotentiaries
(here follow the names of represent
atives of the powers in Washington)"
The text of the article Of the new
treaty dealing with aircraft is as fol-
lows
Article TX No aircraft carrier ex-
ceeding $1,000 standard tons (27,432
metric tons) displacement shall be ac-
Quired or constructed for or within
the jurisdiction of any of the con-
tracing powers; provided. however.
that any of the contracting powers
may, without increasing it's tonnage
or aircraft carriers. build not more
than two aircraft carriers each of a
tonnage not more than $4,000 (s3.52S
metric tons).
And in order to effect economy any
of the contracting powers may use for
this purpose any two of their ships.
whether already constructed or in
course of construction. which would
otherwise be scrapped under the pro-
visions of this treaty"
Conversion Of Vessels.
Another paragraph of the treaty Of
Importance is that relating to the
conversion of vessels, which reads
textually as follows:
Clause (second part of the rules
for scrapping vessels). Not more than
one capital ship may be retained for
these purposes by any of the contract
ing powers.
of capital ships which would 9TH
ers5ise be scrapped by this treaty in
and after the year 1881 France and
Italy may each retain two sea-going
vessels for training purposes espe-
clally; either gunnery or torpedo
schools. France and Italy. respec-
lively. undertake to remove and de-
stroy their coming towers and not to
use such ships as vessels Of war"
Article NkII1 of the treaty pro
vides for it's duration and method
OF transactions as follows:
Article XIII. The present treaty
shall remain in force until December
81, 1885. and in case none of the
contracting powers shall have given
notice two years before that date of
its intention to terminate the treaty,
1t shall continue in force until the
expiration of two years from the date
on which notice of termination shall
be given by one of the contracting
powers, whereupOn the treaty shall
terminate as regards all the con-
tracing powers. Such notice shall
be communicated in writing to the
government of the United States.
which shall Immediately transmit a
certified copy of the notification to
the other powers. and inform them
of the date on which it was received
The notice shall be deemed to have
been given and shall take effect on
that date. Within one year of the
date of the receipt by the government
of the United Staes of a notice of
termination by any power, all the
contracting powers shall meet in con-
ference"