Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-20

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As now framed, the treaty will re-
main in operation automatically after
December 81, 1886, for an indefinite
period of time unless formally de-
nounced by one or more Of the pow
ers. While this denunciation may pc
given two years before December o.,
1896. the treaty cannot be abrogateo
earlier than that date.
One Power Can End 1t
Denunciation OF the treaty by sin
gle power after that date, however.
would terminate the treaty relation as
to all of the parties to the, treaty.
The preamble to the naval or tive
power treaty, which is now understood
to be complete with the exception OF
article 10, relating to Notifications,
is as follows:
The United States of America, the
British empire, France, Italy anu Japan
desiring to contribute to the malnlen-
ance of the general peace and reduce
the competition in armament, nave re-
solved, with a view to accomplishing
those purposes, to conclude treaty
10 limit their respective naval arma-
ments and, to that end, have appointed
as their Observation-Disclosures there follows
the names Of the representatives OF
the powers in Washington.
U. S, Ships to Be Retained
One of the most important articles
of the treaty is that naming capital
ships Of the powers which are to be
retained. The list of American vessels
given in the treaty to be retained fol-
lows: w.
MARYLAND, California, Tennessee, Ida
no. New Mexico and Mississippi, all
ranging around 80, 900 tons.
Arizona and Pennsylvania, 3l,4oO
tons each.
Oklahoma. Nevada, New York and
| Texas, 27.0OO to 81, 500 tons.
Arkansas and Wyoming, 26,oW tons
Florida and Utah. 21,s25 tons each
North Dakota and Delaware, 2O,OOU
| tons each.
The total tonnage of American cap
ital ships retained is 5OO,65O.
British Retentions
The British list follows:
Royal Sovereign, Royal Oak. Re
venge. Resolution. Families, Malaga
Valiant, Barham, Queen Elizabeth
Benbow, Emperor of India, Iron Duke
| Marlborough, Hood, Renown, Repulse
! Tiger, Thunderer, King George V
Ajax, Centurian.
The Hood ranks at Al 900 tons ane
all of the other British vessels are
below the maximum Of $4,000 tom
hereafter to prevail in the case of cap
ital ships. The text of articles Of thu
new treaty dealing with aircraft car
riers are as follows:
Article 9-No aircraft carrier ex
ceeding $1,000 standard tons (27, AZ:
meteoric tons) displacement shall b
acquired for constructed for or with
in the jurisdiction of any Of the con
tracing powers; provided. however
that any of the contracting power
NAV without increasing it's tonnage 0
aircraft not more than $4,000 (33,52'
meteoric tons).
Can Retain as School Ships
"And. in order to effect econom.
sny of the contracting powers may us
for this purpose any two of their ship
whether already constructed or !
course of construction, which woul
otherwise be scrapped under the pro
visions of this treaty"
Another paragraph Of the treaty o
Importance is that relating to the con
struction of vessels which reads text
ually as follows:
Clause 3--(second part Of the rule
for scrapping vessels) Not more tina
one capital ship may be retained 70
these purposes by any of the con
tracing powers Of the capital ship
which would otherwise be scrapped b
this treaty in and after the year 1881
France and Italy may each retain tw
seagoing vessels for training purposes
especially either gunnery or torped
schools. France and Italy respective
" undertake to remove and destro
their coming towers and not to us