South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-02
PEACE EFFORTS OFU S.
COMSUIN7NATEDB YFULL
APPROVAL BY POWERS
HUGHES STATES
AMERICAN SPIRIT
Is VICTORIOUS
Analyses Naval Treaty From
Standpoint of Original
Proposals.

w RCftl-N NT1O-N- + co. J. --- In his
/ presentation Of the naval limitation
treaty at Wednesdays plenary ses-
sion, Sec'y Hughes declared that al
though there had been changes Of
detail. with respect TO capital ships
the plan proposed on behalf of the
American government has been
maintained and the spirit in which
that proposal was made, and in
which it was received, has dominated
the entire negotiations and brought
them to a very successful conclu-
sion" At some length he an1lyzed
the American proposal in compari-
son with the final treaty agreement.
saying in part.
THAT proposal set forth IS ships
10 be retained by the United States
With a tonnage of 500,650 tons. In
this treaty the same ships are to be
retained by the British empire. IN
was set forth p capital ships to be
retained by the British empire. Tn
der the treaty the same number Of
ships are TO be retained. in fact the
same ships, with the single subst!-
tuition Of the Thunderer for the Erin
with a tonnage of 5SO,45O tons. as
against the calculation in the pro-
posal of 6O4,450 tons for ships re
tanned
In the case of japan the proposal
set forth 10 ships to be retained. By
the treaty the same number OF ships
is to be retained, the difference De-
ing that the Mutzu is TO be retained
and the Settsu IS to be scrapped.
The tonnage retained by Japan. as
indicated in the proposal was 299,
700. The tonnage retained under
the treaty is 301, 800.
Principles Carried out.
-Four general principles were
I stated as the principles which. IN
1 the opinion OF the American gov
eminent. the limitation should be
/ effected.
Those We're:
% That all capital ship-building
programs. either actual or projected
should be abandoned.
"(2) That further reduction should
lie made through the scrapping Of
certain of the older ships.
"C8) That IN general regard
should be had TO the existing naval
strength of the powers concerned
and
"(4) That the capital ship ton
mage should be used as the measure
ment OF strength for navies and
proportionate allowance Of auxiliary
combatant craft prescribed.
Those principles have been APP
piled and govern the agreements set
forth i'm the treaty with these eX-
ce2tions:
That in the case Of capital ship
building programs, all programs are
abandoned by the United States OF
America, the British empire and
Japan save for the completion Of
the two ships Of the West Virginia
class in the case Of the United states
OF America and the building Of two
ships as stated in the case Of the
British empire upon the completion
Of which in the one case two Of the
old ships retained by the United
states are to be scrapped and iH
the other case four ships retained
by the British empire are TO be
1 sCrapped.
There is another exception IN the
fact that there is no provision I'm the
treaty for the allowance Of auxiliary
combatant craft. but with respect o.
to capital ship program it is in It's
essence maintained and these prin-
ciples have been applied.
2s ships to BE Strapped.
Let me further call your atten-
ton 10 this-and I state IL merely 20
avoid any possible public misappre-
hensiou and IN order that discus
sion of the matter may proceed in
diligently. In the proposal that
had the honor 20 make on Nov u /
said this:
The United States proposes, Il
this plan is accepted:
"'O) To scrap all capital ships
now under construction. This in
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