Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-20
NAVAL PREAMBLE
To FIVE POWER
TREATY IS GIVEN
Capital Ships Which Are to
Be Retained Are Listed;
United States to Keep
WarShip New Mexico.
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washington, Jan. ~ (by the AS
sociated Press The preamble to
the naval or five power treaty
which is now understood to be
complete with the exception OF ar
ticle 10 relating to Notifications,
is as follows;
The United States of America,
the British empire, France, italy
and Japan, desiring to contribute
to the maintenance of the general
peace and reduce the competition
in armament, have resolved with
q view to accomplishing those pur-
poses to conclude a treaty to limit
their respective naval armaments
and to that end, have appointed
as their plenipotentiaries (here fol-
lows the names of the representa-
tives of the powers in Washing
ton).
One of the most important arti-
cles of the treaty Is that naming
capital ships of the powers which
are to be retained. The list OF
American vessels given in the trear
ty to be retained, follows;
Maryland, California. Tennessee,
idaho, New Mexico, and Mississip-
pi, all ranging around $4,000 tons.
Arizona and Pennsylvania, 31,-
400 tons each.
oklahoma. Nevada, New York
and Texas. $1,000 to 27500 tons.
Arkansas and Wyoming, 10000
tons each.
Florida and Utah 21,S25 tons
each.
North Dakota and Delaware,
10000 tons each.
The total tonnage OF American
capital ships retained is 500.65O.
The British list follows:
Royal Sovereign. Royal Oak, Re-
venge, Resolution, Families. Ma
laya. Valiant. Barham, Queen Eliz-
abeth, Warspite, Benbow, Emperor
of India. Iron Duke, Marlborough,
Hood, Renown, Repulse, Tiger,
Thanderer, King George V. Ajax,
Centurian. The total British ton
mage is 5S0450.
The Hood ranks Mt 1900 and
all of the other British vessels are
below the maximum Of $4,000 tons
hereafter 10 prevail in the case of
capital ships, The text of articles
OF the new treaty dealing with air
craft carriers is as follows:
article nine. No aircraft car
rler exceeding 270DO tons (2I432
metric tons) displacement shall be
acquired or constructed for or
within the jurisdiction of the con-
tracing powers; provided. howev-
er--that any of the contracting
powers may without increasing its
tonnage of aircraft carriers. build
not moro than two aircraft carriers
each of tonnage not more than
$4,000 (33,52S 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 con-
structed or in course of construc-
ton which would otherwise be
scrapped under the provisions of
this treaty"
Another paragraph of the treaty
Of Importance is that relating to
the conversion of vessels which
reads textually as follows:
Clause'three (second part of the
rules for scrapping vessels) not
more than one capital ship may be
retained for these purposes by any
of the contracting parties.
"Of the capital ships which
would otherwise be scrapped by
this treaty in and after the year
1881, France and Italy may each
stain two a-going vessels for
training purposes especially either
gunnery or torpedo schools. France
and Italy. respectively, undertake
to remove and destroy their con-
ming towers and not to use such
ships as vessels of war.