The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-01


ments in reaching the agreements set
forth:
Desiring to contribute to the main.
tenance of the general peace, to re-
duce the burdens of competition in
armament
"Have resolved. with a view to ac-
complishing these purposes, to con
Clude treaty to limit their respeC-
tive naval armament. and to that end
have appointed as their plenipoten-
Understanding the delegates to the
arms conferencel.
The treaty is divided into three
chapters. Chapter one contains the
general language of the agreements,
covered in twenty seperate articles.
Chapter two contains the detailed,
specific agreement on naval matters,
many of them in complicated tabular
form. which amplify and complete the
meaning of the general agreements of
chapter one. Chapter three is devoted
to miscellaneous provisions" and
contains four additional articles of
the treaty
Chapter one is headed:
General provisions relating to the
limitation of naval armament"
War Ships Permitted
Article one Hereunder is mostly the
agreement to limit naval armament as
provided in the treaty.
Article two provides that the con-
tracing powers may retain respective
ly capital ships specified in part one,
chapter two. The ships thus named
in part one are as follows:
United States-Maryland Califor-
mia, Tennessee, Idaho, New Mexico,
Mississippi, Arizona. Pennsylvania,
Oklahoma, Nevada, New York, Texas
Arkansas, Wyoming, Florida, Utah,
North Dakota, Delaware-total ton
mage, 500,650
Great Britain-Royal Sovereign
Royal Oak. Revenge, Resolution. Ra-
milliesf Malaga, Valient, Barham
Queen Elizabeth, War Sprite, Benbow
Emperor of India, Iron Duke. Marl-
borough, Hood, Renown, Repulse, III
ger, Thunderer. King George v,
Ajax, Centurian-total tonnage, $780,
450
France-Bretagne. Lorraine, Pro
vence, Paris, France, Jean Bart, Cour-
bet. Diderot, Voltaire-total tonnage
221.170
Italy-Andrea Doria, Caio Duilio
Conte Di Cavour. Guilio Cesare. Leon
ardo Da Vinci, Dante Alighieri, Roma
Napoli, Vittorio, Emmanuel, Regina
Elena-total tonnage, 1S2,S00.
Japan-Mutsu. Nagato. Hiuga, Ise
famashiro Fu-So, Kirishima, Haruna
Hiyei, Kongo-total tonnage 301, 1920.
Others to Be Scrapped
Article two then provides that on
the coming into force of the treaty,
all other capital ships built or build
ing by the five powers shall be dis
posed of as prescribed in chapter two
part two, the reference being to the
extensive rules for scrapping vessels
of war" carried in the part two men
toned
Article one then provides that in
addition to the specified capital ships
THE United States may complete and
retain two ships of the West Virginia
class now under construction" and ON
their completion dispose of the Nor h
Dakota and Delawart under the
scrapping rules, while Great Brita in
may lin accordance with the repla, E.
ment table," carried in chapter two,
construct two new capital ships not to
exceed $4,000 tons standard displace-
ment each and on their completion
dispose of the Thunderer, King George
", Ajax and Centurian under the
scrapping rules.
Article three is the agreement of
the powers to abandon their respec-
tive capital ship building programs"
and to build or acquire no new cap
ital ships except as replacement ton
Nl,A L.,
agreement, ships thus replaced to be
disposed of as provided for in chapter
two.
Naval Ratio
Article four is the naval ratio
agreement, stated in standard dis
placement tonnage aggregates, for
capital ship replacement as follows:
United States $4,000 tons; British
Empire, 525.000 tons; France, 175,O0O
tons; Italy, 175.O0O tons; Japan, 315,-
900 tons, which aggregates the powers
agree not to exceed.
Article five fixes the $4,000 ton cap
ital ship maximum displacement for
any ship which shall be acquired by,
or constructed by. for, or within the
jurisdiction of, any of the contracting
powers
Article six is mo capital ship shall
carry a gun with a calibre in excess
Of 16 inches"
Air Craft Carriers
Article seven fixes the total ton
mage OF air Graf. carriers at: United
States. $4,000; British Empire, 1885,
900; France. $4,000; Italy, 10000; ia
pan, 81 600
Article eight provides that replace.
ment of aircraft carriers shall be az
fected only as prescribed in chapter
two, part three, but specifies that all
such tonnage built or building before
Nov. 12, 1921. be regarded as expert
mental and rsplaceabls without re-
gard to the age of the ships.
Article nine provides that no air
craft carrier exceeding $1,000 tons
shall be acquired by, or constructed
by, for. or within the jurisdiction of
any of the contracting powers" except
that each Of them may have two car.
riers Of maximum Of $4,000 tons
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