Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-01

WASf1lNGION, req. IA BUN
ton treaty adopted by the Arms Ii
today follows:
DRAFT TREATY.
The United States of America, the Brit
ish Empire, France, Italy and Japan.
Desiring to contribute to the main
tenance of the general peace and to
reduce the burdens of competition in
armament;
Have resolved, with a view to ac-
complishing these purposes, to conclude
treaty to limit their respective naval
armament, and to that end have ap-
pointed as their plentipotentiaries:"
(Here follow the names of the dele
gates) who, having communicated to
each other, their respective full powers,
found to be in good and due form, have
agreed as follows:
Chapter 1.
General provisions relating to the
Limitation Of naval armament:
Article 1, the contracting powers
agree to limit their respective naval arma-
ment as provided in the present treaty.
article II, this article states the pow
ers may retain the capital ships named
further on, and that in addition, the
United States may complete and retain
two ships Of the West Virginia class, dis
posing Of the North Dakota and the Della
ware; and Great Britain may complete
two new capital ships of $4,000 tons, upon
the completion of which she will scrap
the Thunderer, King George V, Ajax and
Centurion.
MUST ABANDON
SHIP BUILDING.
Article III. Subject to the provisions
Of Article II, the contracting powers
shall abandon their respective capital
ship building program, and no new
capital ships shall be constructed or ac-
quired by any of the contracting powers,
except replacement tonnage
Article Nv. The total capital ship re-
placement tonnage of each of the con-
tracing powers shall not exceed In
standard displacement, for the United
States sos. 900 tons, for the British, $685.
GOO tons, for France, 175,0OO tons, for
Italy, $4,000 tons, for Japan, $4,000
tons.
Article V. No capital ship exceeding
$4,000 tons standard displacement shall
be acquired by. or constructed by, for, or
within the jurisdiction Of any Of the
contracting powers.
Article VI. No capital ship of the
contracting powers shall carry a gun with
a caliber In excess of sixteen inches
(406 mm).
Article VII. The total tonnage Of air
craft carriers for each Of the contracting
powers shall not exceed in standard dis
placement for the United States 1876. 600
tons; for the British Empire, 1875. 900 tons :;
for France, 10000 tons; for Italy, 60, 600
tons: for Japan. $1,000 tons.
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
MAY BE NEW.
Article VIII. This article provides that
all aircraft carriers may be new.
Article TX. This article provides that
no aircraft carrier shall be built in ex-
cess Of p 600 tons, except that the pow
ers are free to convert partially com
pleted ships for aircraft carriers up to
$4,000 tons, up to the maximum tonnage
prescribed
Article x. No aircraft carrier shall
carry gun with q caliber In excess Of
eight inches.
Article XI. This article limits the size
Of auxiliary ships to 10000 tons.
Article XII. This article provides no
auxiliary ship shall carry guns greater
than eight inches.
Article XIII. Except as provided in
Article TX no ship designated In the pres
ent treaty to be scrapped, may be recon
verted into a vessel of war.
Article XIV. No preparations shall be
made in merchant ships in time OF peace
for the installation OF warlike ornaments
for the purpose Of converting such ships
into vessels Of war. other than the neces-
sary stiffening Of decks for the mounting
Of guns not exceeding ix-inch caliber.
Article XIV. This article provides none
Of the powers may construct ships for
any outside power greater than the limits
herein prescribed.
Article XVI. Provides for the notinca-
ton to the other treaty powers when any
power undertakes warship construction
for an outside power.
PROHIBITS USE OF
OUTSIDE TONNAGE.
ARTICLE XVII. Treaty powers in case
of war shall not use tonnage which they
may be building for outside powers.
ARTICLE XVIII. Tho powers pledge