The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-01

Formosa, the Pescadores "and any
insular territories or possessions in
the Pacific ocean which Japan may
hereafter acquire"
/ The article explains that the sta
| tus quo agreement implies that no
new Notifications or bases shall be
established or present defenses or
naval facilities be Increased in the
territories named, the restriction
not precluding, however, replace
ment of worn out weapons or
equipment.
Article 20 provides for a uniform
rule of determining displacement
tonnage for all five powers.
Chapter Two.
Chapter two is headed:
RULES Relating TO the Execution
of the Treaty-Defnition OF Terms"
Part one carries the specified
lists of capital ships already quot
ed, but makes the tonnage ratio
agreement effective for the United
States on completion of the two
West Virginia class ships and the
scrapping of the North Dakota and
| Delaware; and for Great Britain
on completion of the two new ships
previously provided for and "the
scrapping of the four ships they
will replace. Provision Is made for
France to lay down new capital
tship tonnage in the years 1927,
1929 and 1881, as provided for in
| the replacement agreement and
with a similar provision for Italy.
Part sets out four rules for
10 PTyIn
provides that such vessels must be
so treated that they "can not be put
to combatant use" Rule 2 provides
for the manner in which this may
be effected.
| Rule of part 2 provides that
vessels due for scrapping must be
rendered Immediately incapable OF
warlike service.
Rule 4 provides that vessels to
| be scrapped under rule 8 shall be
rendered incapable of warlike serv-
/ ice within six months from the
coming into force of the treaty and
the scrapping finally effected
within IS months"
! Replacement Provision.
Part 8 of chapter 2 is the re-
placement provision for capital
ships and aircraft carriers and
contained in two sections.
Section l provides the general
rule that such ships may be re-
placed 20 years from the date sof
their completion, keels OF replace
ment ships to be laid not earlier
than II years after such date OF
completion, and it is further pro
yided that with the exception OF
the two British capital ships pro-
yided for and the replacement
building in specified years by
France and Italy, no capital ship
| tonnage shall be laid down until
ten years from Nov. II, 1921"
The replacement rules provide
for an increase OF displacement OF
retained capital ships or carriers
not to exceed 5000 tons per ship
to cover additional defense against
air and submarine attacks such as
bulge or blister or anti-air at
/ tack deck protection" They also
forbid any alterations in armoT or
armament except that France and
italy. within the 8 900 ton addition
al displacement limit, may increase
their arn1or and the caliber of main
| batteries of existing ships up to the
maximum of 16-inch weapons and
| that Great Britain may complete
arrnor alterations on the Renown
already started but temporarily
suspended.
| G. s. Retains Oregon.
Section two contains the replace
ment charts on capital ships for
each nation. The American chart
has a provision permitting retention
OF the old battleships oregon and
| Illinois for non-combatant pur-
poses" after they have been rem