South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-02
General Provisions of FiOe PoWer
NauaI Treaty as Presented to the
World BY Arms Farley Wednesday

ally built as fighting ships nor taken
In time OF peace under government
control for fighting purposes" but
which are employed in time of war
20 aid In hostllities' otherwise than
fighting ships. shall not be within
.he 10.0OO-ton limitation
limit Auxiliary Armament.
Article II provides that no war
vessel hereafter laid down other
than a capital ship shall carry guns
in excess Of eight-inch caliber.
Article 13 provides that no vessel
designated 20 be strapped may be
re-converted into a war vessel
Article Il provides that no prep
aratlons shall be made in merchant
ships In peace times for installa-
I tiOns OF ornaments for the purpose
I OF converting such ships into war
I vessels. other than the stiffening OF
decks for the mounting OF guns not
I exceeding six-inch Caliber"
Article 10 provides that no vessel
: Of war constructed within the juris-
/ dictiOn OF the contracting powers
/ for any other powers shall exceed
/ size and armament limitations OF
| the treaty and that in no case shall
| aircraft carriers constructed for a
non-contracting power exceed $1,000
! tons displacement.
Article Is provides that where
ship building is undertaken within
the jurisdiction Of contracting
power for a concentrating power.
| full information as 70 such ship
/ shall be communicated TO the other
/ four contracting powers.
/ Article II provides that in the
event of a contracting power being
! engaged in war. such power shall
i not use IS a vessel OF war any yes
/ sci OF war which may be under con-
/ struction within its jurisdiction for
any other power. or which may have
been constructed within its juris'
/ dlction for another power and not
| delivered"
Article IS provides that no con-
/ tracing power shall dispose OF a
vessel of war by ANY mode Of trans
| fer" so that it may become a war
vessel Of any foreign power.
status Quo" Provisions
4 AT Ltlt - Bl bN-ut1 -lAdN tAAN
/ United States. the British Empire
and Japan agree that the status quo
ar the time Of the signing of the
/ present treaty with regard to forti-
ications and naval bases. shall be
! maintained in their respective ter
ritories and possessions specified
hereunder"
icle explains that the stat
! Us quo agreement implies that no
new fortifcations or bases shall be
established or present defenses OF
J naval facilities be increased in the
territories named. the restriction
not precluding. however, replace
ment of worn out weapons or equip
ment
Article 90 provides for a uniform
rule OF demonstrating displacement
| tonnage for all five powers.
Chapter two is headed: RULES
relating 20 the execution of the
treaty-defnition of terms
Part one carries the specified lists
of capital ships already quoted. bu
! makes the tonnage ratio agreement
] effective for the United States OF
completion of the two West Virgin
IA class ships and the scrapping o,
the North Dakota and Delaware
and for Great Britain on completion
of the two new ships previously pro
vided for and the scrapping of the
four ships they will replace. Provi
sion IS made for France TO lay dowr
new capital ship tonnage in tht
years 1927. 1929 and 1891 as pro
vided for In the replacement agree.
ment and with a similar provision
for Italy.
Part two sets out four rules fol
scrapping vessels of war. Rule one
| provides that such vessels mus bC
so treated that they cannot be pu
To- combatant us" Rule two pro
vides that this may be effected 10y
sinking the ships. breaking them up
converting them into targets. II
7 which case not more than one CAPT
tai ship at a time could be retained
for target use. \ subdivision would
permit France and Italy, durins
1881. or thereafter each 10 retaii
two sea-Eoing vessels for gunner!
D. and torpedo school work. the tw,
governments agreeing 20 destro,
coming towers Of these vessels "ant
not 90 use the said ships as vessel
OF war"
Rule three Of part two provide
3 that vessels due for scrapping mus
be rendered Immediately incapabl
of WarIi5e service.
Six Months for Scrapping.
!. T.. L. .
be scrapped under rule three shal
Z be rendered incapable OF warlik
service within six months from tn
coming into force Of the treaty an
the sCrapping finally effected with
ju rs months" Where ships are Z
he replaced. however. scrappinE o
the replaced ship must begin no
o. later than the date Of completion O
its successor and the vessel render
b SIX months and finally scrappe
] within IS months.
j Part three OF chapter two is I'll
o. replacement provision for capita
+ ships and aircraft carriers sol con
= tanned in two sections
Section one provides the genera
! rule that such ships may be re
placed % years from the date O
their completion. keels OF replace
: ment ships 10 be laid not earle
! than IL years after such date o
completion. and it is further pro
. vided that with the exception OF IN
two British capital ships provide,
for and the replacement buildirI
; in specified years by France an,
italy. no capital ship tonnage "shal
? De laid down until 10 years from
j No. -. 1921" In case Of Academia
4 loss or destruction OF ships. replace
, ment construction may begin i'm