The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-01
UNITED STATES
RETAINS IS
CAPITAL SHIPS
Great Britain Retains ~
with Total Tonnage Of
5SO,45O, Against the Uni
ted States Total of 5OO,-
65Q-Shantung Question
Has Been Settled

Washington, D. G., Feb. lat 1890
>. m. to-day, Secretary Hughes pre-
sentcd to the arms conference the text
of the treaty for limitation OF nasa
armaments.
The entire time Of to-day's plenary
session Of the conference fifth IL
its course had been up to that mo
nlent consumed with the presentation
and adoption Of committee resolutions
providing for the return OF certain
sovereignties to China and the an
nouncement of the settlement Of the
Shantung dispute.
The naval treaty was not read, but
Secretary Hughes outlined its terms
and declared that so far as capital
ships are concerned stlie integrity 81
The plan proposed on behalf of the
American government has been main
taned.H
The treaty contains only the follow
ING preamble in explanation of the
purposes OF the five contracting gov
crnments in reaching the agreements
set forth:
"Desiring TO contribute to the main
tenance Of the general peace, and to
reduce the burdens of competition IN
armament:
Have resolved, with the view OF ac.
complishing these purposes, to con-
clude treaty to limit their respective
: naval armament, and to that end have
appointed as their plenipotentiaries-'
The names of the delegates of the
powers follow.
The treaty is divided into three
chapters. Chapter contains the gen
eral language OF the amendments, COW
cred in 20 separate articles.
Chapter 2 contains the detailed spe-
cific agreements on naval matters
many of them in complicated tabular
form which amplify and complete the
meaning Of the general agreements OF
chapter |. Chapter is devoted to
miscellaneous provisions and con
tains four additional articles Of the
treaty.
Chapter / is headed: General pro-
visions relating to the limitation OF
naval armament"
Ships to Be Retained.
Article | Hereunder is merely the
agreement to limit naval armament as
provided i'm the treaty. Article 2 pro.
: vides that the contracting powers may
retain respectively capital ships spe-
cifed in part |. chapter ?. The ships
thus named in part 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, Ram
lilies. Malaya. Valient, Barham, Queen
Elizabeth, Warspire. Benbow.. Emper.
or of India, Iron Duke. Marlborough
Hood, Renown. Repulse. Tiger, Thun-
derer. King George v. Ajax, Centurcr
Total tonnage 5so,f50.
France-Bretagn Lorraine, Prov.
incc. Paris, France, Jean Bart, Courbet
Didcrot. yoltsire. Total tonnage 22l.-
l7u.
Italy--Andrea Dorea. Caio Duilis
) Conte hi Cssour. Cuilio Cesare. Leon
srdo da vinci, Dante Alighieri, Roma
Napoli, vfttorio Emmznuele. Regina
Elena. Total tonnage Is2. 800.
Jspan-Nutsui. Nugato. Pngs. Isc
Yamashiro. Fuse. Kirishims. Haruna
Hivei. Kongo Total tonnage 30l .;s2o
Article then provides that on ths
coming into force Of the treaty. al
other capital ships built or building.
BY the Eve powers shall b disposed oi
o. prescribed in chapter ,, part .. The
reference being 10 the extensive rules
for scrapping vessels of war carried
in the part , mentioned
Article I. then provides thai in cd
difion 10 The specified capital ships
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slass nov under construction and -
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