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

dered incapable of warIike service
Outside of the retention in 1922 OF
two ships OF the West Virginia
class to replace the Delaware and
North Dakota, no capital ship re-
| placement building could be under
taken by the United States until
1881, when under the chart two
keels would be laid, followed by
two in 1882, one in 1888. two in
1884. one in 1885, two in 1886, one
in 1887, two in 1888, and two in
1899. All of these ships would be
completed in 1912 This replace
ment program would call for the
scrappins of the Florida, Utah and
Wyoming in 1884 and carry on the
replacement and scrapping work
up to 1912 when the two West Vir-
ginia class ships to be added to the
feet this year would be replaced
at the end Of 20 years active serv-
ice. The chart shows the American
feet to contain Is pre-Jutland and
three post-Jutland vessels. 1t would
not reach the full strength of Is
post-Jutland ships until 1871 with
the scrapping of the California and
the Maryland.
Britain Keeps Colossus.
/ The British chart provides for
retention of the Colossus and Col
lingwood for non-combatant pur-
| poses, and for completion of the
two new British capital ships and
scrapping of four old ships in 1925,
| leaving Great Britain with IT pre-
Jutland and three post-Jutland
| ships. The order of replacement
building would give Great Britain
her full ultimate strength of Is
post-JutIand ships IN 1941.
! The French chart shows a pro-
vision for five IS ,000-ton ships to be
| laid down between 1927 and 1888,
all to be completed by 1886. A note
is attached, however, saying France
reserves the right of employing her
! capital ship tonnage allotment as
! she considers advisable. subject
only to a maximum displacement
of $4,000 tons and the other limi-
/ tations of the treaty.
! The Italian chart is similar to
the French
The Japan chart, beginning re-
placement building in 1881, would
! provide one ship a year from then
on until 1889, and Japan would
reach her full ultimate strength of
nine post-Jutland ships in 1910. A
provision is made for retention by
/ Japan of the Shiki Shima and the
Asahi for nOn-combatant purposes.
A general note attached to the
section says that the order of
scrapping ships to be replaced may
| be varied as each power chooses,
provided the number of ships
scrapped each year complies with
the provisions of the chart.
! Part of chapter 2 contains def
nitions for Qualification of the
treaty.
Chapter Three.
Chapter three is headed: mis-
cellaneous Provisions" and con-
| tains four additional articles of the
! treaty dealing with its application
should any contracting power be
threatened with OF become engaged
; in naval warfare and also with the
duration of the agreement and the
requirement for it's ratification.
! Article q provides that if the
requirements of the national Sc
! curity of any contracting power in
respect Of naval defense are. in the
opinion of that power. materially
| affected by any change of circum-
stances" such power may request
a conference for reconsideration
and amendment of the treaty.
Article % provides that should a
! contracting power become en-
gagged in war which in its opin-
| ion affects the naval defense of its
national security" it may suspend
| it's treaty obligations on notice for
! the period Of the war other than
! those of article -, providing that