Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-27
The Story the Week Has Told

cadets are being sent by the Marking
government to Germany for instruc-
tions.
1t is understood that most, if not all,
of the Germans employed as per above
are unreconstructed monarchiStS. The
present German government may, in
manner of speaking, admire (as many
of their old allied enemies might do)-
may even, despite themselves, feel a
certain pride in-the achievements of
these soldiers of fortune, but they can
hardly approve their activities. Incl
dentally, the latter may prove boomer
angish, as happened with the Russians
Japan has conceded tariff autonomy
to China, thus rounding off recognition
by the powers concerned.
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ARGENTINA.-Arg exports over
January and February declined in the
value of SIS, 228,000, or by 20 per cent
in the comparison with the correspond
ing two months of 1929, the main cause
being a tragic crop failure. By the
same token, of course, buying power de-
clining, imports fell off correspond
ingly-indeed. more so. over January
and February imports from the United
States fell 36.6 per cent in value, COM
pared with the corresponding period of
1879, CIle rSULudIy 4dll DelIlS 40 pei
cent, February imports from us total
ing only $40 638, 900 in value, as against
SIG ,394,0 900 for February, 1929.
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LONDON TREATY Among inter-
esting details of the treaty are the
following:
/. An aircraft carrier is defined as
any surface vessel of war specifically
designed for carrying and launching
aircraft. The placing of a landing or
taking-off platform on capital ship,
cruiser or destroyer, provided such YES
sci is not devoted exclusively to air.
craft use, shall not put it in the cate
CORY of aircraft carriers. However, no
existing capital ship may be fitted with
an aircraft platform. Aircraft carriers
up to and including 10000 tons may
not carry guns of greater caliber than
81 inch.
2. Submarines may not exceed 1000
tons in displacement nor carry guns of
greater caliber than 81 inch. except
that each of the five powers may have
three submarines as large as 1900 tons
carrying guns up to 81 inch, France
may keep one submarine of 1880 tons
carrying 8-inch guns, and existing sub
marines not exceeding 1000 tons IN dis
placement and carrying guns larger
than 81 inch may continue to carry
those guns.
3. Craft exempt from limitation
Those of displacement not exceeding
600 tons; those exceeding 900 but not.
exceeding 1000 tons, provided they do
not carry guns of caliber greater than
81 inch and do not carry more than
four guns above 3 inch, cannot launch
torpedoeS nor make better speed than
20 knots, and some special types.
4. Cruisers are defined as surface
vessels of war other than capital ships
or airplane carriers exceeding 1850 tons
in displacement and carrying guns of
caliber greater than 81 inch. Cruisers
are subdivided into two classes, those
carrying guns larger than 81 inch and
those carrying guns not larger than
81 inch.
S. Destroyers may not exceed 1850
tons in displacement. nor carry guns of
caliber greater than 81 inch. Not more
than Is per cent of the destroyers OF
any of the signatory powers shall ex-
coed 800 tons in displacement and not
more than IS per cent shall be fitted
with landing decks for airplanes.