Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-22
F|VE-POWER NAVAL
TREATY is SIGNED
Pact Reduces Navies Of
Three Nations and Re-
= stricts Two Others.
Continued From First Pase)

Secretary dipped Q golden pen in a great
silver Ink. stand which Queen Anne her
self had used and deliberately wrote his
name. arising to give way to others Of
his delegation.
Robinson Uses Own Pen.
He carefully carried the pen away
with him. The slender shaft Of gold
was similar to ones used by the entire
American delegation, excepting Senator
Robinson, who pulled his own fountain
pen from his pocket and used 1t to at
tach his signature. The pens were gifts
from Col. Stimson to each member of
his delegation, all Of whom preserved
them The Secretary of State also gave
Mr. Mcdonald similar pen.
Ambassador Dawes, Secretary Adams.
Senator Robinson, Senator Reed and
Ambassadors Gibson and Morrow quick
ly followed Col Stimson. Ambassador
Morrow, who Is the smallest In stature
Of all the American delegates, was al
most lost In the great stuffed chair on
which all sat to sign.
Az the signing proceeded, the dele
gates arose and grouped themselves IN
formally in various corners and chatteu.
Several wandered into an adjoining
smoking room for respite after tns
lOuR SeSSlOn Ol SPCCSIASS' wa
and Ambassador Morrow got together
IA a conversation over q beautifully
bound volume on @ table near the con-
ference room. -
After all had completed signing the
treaty M. BRAND, who had returned TO
his seat, and who probably has seen
more international conferences than
any other present, arose. and, tossing
back his name of iron-gTey hair, ad-
dressed Mr.. Macdonald
Paws Tribute TO Macdonald.
Exercising happy vein of humor, he
paid warm tribute to the prime minister
for the manner in which he had con-
Quoted the conference.
He said that he had been the good
genius of the conference since Its start
and had dissipated every evil influence
which had tried to wreck It, Then ne
said as q token of appreciation Of all
the delegates he intended ito turn
collective property into a private prop
erty" by presenting to Mr.. Macdonald
the oficial pen with which the treaty
had been signed by most OF the dele
gates.
The prime minister was greatly az
tected by the presentation and replleo
with his sincere thanks He got,
laugh when he said that he hoped he
would be present at the 1885 conference
as a member of the British delegation.
He stressed the fact that the conference
was only adjourning and concluded:
"I hope you will all come back soon
10 sign. something which I feel will
shortly be achieved"
Reduction for Three Nations.
The treaty prescribes limitation and
reduction of naval armament for three
sisnatory nations and agreement on
some phases of the naval disarmament
problem for the five nations participate
ing in the conference here.
The three limiting nations are the
United Statea, japan and Great Bri-
tain; France and Italy did not enter the
limitation, section OF the treaty, ana
signed only those sections referring to
"lnumanization' OF submarines, CAPT
tai ship holiday and certain other
technical phases of the problem.
The treaty contains rs articles and
preamble.
The first article deals with the under
taking of the contracting parties not to
exercise the rights they acquired by the
Washington treaty of 1922 In the mat
ter Of capital ship replacement and ton
mage, this article in effect promulgating
the so-called capital ship holiday for
the life Of the treaty.
REIMBURSEMENT of these rights Is
without prejudice to the right OF replac-
ing any ships which may be lost acct-
dentally, or is without prejudice to the
right of France and Italy to build re-
placement tonnage, as yet unbuilt,
which the Washington treaty entitled
them 70 build In 1927 and 1929.
In the second article Of the treaty
the United States agrees to rid itself OF
the battleships Florida, Utah and
either the Arkansas or the Wyoming,
while Great Britain abandons the Ben
bow, the Iron Duke. the Marlborough,
the Emperor of India and the Tiger,
and Japan scraps the Hiyei.
The manner Of scrapping these
giants, unless they are used as targets,
is prescribed in the treaty, which also
provides the time limits for Scrapping.
The United States may keep the Ar
kansas or the Wyoming for training
purposes, for which Great Britain may
also retain the Iron Duke and Japan
the Hiyei, subject to conditions denned
IN the treaty.
Defines Aircraft Carriers.
The third article gives a new deflni-
ton Of aircraft carriers, replacing that
Of the Washington treaty and confer
ring the designation Of aircraft carrier
on any surface vessel of whatever dis
placement which is used exclusively for
carrying aircraft and constructed so
that aircraft can be launched from 1t
an dlanded thereon.
No capital ship existing April / Of
this year may be fitted with landing
deck.
The fourth article prohibits acquire
ment or construction of any aircraft
carrier Of 10000 tons or less mounting
guns above 6.1.inch caliber. Armament
N carriers Is limited to articles and
10 Of the Washington treaty or by the
Apth article of the present treaty.
4He sixth article determines the
standard Of displacement Of surface
vessels to be in accordance with the pro-
visions of the Washington treaty. and
prescribes in detail the standard OF dis
placement for submarines.
In article the signatories agree not
10 acquire or construct any submarine
exceeding 1000 tons displacement or
with q gun above 5l-inch caliber, sub
Ject TO certain prescribed conditions, al
though they may retain such as they
possess April /, 1880.
Article 8 lays down that certain speci-
fed vessels are exempt from limitation.
these being surface vessels Of between
500 and 1000 tons.
Article deals with rules for replace
ment, and article 10 provided for in
formation to be given by each party to
other parties to the treaty Of vessels 1t
Is building, while article II lays down
rules for disposal of abandoned vessels.
Certain vessels listed In the annex
and described IS special vessels" are
allowed under article IL to be retained,
their tonnage not being included in the
tonnage subject to limitations.
Fourteen Are u. s. Vessels.
OF these IA are United States vessels
al are French, are British, Italian
and 3 are Japanese.
Under article IL the contracting mar