The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-04-22

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The United States ........... Is
treat Britain .............. 70
End Destroyer Building.
In the destroyer category not more
than l6 per cen Of the total tonnage
Is to be employed In vessels Of yer
1900 tons. DestrOyers completed or
under construction April l this year
in excess. Of this percentage may be
retained but no other d%estroyers cx-
ceading. $500 tons shall be con-
structed or acquired until the reduc-
ton to 16 per cent Is affected.
Article II allows the transfer Of
tonnage between cruisers of the Sec
ond sub-category and d~estroyers. But
this Is not to exceed ten per cent vi
Is made.
1T is stated in article Is hat the
United States -contemplates compile
ton by 1850 OF Is cruisers Of the
first sub category Of an aggregate
tonnage Of 10000. For each Of the
three remaining cruisers in this sub
category. the United States may sub
stitutc 15.lsG tons of cruisers in the
Sc cOnd sub.categorv.
Restrict YODmHHcx
Article l3yprescrlbes certain ~restric-
tions 70 laying down tonnage In the
different categorics while article 20
deals with disposal and replacement
Of certain. British and Japanese YES
sells. and grants Japan the right to
Snticipate replacement BY laying
which not more than 10000 tons arc
1885 completed before December d.
Article II contains the safeguard
ing clause. which. while it does not
mention specifically France and Italy,
was inserted to protect Great Bri-
tain against \ continental building
program involving those two powers.
Th3 clause states:
~. during the term of the present
treaty the requirements OF national
security of any high contracting
! party. in respect to vessels Of war
limited by part three of this treaty
are: J II the opinion Of that party mate
Of any. power other than those who
have jcincd In a three Of this
treaty. that party will notify the
other parties to part three as to the
increase required to be made in its
own tonnages within one or more of
the categories of such vessels, spec
flying particularly the proposed in
creases n reasons therefor and shall
be entitled to ma Ike such an increase.
a Make increases
"Thereupon the other parties to
part three shall be entitled to make
Il proportionate increase and the said
other parties shall promptly advise
through diplomatic channels as to the
SitONtiOU Illus pTcSeuleO.
The foutth chapter Of the treaty
deals with submarines. and contains a
single article, number %. This article
propoes. the doctrine of "humaniza-
ton" OF submarine warfare and says
that the following are accepted AZ
established rules Of international law:
First. in their action with regard
to merchant ships, submarines must
conform I" rules Of International law
TO which surface vessels are subject
| EeCnnn IN fnFti(e10r a~nnnk 10 <os~
OF persistent refusal to stop ON being
duly summoned. or Of active resis-
tance to visits AMI search. a warship
whether surface vessel or submarine
navigation q merchant vessel, without
Eaving first placed passengers and
crew. n ships papers In a place Of
scfe.y.
Boats Not safe Place
For this purpose a ships boats are
not regarded as a place Of safety, un.
less the safety Of passengers and crew
is assured in the existing sea ant
weather conditions by the proximit,
vessel which is in the position to tax.
them aboard. The high contracting
parties invite all other powers to ex'
press assent to the above rules"
trea = nsfn ana last part Of tn,
ratification. Its first clause. articl,
-, specifies December 81. 1885. q
the terminal date. except that par
four shall remain operative withou
the time limit. and that articles 5,
} .. II. and the annex relating to air
craft carriers shall be effective 10
! the same period as the Washington
The article further states that un
!: les. the parties agree otherwise the.
shall meet again In 1895 to frame
) Tnew treaty replacing and carrying gu
the purposes OF the present treaty
L0nd0n Keeps Treaty
Ratification IL decreed by Article
"a to be in A~ccordance within til
respective constitutional methods o
the signatories, the notifications I
be deposlted. In. sLondou A. soon q
J possible. The treaty will come int
force when the last Of these ratifica
tions has been deposited.
According to article IS, next to tn
final clause In the treaty, after a.
rattficAtfons nave been deposite
Great Britain will communicate par
four to all non-signatory powers. IN
vtttng them to concur In II, this bein,
the section relating to humanixatio'
Of submarines.
The present treaty. in accordanc
with article SO. will be In the keep
Ing. OF the, British government. cert
fled copies to be Transmitted to III
other signatorles.