New Britain herald., 1930-02-08
United States Considers New Plan Of Battleship Equality That Would
 Go Beyond Parity Plan of Sessions
Proposal Would Mean Sac
 rifices of Many Ships, Particularly in British Navy-StimsOn and Col
 leagues Prepare Project.

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 Washington. Trb. GTJ -- The nitcd States is contemplating q ncty basis or Anglo-Amaricau battIeship equality which would go beyond Inc parity theory underlying the Wash in2tOn arms conference agreement, an official informed the United Press today.
 The new parity basis would deal with speed and gun power as well as numbers of ba,tloships British ac- 'cptancc would entail greater Brit ieh sacrifices in capital ships than hitherto have been publicly discuss ld during the London conference.
 WOuld Abandon Program
 The United Press was informed tho United States is prepared 10 sug- Eest abandonment Of tle Washing ion arms conference ship scrappug program. Instead the Americans would substitute a program which would demand greater sacrifices from the British but which, it is understood. the Unitcd States con- sidcrs essential 10 creation Of actual -Auglo-Amcrican battlcship parity.
 This substitute program is said 10 have been drafted by Secretary Of State Stimson and his colleagues in London and to haze been com,nunI- cdtcd 10 officials here. l. abandOns inc Washington arms conference theory that b@ttloships should be scrappcd in order of their seniority.
 The substitute program, as described 10 tho Euitcd Press. would require Great Britain 10 scrap soy rral battlcshjps1o the queen Eliza beth or Royal Sovereign class bulls in 1915 and 1916, respectively in- stead Of the BenboW class which carries inferior armament
 To Ask Great Britain 10 Help
 Great Britain, the United Press is Informed, will be requested to ac- cept this suggestion if the United States agrees 10 reducing ifs battle ship fleet 10 l. vessels before 1882, as proposed by Prime Minister Mac Donald. The British proposal was for both fleets 10 reach parity with 15 battleshps within i months Of signature Of the London agreement instead Of waiting until iy42 as scheduled by inc Washington treaty.
 But the point raised by officials here is that the United States has made some concession 10 Great Brit ain in the cruiser class. To carry out the scrapping program suggested by Great Britain, it is contended here, merely would provide numer- ical batticshIp parity whereas the essential parity i3 in fighting or striking poEcr. By ecrapping some cf the heavier armed British war ships instead Of arbitrarily dispos- ing of the oldest vessels OH hand. it is coutcndcd @ satisfactory approHi- Iua'ion Of AH2Io,Anoricau rghdnr parity in that class Of ship could b. obtained.
 List 10 Be Ncrappcd
 Under the Washington treaty the nitod States would scrap three sud treat Britain Gyo y,sso!s 10 reach the 15 snip parity icrc. In order or their agc }1c disposabl4 vessels arc:
 I'uiteI Efatos. Florida and Utah. ,a"h armed wHl ion l@-ineh guns and the Wyoming. armed with I2- inch guns.
 Great Britain. EonDow. Emperor Of India. Iron Duke and Narlbor- ough, armed with ten 13.j-inch guns each and Inc Tiger. armed with eight 13.5 guns or tho Queen Eliza beth. armed with eight I5-iuch guns.
 This program would rid the Brit ish navy Of al l's compa ratively slow battIeships armed ~ith 1@.5- inch guns The remaining ; Brit i7h capital ships would cary in speed from 23 knots up and the smallest cf British nam batteries would con tain I5-incn guns.
 The position Ot 'i.e Tinted States could be quite different.
 After aorappiug hcr three otIg=, vessels tho United States would I.a4c ] capital ahtpa oI nhcH none would be aH fast as fro aIomcat Brit iah ship and Uls tHrc would carry larger than finch guns. On a raj ing of speed arl gun po'sr thn American na=s oui he interior 10 t1o British aa=t alfuo.zH tas aec's nould b. numerically ,Hia.
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