New Britain herald., 1930-04-22
ticns affecting her other special ves-

parties are allowed to retain their existing stationary ships in non. seagoing condition.
 The foregoing articles constitute two of the five parts into which tn treaty is divided, both parts to be subscribed to by the five great pow CTS. The third part comprises the agreement to which the Unite States, Great Britain and Japan alone are signatory.
 Article If. which leads the third part, declares that the Unite States. the British commonwealth. and Japan agree to limit for dura- ton of the treaty their combatant vessels other than capital ships, air craft carriers, and the vessels eX- cmpted under article s.
 Article l ] contains s definition Of cruisers and dcstroycrs
 Cruisers arc defined as surface vessels of war other than capital ships of aircraft carriers. the stand. ard displacement of which exceeds 1850 tons. or with a gun above j., inch Calbre.'
 The cruiser category IS divide into two sub-catcgor mainly those carrying guns above 6.1 inch calibre and to those with guns be- low that size respectively.
 Dcstroyers Defined
 Destroycrs are defined as Surface vessels the standard displacement of which does not exceed $50 tons and with guns not above 5,1 incn calibrc."
 Tho total tonnagcs in the cruisat destroyer and submarines categories which are not 10 be exceeded on . December 31, 1886, arc given In article IS. thus:
 Cruisers with guns above 6.1 inch calibre arc:
 The United States .. 1SO, 900 ton :, Great Britain .,... 1 800 tons. Japan ........... 10S, 400 ton+. The fourth article prohibits ac- i quirement or construction of any i aircraft carrier of 10000 tons or ! less mounting guns above 6.l inch 1 calibrc. Armament of carriers is | limited to articles and 10 of the | Washington treaty, or by the fifth article of the present treaty.
 The sixth article determines tho standard of displacement of surfacc vessels to be in accordance with the provisions of the Washington treaty and prescribcs in detail the standard of displacement for submarines.
 Submarine Agreement
 In article z the signatorics agrec not to acquire or construct any sub. marine exceeding 2,000 tons dis placement or with a gun above 5.1 inch calibre, subject to certain pro. scribcd conditions, although the, may retain such as they possess ol April 1, 1930.
 Article s lays down that certain specified vessels arc exempt iron limitation, these being surface yes sells of between 800 and 2,000 tons.
 Article deals with rules for rc, placement and article 10 provides for information to be given by cacl party 10 other parties to the treaty of vessels it is building, while articlt , II lays down rules for disposal O abandoned vessels.
 Certain vessels listed in the anne, and described as special vessels, are allowed under article . 10 bt retained their tonnage not being in cluded in the tonnage subject tt limitations.
 : Of these 1 4 arc United States yes scls, q arc French, seven sare Brit : ish, seven Italian, and eight ar } Japanese.
 Cruisers with guns of s,1 or les inch calibre:
 The United States, 145,5o0 tons.
 Great Britain, 1a2.200 tons.
 Japan, 1Qo,450 tons.
 Destroyers tonnages are set at:
 The United States, 150,000 tons.
 Great Britain, l50,000 tons.
 Japan. 1o5.500 tons.
 Tonnage In Submarines Set
 Submarine tonnage of each powc is set at 52.T00 tons. Vessels whicl cause tho total tonnage of any cate gory to exceed the foregoing arc t be disposed Of gradually before De cember 3l, 1886.
 The maximum number Of cruiser in the first sub-cateSory in whicI | the gun may exceed 6.l inch calibrc shall be:
 The United States, 8.
 Great Britain, 15. Japan, 12.
 In the destroyer category not nor than 16 per cent of the total tonnag is to be employed in vessels of owe 1.5O0 tons. Dcstroycrs completed 0 under construction April l this yea in excess of this percentage may b retained but no other destroycrs eH cceding I.500 tons shall be construct , cd or acquired until the reduction { 16 per cent is affected. Not moro than 9 per cent Of th total cruiser tonnage may be fittc with aircraft decks.
 Transfer cf Tonnage
 Article 17 allows the transfer ( tonnage between cruisers of the sec ond sub category and dcstroyers, br this is not 10 exceed ten per cent ( the category into which the transfc is made.
 It is stated in Article 1 S that th United States contcmplatcs Complr ton by 193J of lj cruisers of tn first sub category of an aCgrcgat tonnage of 150.OO0. For each Of th three remaining cruisers in this sut category the United States may sut stitute i5.16G tons of cruisers in tn second cub category.
 In the event tho United States cor structs ono or more such cruiser the sixteenth unit will not be lai down before 1933 and wont be con ; pleted before 1886; the seventecnt ]