Evening star., 1934-12-29
WRACE DENIED
AS PACT IS ENDED.
Saito Says Japan's Only
Motive Is Desire for
Peace.
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(COQClnueO fTOLn F1ISC FaRe.)
over 10000 tons and carrying Larger
than 8-inch guns) except to replace
ships at least 20 years old and con-
sidered obsolete.
Total capital ship replacement ton
mage was limited to the 5-5-3 ratio
SIS 900 tons for United States and
Great Britain and 315,000 tons for
Japan. France and Italy were per-
mitted 175,000 tons each.
Total tonnage Of airplane carriers
limited to: United States and Great
Britain, $4,000 each; Japan, 81 900;
Italy and France, 10000 each.
The status quo In Notifications and
naval bases in the Pacific were to be
maintained except:
United States-Adjacent to coast Of
United States, Alaska, Panama and
Hawaii.
Great Britain-Adjacent to coast of
Canada, New Zealand and Australia
and its island territories.
Unrestricted Building.
The end of the Washington pact
will leave the way open for unre-
stricted naval building in the United
States. Great Britain. Japan, France
and Italy-at the discretion Of these
nations. What effect it might have
on the status quo" with respect to
Notifications and naval bases in the
Pacific is matter bulking large in
the study Of future international re-
lationS.
World chancellories, surveying the
potentialities carefully, will await with
interest any sign of move looking
toward a new naval understanding.
So far there is no indication that any
Is in immediate prospect.
Although the Washington accord
and the London naval treaty both
provide for a conference by the
nations involved next year, such a
meeting is not mandatory, and no time
or place Is specified The recent
breakdown of the London talks, which
sought to pave the way for such a
meeting, left little optimism in in
formed quarters here that one was
Immediately in prospect.
Officials here emphasized Japan's
denunciation will furnish the actual
death blow to the limitation pact and
that the United States, as custodian,
will act merely in the capacity Of
diplomatic undertaken in notifying the
other signatories.
Whatever onus may be attached to
abrogation and any resulting unlim-
tied naval construction. it was made
clear, falls, in the opinion of Amer
lean officials. upon Japan.
The Navy Department, from Secre-
tary Swanson down, was silent con-
cerning American building plans dur
ing the two years the Washington
treaty remains in force and afterward.
1t was learned, however, that the de-
partment is considering seriously has
tening construction Of the heavy
cruiser Wichita, last of that class per-
mitted under the treaty.
Vessel Funds Voted.
Funds for construction Of the
lO,o0o-ton vessel were voted by Con-
greSs last year. The keel has not yet
been laid at the Philadelphia Navy
Yard. but one official pointed out to-
day that 1t could be completed In less
time than the three years planned at
present.
Construction Of sister ship. the
Vincennes. due to be completed BY
January 2, 1887. has been purposely
delayed to prevent it being placed
into service before the treaty permit
ted.
The Vincennes and q third heavy
cruiser. the Quincy. to be completed
January 9. 1896, would not be af-
fected by the abrogation Of the treaty
at the end of 1886.
GOOD SEEN IN MOVE.