Show IV 11 4 4 capar MUT S av evv I 1 c area I 1 a fl ral ad 11 ca ar fw 01 1 H I 1 S turning battleships into scrap heaps ASHINGTON seated nt at a ament table in tile state department alvo men recorded tile the final approval of the powers for tile tho treaties drafted by tile tho arms conference to end naval competition terminate tho the angco Japa inese allin alliance n ce gild swoop sweep away the war clouds that have hovered for decades over tho pa cine it was on an epilogue to tile wa ton negotiations nt at willell which it had been planned to give tho the place of honor to president harding at whose call tho conference assembled but dinst instead ead the formal deposit of ratifications was por per formed almost without ceremony secretary hughes and lila ilia colleague collongues a i mot met in tho diplomatic reception room in tile presence of only a handful of spectators including of the dopart department part ment messengers and represent rt alvea of tile the press ambassador ilant hanl harn hara acted for japan and the oth kotlier or powers were represented by tile tho charges of their embassies here 11 0 chilton for great britain capt andro do la llou layo for franco and augusto rosso for italy ky prearrangement a telephone flash went to the navy department at tile tho moment tho the last name had been writ ton on oil tho the naval pact tile tha ink had not dried drie a on tho the signatures bo be foro fore orders were s speeding over tile the wires which mean tile tho scrapping 0 of f tons in fighting ships new and ild old oid from latest ad advises advices vices to tho the navy department part ment the following summary waa made of the progress in tile tho programs abroad prior to exchange of rati fica tion british empire total to ho be scrapped appe d 24 old ships of tons now new ships gone bono proposed construction of four capital ships abandoned before keels were laid and work begun on two capital ships of smaller tonnage eighteen old ships rendered incapable of war service 17 already having been sold japan total to bo be scrapped ten old ships of tons and two now new ships of tons work on the capit capital iii alilis held in state of suspension since signing of treaty and armament removed from nine obsolete ships |