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Show JL Rules For Scrapping Warships and For Curtailing Naval Armament Set Forth In Draft WASHINGTON, Feb 1 Tho draft treaty for limitation of naval arma-m arma-m rr submitted today to the plenary session of the Washington conference contulns only tho following preamble; In explanation of the purposes of the five contracting governments in reaching reach-ing tho agreements set forth. r ' Desiring to contribute to the maintenance main-tenance of tho general peace, Nind to reduce the burdens of competition in j armament: "Have resolved with a view to accomplishing ac-complishing these purposHH, to conclude con-clude a treaty to limit their respective navnl armament ,and to that end have appointed as their plenipotentiaries " The names of the delegates of the powers follow IN TWO CHAPTERS. The treaty Is divided into two chapters. chap-ters. Chapter one contains the general gen-eral language of the agreements, co -erod In twenty separate articles. Chapter two contains the detailed, specific .srjffement on jiaval mat', r.-nmnj r.-nmnj rdrtm-m in complicated tarulai form, which amplify and complete the meaning of the general agreements of chapter one. Chapter one Is headed: "General provisions relating to the limitation of naval armament " Article ono thereunder is merely the agreement to limit naval armaments as provided in the treaty. Article two provides that the contracting con-tracting powers may retain respectively respective-ly capital ships specified in part one, chapter two. The ships thus named In part one are as follows: i SITED s r VI i s Maryland, California. Tennessee. Idaho, Now Mexico, Mississippi, Arizona Ari-zona Pennsylvania. l;lahoma, Nevada, Neva-da, New York. Texas, Arkansas. Wyoming. Wy-oming. Florida. Utah, North Dakota. Delaware total tonnage, 300,650 GIU T BR 1 mn Royal Sovereign. Royal 'ak. Revenge, Re-venge, Resolution, Rnmilllers, Malaya, Valient. Barham. Queen Elizabeth, Warspite. Benbow, Emperor of India, Iron Duke, Marlsborough. Hood, Renown. Re-nown. Repulse, Tiger. Thunderer, Ktnp George V. AJax, Centurion total ton-' nage. 1 SO. PR INGE. Bretagne. Lorraine, Provence, Paris. ! France, .lean Bart, Courbet, Diderot, j Voltaire total tonnage, 221,170 TALI Andrea Dorla, Calo Duilio, Conte di Cavour, GulUo. Cesare. Leonardo da Vinci, Dante Allghler! Roma, Napoli Vittorio Emmanuele, Reglna Elena total tonnage. 18U.S00. .1 P Mutsu. Negato. Hfuga. Isc. Yama-shiro. Yama-shiro. Fu-So, Klrish'nia. Martina, lii-I lii-I yei, Kongo total tonnage, 301.320. Article two then provides that on the coming Into force of the treaty, all other capital ships "built or building' build-ing' by the five powers shall be disposed dis-posed of as prescribed In chapter two, part two. the reference being to the extensive "rules for scrapping vessels of war" carried In the part two mcn-I mcn-I tloned. I S. M V K I.I P Mlir--Artl.-le one fhm provides tha' In addition to the specified capital ships "the United States may complete ami retain two ships of the West Virginia clas now under construction" and on their completion dispose -of the North Dakota and Delaware under the scrapping scrap-ping rules, while Great Britain may 'In accordance with the replacement, table" carried in chapter two construct con-struct two new capital ships not to exceed i:..i'iii ton standard displacement displace-ment each ami on their completion dispose of the Thunder, r. Km,' G' ot P" V, AJax and Centurion under the ' Scrapping rules Article three Is the agreement of tho powers to "abandon their respective respec-tive capital shipbuilding programs' and to build or acquire no new capital cap-ital ships except as replacement tonnage ton-nage and under the replacement agrei ment. ships thus replaced to be disposed dis-posed of as provided for in chapter two. RATIO AGREEMENT. Artlch four la the naval ratio (Continued 4'n Pago 'ihr'.) M NAVAL TREATY DRAFT LAYS y DOWN RULES FOR SCRAPPING VESSELS AND CURDING ARMS Continued from Page One.) aRTeement stated i standard dLspla. ment tonnage nggrrognte-j for captt.il ship replacement as follows: United States. 526.000 tons; British Empln , k S26 000 tons France 175,000 ton.s; I1 Italr, 176.000 tons; Japan. 815,000 ton, which aggregates ihe ,ow rs & agree not to exceed. Article five fixes the 3 5.000-1 on I rripitul shl maxhnum dlrplacetnent for I ;iny ship which h-ll be acquired l. I ir constructed by, for or within the F Jurisdiction f, any of the contract- I Ing powers." I Article six says no capital ship shall carry a gun with a caliber In excess ex-cess of sixteen Inches." H! RAFT CARRIERS Article secn fixes the total tonnage nf aircraft carriers at: I'mt.-d St.i''--. - o, Bril Isb Empire, i ' 5 France 60,000; Italy, rto.ooo; Japan 81,000. Arth-1r eiRht provides that replace ment of aircraft rarrlers shall be affected only as prescribed in chapter chap-ter two. part three. " but specifies that all such tonnage built or building before be-fore Nov 12. 1921. be regarded as experimental ex-perimental and replaceable without regard re-gard to the age of the ships Article nine provides that no air- craft carrier exceeding 27.000 tons Jr. 'shall be acquired by, or constructed by for or within the Jurisdiction of any of the contractins powers." except that each of the powers may within ihe tonnage ratio limitations, construct con-struct not more than twn carriers of a maximum of 63. 000 tons each or may convert war craft otherwise to be scrapped into such carriers "In order to effect economy. ' Armament of carriers exceeding 27.000 ton9, however how-ever Is limited to a total of eicht -runs of more than six-inch caliber per I. OF (,lNS Article 10 provides that no carrier shall carry a gun heavier than eight-inch eight-inch calibre. It provides also without with-out prejudice to Article 9 (with reference ref-erence to the limit of eight eight-inch guns per ship for the 33.000-ton carriers) car-riers) for a total of ten eight-Inch guns per ship, or if no guns exceeding exceed-ing six-inch calibre are carried, for no limitation on the number ot guns per ship It is provided also that the number of anti-aircraft guns or of suns not exceeding five-inch callbio "Is not limited." . . Article 11 provides that no warship exceeding 10-000 tons displacement U9 'other thun a capital ship aircraft carrier, shall be built or acquired or built within the Jurisdiction Of the contracting powers. A provision that vessels not specifically built as lighting light-ing ships nor taken m time of peace under government control for flgiwlng purposes." but which are employed in time of war to aid in hostilities otherwise oth-erwise than as fighting ships" shall not bo within the lo, 000-ton limitation. limita-tion. Article 12 provides that no war vessel ves-sel hereafter laid down other than a capital ship shall carry guns In excess of eight-inch calibre. Article 13 provides (hat no vessel designated to be scrapped may be reconverted re-converted into a war seel. MfcJU n V T SHXPfi. Article 14 provides that no prepar-i atlons shall be made .n m-r.-h., n ships In peace times for Installations of armaments "for the purpose of converting con-verting such ships into war vessels, other than the stiffening of decks for the mounting of guns not exceeding six-inch calibre." Article 15 provides that no vessel of war constructed within the Jurisdiction Juris-diction of the contracting powers for any other power shall exceed si-e and armament limitations of the treaty and that In no case shall aircraft carriers car-riers constructed for a non-contracting power exceed 27,000 tons displacement. displace-ment. Article 1C provides that where war shipbuilding Is und' rtakon within the jurisdiction of a contracting power for a non-contracting pow er full information in-formation ,u to such ship shall be communicated to the other four contracting con-tracting powres. being engaged In war such power shall not use as a vessel of war any vessel of war which may be under construction within Its Jurisdiction Jur-isdiction for any other power, or which may have been constructed within its jurisdiction for another power and not delivered. NO SUBTERFUGE VLiIOWED. Article IS provides that no contracting contract-ing power shall dispose of a vessel of war by "any mode of transfer" so that It may become a war vessel of any foreign power. Artie im 19 provides that the United -States, the British empire and Japan Srfte that the status quo at the time of the eignlng of the present treaty, with regard to fortifications and naval hasa-s, shall bo maintained In their respective re-spective territories and possessions specified hereunder." The first sub-heading under this agreement names, for the United Stater.. in.-ulor possessions now held or hereafter acquired In the peace ex- pt those adjacent to the coast of ,tho United Stales, Alaska, and the j FLnama canal xone, not Including the A i an Islands and the Hawaiian Islands. The second sub-heading names Hongkong and Pacific ln.-ular possessions naw held or hereafter acquired ac-quired by Great Britain east of 110 iicu-rec-s east longitude cxrept those idja' -'nt to the coasts of Canada, and its territories and N'eu Zealand The third BUb-headihg names as Japanese Insular territories and possessions in tin' Km lie. l.onln and Boochoo inlands. inl-ands. Amaml-Oshima, Formosa the Pescadores "and any insular territories terri-tories fr possessions In the Paciiic ocean which Japan may hereafter acquire ac-quire " The article explains that the status quo agreement implies that no new fortifications or bases shall be established es-tablished or present defenses or nasal facilities be Increased in therteirltoriea named, the restriction not precluding, however, replacement of worn-out weapons or equipment. DISPJLAC IEMENT ru i ESS. Article 20 provides for a uniform rule of determining displacement tonnage ton-nage for all five powers. Chapter two is headed: "Rules relating re-lating to the execution of the treaty definition of terms" Bart one carries the specified lists of capital vhltis already minted, but (makes the tonnage ratio agreement effective ef-fective for tho United States on com-pletldn com-pletldn of the two West Virginia class -hips and the scrapping of the North Dakota and Delaware, and for Great 'Britain on completion of the two new ships previously provided for and the I scrapping of the four ships they will I replace. Provision Is made for France to lay down new capital ship tonnage I in the year 1927, 1929, and 1931 as prdVlded for In the replacement agreement agree-ment and with a similar provision for I Italy SCRAPPING OF 1 ESS I S Part two sets out four rules for j scrapping vessels Of war Rule one provides that such vessels must be so treated that they cannot be put to cOmbatant use." Rule two provides that this may be effected by sinking the ships, breaking them up cbnvert- j lng them Into targets in which case-not case-not more than one capital ship at a time coufd be retained for target use A sub-division would permit France and Italy during 1931 or thereafter each to retain two sea-r;olng vessels for gunner, and torpedo school work, j the French vessels to be of the Jean i it class, ,,nd the Italian to be the Dante A lighter! and a ship of tho Gullio i . -ire class, the two governments govern-ments agreeing to destroy conning towers of these vessels 'and not to use the said ships as vessels of war." Rule three of pari two provides that vessels due for scrapping must be rendered ren-dered Immediately incapable of war- I like service- which shall be deemed to have been accomplished when there shall have been removed or destroyod with the ship, all guns, fire controls and moving parts of barbettes and turrets and their operating machinery, all fire control instruments, ammunition, ammuni-tion, torpedoes and tubes, radio In- ' .-t illatlona. conning towers and all side armor alternatively, main propelling machinery and all aviation accessories. acces-sories. SCRAPPING BEGINS SOOX. Rule four provides that vessels to be scrapped under rule three shall be rendered Incapable of warlike service within six months from the coming into force of the treaty and the scrap- ! ping finally effected within eighteen months." Vhero ships are to be re- ; placed, howevor. scrapping of the re- ! placed ship must begin not Liter than the date of completion of Its succes- lor and tho vessel rendered incapable of war service within six months and finally scrapped within eighteen months. If completion of the replace- ! ment ships Is delayed, scrapping of tije keol of the new ship, the six months and eighteen months period to apply in that ca-sc also for completion of the ork. Pait three of chapter two is the re- pTai ment provision for capital fhlps ' and aircraft carriers and contained in j i two sections. in l.i S or REPLAI EMENT. Section one provides the general rulo that such ships may bo replaced 20 years from tho dato of their completion, com-pletion, keels of replacement ships I to be laid not earlier than 17 years after such date of completion, and it is further provided that with the ix- leption of the two British capital, ships provided for and the replace-) ment building In specified years by France and Italy, r.o capital Bhip tonnage - shall be laid down until 1 years from November 12. 1921." It also Is provided that the names, date of authorisation, date of keel laying displacement and principal dimensions dimen-sions of ships to bo replaced and, similar information as to ships plan-, ned to replace them be communicated communicat-ed promptly to all contracting powers. pow-ers. In case of accidental loss or destruction de-struction of ships replacement construction con-struction may begin Immediately, subject to the restrictions of size, armament. etc. Imposed by tho treaty. The replacement rules provide Tor an increase of displacement of retained re-tained .apPai ships or carrier not to exceed Cn0 tons per ship to cocr additional defense against air and submarine attacks such as bulge or blister or ant lair attack deck protection protec-tion ." They also forbid any alterations altera-tions In armor or armament except that France and Italy, within Ihe 3000 ton additional displacement limit, may Increase their armor and the caliber of main batteries of existing ex-isting ships up tc the maximum of 16 Inch weapons and that Great Britain Brit-ain may complete armor alterations on the Renown already started but temporarily suspended t . B. KEEPS OLD SHIPS. Section two contains the replacement replace-ment charts on capital ships for each nation. The American chart has a provision permitting retention of the old battleships Oregon and Illinois "lor noncombatant purposes" after they ha e l"ii rendered loacapablc of warlike service. Outside of the retention In 1122 of iwo ships of the West Virginia class to replace the Delaware and North, Dakota, no capital cap-ital ship replacement building could be undertaken by the United States until 1931, when under the chart two keels would be laid followed by two in 1932. one In 1933. two In 1934 one In 1935. two In 1936. one in 19 3 7. two In 1938 and two In 1939. All of these ships would be completed In 1942 This replacement program would call for ice scrapping of '.he Florida. Utah and Wyoming in 194 and carry on the replacement and scrapping work up to in 42 when the two West Virginia class ships to be i added to the fleet this year would be replaced at the end of 20 years ac-1 tlve service. The chart shows the American fleet to contain 15 pre-Jutland pre-Jutland and three post-Jutland vessels ves-sels It would not reach the full Strength of 16 post-Jutland ships until un-til 194 1 with the scrapping of tho California and the Maryland. The British chart provides for re-tenllon re-tenllon of the Colossus and Colling-wood Colling-wood for noncomJiatunt purposes and for completion of tho two now British Brit-ish capital ships and scrapping of four old Hhips in 1925. leaving Great Britain with IT pre-Jutland and three i post -Jutland ships. The order of re- placement building would give Great Brltalin her full ultimate strength of 15 post -Jutland ships In 1941 i:r;sKKv.vr!oN m ihan i:. The French chart shows a provision pro-vision for five 35:000 ton ships to be laid down "between 1927 and 1931 all to be completed by 1936 A note Is attached, however, saying France reserves the rlht of employing hei capital ship lonnasp allotment as she considers advisable subject only to a maximum displacement of 36.000 tons and the other limitations of tne treaty. The Italian chart Is similar to the French except that replacement building would bo completed In 19 7 and a nolo similarly reserves the right of employing capital ship tou-n:i tou-n:i us considered advisable subject to the 35,000 ton limitation Tho Japan chart, beginning replacement re-placement building in 1931: would provide one ship a year from then on until 1939 and Japan v.old reach her full ultimate strength of nine post-Jutland ships in 1 940. A pro vision is made for retention by Japan of the Shiklshlna and the Asahl for noncombatant purposes. A general note attached to the section sec-tion says that the order of scrapp'r.g ships to be replaced may be varied as each power chooses provided the number of ships scrapped each yeai complies vlth the provision ot the chart "Part four of chapter two contains definitions for clarification of the treaty including that of a capital ship as a vessel, not an aircraft carrier, exceeding lO.OoO tons displacement, and earning guns exceeding eight inches. A carrier is defined as a vessel ves-sel exceeding 10,000 tons displacement displace-ment and constructed to launch and receive aircraft. Standard displacement is defined as that of a ship complete. full manned and loaded with all equipment, equip-ment, ammunition, provisions, fresh water and stores carried Inwhne of j war. Chapter three is headed "Miscellaneous provisions' and contains con-tains four additional articles of the treaty dealing with its application should any contracting power be threatened with or become engaged in naval warfare and also with tno duration of the agreement and tho requirement for Its ratification. Article 22 provides that If "the requirements re-quirements of the national security or any contracting power In respect of naval defense are. In the opinion of that power, materially affected by any change of circumstances" such power may request a conference for reconsideration and amendment of the treaty. Article 22 provides that should a contracting power become engag?d "in a war which In Its opinion affects af-fects the naval defense of its national Beonrlty" It may suspond its treaty obligations on notice for the period of the war other than those of articles thirteen. Article 13 provides "that the treaty remain in forc0 until Ieeernber 31. 1936, and in case none of the contracting con-tracting parties hoJI have given notice no-tice two years before that date of Its Intention to terminate the treaty It shall continue In force until he expiration of two years from the date on which notice of termination shall be given by one of the contraitlng powers, whereupon the trcat sh ill terminate as regards all the contracting contract-ing powers" Tho twenty-fourth and last article of tho treaty provides for Us ratification ratifi-cation under the constitutional methods meth-ods of each power, place of deposit of ratifications to be Washington, In the archives of the government, authentic au-thentic copies to be transmitted bv the United States lo the other powers. pow-ers. nn |