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PACT CUTS NAVIES OF THREE NATIONS AND RESTRICTS TWO OTHERS FIVEPOWER NAVAL TREATY 1S SGNED Pact Reduces Navies of Three Nations- and Re- stricts Two Others. €Continued From First Page.) Becretary dipped & golden pen in a great silver ink stand which Queen Anne her- self had used and deliberately wrote his nane arising to give way to others of el Robinson Uses Own Pen. He carefully carried the })en away with him. The slender shaft of gold ‘was-similar to ones used by the entire American delegation, excepting Senator Robinson, who pulled his own fountain pen from his pocket and used it to at- tach his signature. The pens were gifts from "Col. ‘Stimson to each member of his delegation, all of whom preserved them. The Secretary of State also gave Mr. Mcdonald a similar pen. Ambassador Dawes. Secretary Adams, Senator -Robinson, Senator Reed and Ambassadors Gibson and Morrow quick- ly followed Col. Stimson. Ambassador Morrow, who is the smallest in stature of all the American delegates, was al- most, l‘:l' tn‘tthe g;n stuffed chair on which all sat to sign. AS' the signing proceeded, the dele- | tes arose and grouped themselves in- | formally in various corners and chatted Beveral wandered into an adjoining smoking room for a respite after the long session of speeches. M. Briand and Ambassador Morrow got together in a_ .onversation over a beautifully bound volume on & table near the con- erence room. ! ‘After all had completed signing the treaty, M. Briand, who had returned to his seat, and who probably has seen more international conferences than any other present, arose, and, tossing back ‘his mane of iron-grey hair, ad- dressed Mr. Macdonald. Pays Tribute to Macdonald. ising & happy vein of humor, he ?lmheé:m {Hbu\epa) the prime minister for the manner .in which he had con- ducted the conference. “!le said that he had been the good genius of the conference since its start and had dissipated every evil influence which had tried to wreck it. Then he said as a token of appreciation of all the delegates h: l{lntgxdzd ‘l‘b:"m;:, pl roper a privi - the offici n with whic) e treaty had been n?neu by most of the dele- The prime minister was. greatly af- fected by the presentation and replied with his sincere thanks. He got & at the 2 as & member of the British delegation. He stressed the fact that the conference was only adjourning and concluded: “T hope.you will all come back soon to somethi hich sign 1 feel will shortly be achieved.” Reduction for Three Nations. The treaty prescribes limitation and reduction of naval armament for three signatory nations an ent on some phases of the naval disarmament roblem for- the five nations participat- in the conference here. e three limiting nations are the did not enter. the limitation section of the treaty, and signed only those sections referring to “humanization” of submarines. a capi- tal ship holiday and certain other technical phases of the problem. The treaty contains 26 articles and a preamble. N The first article deals with the under- of the contracting parties not to se the rights they acquired by the ‘Washington treaty of 1922 in the mat- ter of u&nu ship replacement and ton- nage, this article in effect promulgating the so-called capital ship holiday for %m"i-w} these rights is ent of these without prejudice to the right of replac- ing any ships which may be lost acci- dentally, or is without prejudice to the right of France and Italy to build re- placement tonnage, as yet unbullt, which the Washington treaty entitled them ‘o build in 1927 and 1929. In the second article of the treaty the United States agrees to rid itself of the battleships lorida, Utah and either the Arkansas or the Wyoming, while Great Britain abandons the Ben- bow, the Iron Duke, the Marlborough, the Emperor of India and the Tiger, and Japan scraps the Hiyel. The manner of scrapping these 1ts, unless they are used as targets, prescribed in the treaty, which also pmvide;m'.ha time limits for scrapping. ‘The ited States may keep the Ar- kansas or the Wyoming for training purposes, for which Great Britain may also retain the Iron Duke and Japan the Hiyel, subject to conditions defined n the treaty. Defines Aircraft Carriers. ‘The third article gives a new defini- tion of aircraft carriers, replacing that of the Washington treaty and confer- ring the designation of aircraft carrier on any surface vessel of whatever dis- placement which is used exclusively for carrying aircraft and constructed so that ‘aircraft can be launched from it an dlanded thereon. No. capital ship existing April 1 of zh&!m may be fitted with a landing The fourth article prohibits acquire- ment or construction of any aircraft earrier of 10,000 tons or less mounting above 6.1-inch caliber. Armament carriers is limited to articles 9 and of the Washington treaty, or by the article of the present treaty. 9@e sixth article determines the standard of displacement of surface wvessels to be in accordance with the pro- wvisions of the Washington treaty. and prescribes in detail the standard of dis- placement for submarines. In article 7 the signatories agree not to acquire or construct any submarine exceeding 2,000 tons displacement or ‘with & gun above 5.1-inch caliber, sub- Ject to certain prescribed conditions, al- though they may retain such as they possess April 1, 1930. Article 8 lays down that certain speci- fled vessels are exempt from limitation, these being surface vessels of between 8500 and 2,000 tons. Article 9 deals with rules for replace- ment, and article 10 provided for in- formation to be given by each party o other parties to the treaty of vessels it # bullding, while article 11 lays down rules for disposal of abandoned vessels. Certain vessels listed in the annex and described as “special vessels” are allowed under article 12 to be retained, their tonnage not being included in the tonage subject to limitations. Fourteen Are U. S. Vessels. Of these 14 are United States vessels. 31 are French, 7 are British, 7 Italian and 8 are Japanese. Under article 13 the contracting nar- ties are allowed to retain their existing stationary ships in non-seagoing condi- tion. ‘The foregoing articles constitute two of the five parts into which the treaty is divided, both parts to be subscribed to by the five great powers. The third &:‘ comprises the agreement to which United States, Great Britain and Japan alone are signatory. Article 14, which leads the third part, that the Dnited States, the British commonwealth and Japan agree ) 1o limit for esmbatant Treaty Limits All Cate- gories of U. S., Great Britain and Japan. REDUCTION PROVIDED France and Italy Agree to Capital Ship Holiday and to Limit Subs. By the Associated Press. The following is the text of the naval treaty: Treaty between the United States, France, the British Empire, Italy and Japan for the limitation and reduction of naval armament, signed at London today. ‘The President of the United States of America, the President of the French Republic, His Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Domin- ions Beyond the Seas, Emperor of India; His Majesty the King of Italy and His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, Desiring to prevent the dangers and reduce the burdens inherent in com- petitive armament; and Desiring to carry forward the work begun by the Washington Naval Con- ference and to facilitate the progressive realization of general limitation and re- duction of armaments, Have resolver to conclude a treaty for the limitation and reduction of naval armament, and have accordingly ap- | pointed as their plenipotentiaries, TEXT OF TREATY. PART 1. ARTICLE I The high contracting parties agree not to exercise their rights to lay down the keels of capital ship replacement tonnage during the years 1931-1936, in- clusive, as provided in chapter II, part 3, of the treaty for the limitation of naval armament ed between them at Washington on the 6th of February, 1922, and referred to in the present treaty as the Washington treaty. This provision is without prejudice to the disposition relating to the re- placement of ships accidentally lost or destroyed contained in chapter 1I, part 3, section 1, paragraph (C) of the said weaty. France and Italy may, however, build the replacement tonnage Wwhich they were entitled to lay down in 1927 and 1929 in accordance with the provisions of the sald treaty. ARTICLE IL 1. The United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and North- ern Ireland and Japan shall dispose of the following capital ships as provided in _this article: United States—Florida, Utah, Arkan- sase or Wyoming. United Kingdom—Benbow, Iron Duke, Marlborough, Emperor of India, Tiger. Japan—Hiyel. (A) Subject to the provisions of sub- paragraph (b), the above ships unless converted to target use exclusively, in accordance with chapter II, part 2, Efl(rlph II (¢) of the Washington eaty, shall be scrapped in the fol- lowing manner: One of the ships to be scrapped by the United States and two of those to be scrapped by the United Kingdom shall be rendered unfit for warlike service, in accordance with chapter II, rt 2, paragraph III (b) of the Wash- ington Treaty, within 12 months from the coming into force of the present treaty. These ships shall be finally scrapped, in accordance with paragraph II (a) or (b) of the said part 2, within 24 months of the said coming into force. In the case of the second of the ships to be scrapped by the United States and of the third and fourth of the ships to be scrapped by United Kingdom, the said periods shall be 18 and 30 months, respectively, from the coming into force of the present treaty. (B) Of the ships to be disposed of under this article, the following may et ed for training purposes: By the United States—Arkansas or ‘Wyoming. By the United Kingdom—Iron Duke. By Japan—Hiyei. ‘These ships shall be reduced to the condition prescribed in section V of annex II to part II of the present t.rutfi The work of reducing these vessels to the required condition shall begin, in the case of the United States and the United Kingdom, within 12 months, and in the case of Japan with- in eight months from the coming into force of the present treaty; the work shall be completed within six months of the expiration of the abovE-men- tioned periods. Any of these ships which are not re- tained for training purposes shall be rendered unfit for warlike service within 18 months and finally scrapped within | 30 months of the coming into force of the present treaty. 2. Subject to any disposal of capital ships which might be necessitated, in accordance with the Washington treaty, by building by France or Italy of the replacement tonnage referred to in Ar- ticle T of the present treaty, all existing capital ships mentioned in chapter 2, part 3, section 2, of the Washington treaty and not designated above to be disposed of may be retained during the term of the present treaty. 3. The right of replacement is not lost by delay in laying down replace- ment tonnage, and the old vessel may be retained until replaced. even though due for scrapping under chapter 2, part 3, section 2, of the Washington treaty. ARTICLE III 1. For the purpose of the Washington | treaty, the definition of an aircraft carrier given in chapter 2, part 4, of the said treaty is hereby replaced by the following definition: ‘The expression “aircraft carrier” in- cludes any surface vessel of war, what- ever its displacement, designed for the specific and exclusive purpose of carry- ing aircraft and so constructed that afrcraft can be launched therefrom and landed thereon. 2. The fitting of a landing-on or fly- ing-off platform on deck of a capital ship, cruiser or destroyer, provided such vessel was not designed or adapted ex- clusively as an aircraft carrier, shall not cause any vessel so fitted to be charged to or classified in the category of aircraft carriers. 3. No existing capital ship shall bs g"id with a landing-on platform or eck. ARTICLE 1V. 1. No aircraft carrier of 10,000 tons (10,160 metric tons) or less standard displacement mounting a gun above 6.1 inches (155 millimeters) caliber shall be m}mred by or constructed by or for any of the high contracting parties. 2. As from the coming into force of ships, aircraft carriers and the vessels exempted under article 8. Article 15 contains a definition of cruisers and destroyers. Cruisers are defined as “surface ves- sels of war other than capital ships or alrcraft carriers, the standard displace. ment of which exceeds 1,850 tons, or with & above 5.1-inch caliber.” iser Category Divided. ‘The cruiser category is divided into two subcategories, mainly, those carry- ing guns above 6.1-inch caliber, and to those with guns below that size, re- spectively. Destroyers are definec as “surface vessels, the standard displacement of which does not exceed 1,850 tons, with guns not above 5.1-inch caliber.” ‘The total tonnage in the cruiser, de- duration of the treaty their | StTOVer vessels other than capital THE EV. the present treaty in respect of n‘:l u;: high contracting parties, no aircra carrier of 10,000 tons (10,160 metric tons) or less standard displacement mounting & gun in excess of 6.1 incl (155 millimeters) shall be constructed within the jurisdiction of any of the high contracting parties. ARTICLE V. An aircraft carrier must not be de- signed and constructed for carrying & more powerful armament than that au- thorized by Article IX or Article X of the Washington treaty or by Article IV of the present treaty, as the case may . Wherever in the said Articles IX and X of the Washington treaty the caliber of 6.0 inches (152 millimeters) is mentioned, the caliber of 6.1 inches (155 millimeters) is substituted therefor. PART 2. ARTICLE VI. 1. The rules for determining stand- ard displacement described in chapter 2, fiin 4, of the Washington treaty shall apply to all surface vessels of war of each of the high contracting parties. 2. The standard displacement of a submarine is the surface displacemeni of the vessel complete (exclusive of the water in non-water-tight structure), fully manned, engined and equipped ready for sea, including all armamewnt and ammunition, equipment, outfit, pro- visions for crew, miscellaneous stores and implements of every description that are intended to be carried in war, but without fuel, lubricating oil, fresh water or ballast of any kind on board. PART 3. Each naval combatant vessel shall be rated at its displacement tonnage when in the standard condition. The word ‘ton,” except in the expression, “metric tons,” shall be understood to be the ton of 2,240 pounds (1,016 kilos). ARTICLE VIIL 1. No submarine the standard dis- placement of which exceeds 2,000 tons (2,032 metric tons) or with a gun above 5.1 inches (130 mm.) caliber shall be acquired by or constructed by or for any of the high contracting parties. 2. The high contracting parties may, however, retain, build or acquire a max- imum number of three submarines of a standard displacernent not exceeding 2,800 tons (2,845 metric tons); these submarines may carry guns not above 6.1 inches (155 mm.) caliber. Within this number, France may retain one unit, already launched, of 23880 tons (2,926 metric tons), with guns the cali- ber of which is 8 inches (203 mm.). 3. The high contracting parties may retain the submarines whlcg they pos- sessed on the first of April, 1930, having a standard displacement not in excess of 2,000 tons (2,032 metric tons), and armed with guns above 5.1 inches (130 mm.) caliber. 4. As from the coming into force of the present treaty in respect of all the high contracting parties, no submarine the standard displacement of which exceeds 2,000 tons (2,032 metric tons) or with a gun above 5.1 inches (130 mm.) cali- ber shall be constructed within the Jjurisdiction of any of the high con- tracting parties, except as provided in paragraph 2 of this article. ARTICLE VIII, Subject to any special agreements l‘;lhlc;l l;nl{' submit I:he'm to fi:mmum. e following vessels are exempt from limitation: . pe (A) Naval surface combatant vessels of 600 tons (610 metric tons) standard displacement and under. (B) Naval surface combatant vessels exceeding 600 tons (610 metric tons), but not exceeding 2,000 tons (2,032 metric tons) n,mvlfled they have none of the fol- wing characteristics: (1) Mount a gun above 6.1 inches usg)nfln.) f-nber. 9 i [ lount more than four above 3 inches (76 mm.) caliber. T ll)flAre designed or fitted to launch ") ATe destgned 1 re designed for a ¢ than 20 knm.n SDCCG_ Elerrt (C) Naval surface vessgls not spe- cifically built as fighting ships whijch are employed on fleet duties or as troop transports or in some other way than as fighting ships, provided they have no:x‘e) A;: thel following l’zhlncterl.mu: ount a gun above 6.1 (155 mm.) uh.bel! i (2) Mount more than four guns above 3 inches (76 mm.) caliber. (3) Ar!e designed or fitted to launch oes. (4) Are designed for a speed than 20 lmou‘,'fl we (5) Are protected by armor plate. use)‘ Are designed or fitted to launch (7) Are fitted to receive aeroplan: on board from the air. G (8) Mount more than one aeroplane- launching apparatus on the center line, or two. one on each broadside. (9) If fitted with any means of launching aeroplanes into the air, are designed or adapted to operate at sea more than three aeroplanes. ARTICLE IX. ‘The rules as to replacement contained in annex 1 to this part II are applicable to vessels of war rot exceeding 10,000 tons (10,160 metric tons) standard displacement, with the exception of air- craft carriers, whose replacement is governed by the provisions of the Wash- ington treaty. ARTICLE X. ‘Within one month after the date of laying down and the date of completion, respectively, of each vessel of war, other than capital ships, aircraft carriers and the vessels exempt from limitation un- der Article VIII, laid down or completed by or for them after the coming into force of the present treaty, the high contracting parties shall communicate to each of the other high contracting parties the information detailed below: (A) The date of laying the keel and the following particulars: The classification of the vessel. Standard displacement in tons and metric tons. The principal dimensions, namely, length at water line, extreme beam at er below water line, means draft at standard displacement, the caliber of the largest gun. (B) The date of completion, together with the foregoing particulars relating to the vessel at that date. The information to be given in the case of capital ships and aireraft car- !';zrll is governed by the Washington eaty. ARTICLE XI. Subject to the provisions of Article I1 of the present treaty, the rules for dis- posal_ contained in annex II to this part II shall be applied to all vessels of war to be disposed of under the said treaty, and to aircraft carriers as de- fined in Article III. ARTICLE XII. 1. Subject to any supplementary agreements which may modify, as be- tween the high contracting partles con- cerned, the lists in annex III of this part II, the special vessels shown there- in may be retained and their tonnage shall not be included in the tonnage subject to limitation. 2. Any other vessel constructed, adapted or acquired to serve the pur- poses for which these special vessels are retained shall be charged against the tonnage of the appropriate com- batant category, according to the char- acteristics of the vessel, unless such vessel conforms to the characteristics of vessels exempt from limitation under Article VIII. 3. Japan may, however, replace the minelayers Aso and Tokiwa by two new minelayers before 31 December 1936. The standard displacement of each of the new vessels shall not exceed of the new vessels shall not exceed 5,080 metric tons; their speed shall not exceed 20 knots, and their other characteristics shall conform to the provisions of Paragraph (B) of Article VIII. The new vessels shall be regarded as special vessels, and their tonnage shall not be chargeable to the tonnage of any com- batant category. The Aso Tokiwa Sl be” dikposss of 1n sccon@ihce With 4. The Asama, hes | and Kasuga shall be_di: standard displacement, | o | poses, shall NING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., Section I or II of Annex 2 to this Part II on completion of the replacement Yakumo, Izumo, Iwate sposed of as stated in Section I or II of Annex 2 to this Part II when the first three vessels of the Kuma class have been replaced by new vessels. These three vessels of the Kuma class shall be reduced to the condition prescribed in Section V, sub- paragraph (B) 2 of Annex 2 to this Part IL and are to be used for traini ships, and their tonnage shall thereafter be included in the tonnage subject to limitation. ARTICLE XIIT. Existing ships of various types which, prior to the 1st April, 1930, have been used as statio training establish- ments or hulks may be retained in a non-seagoing condition. Annexes follow: ANNEX 1. RULES FOR REPLACEMENT. SECTION 1. Except as provided in Section 3 of this Annex and Annex 3 of the present treaty, a vessel shall not be replaced before it become “over age.” A vessel shall be deemed to be “over age” when the following number of years have elapsed since the date of its completion: (A) For a surface vessel exceeding 3,000 tons (3,048 metric tons), but not exceeding 10,000 tons (10,160 metric tons), standard displacemen (I) If lzid down before the 1st January, 1920, 1§ years. (II) If laid down after the 31st December, 1919, 20 years. (B) For a surface vessel not exceed- ing 3,000 tons (3,048 metric tons), standard displacement. (I) 1I$ iaid down before the 1st January, 1921, 12 yea (II) If laid do after the 31st December, 1920, 16 years. (C) For a submarine, 13 years. The keels of replacement tonnage shall not be laid down more than three years before the year in which the vessel to be replaced become “over age,” but this period is reduced to two years in the case of any replacement surface vessel not exceeding 3,000 tons (3,018 metric tons), standard displacement. ‘The right of replacement is not lost by delay in laying down replacement tonnage. SECTION II. Except as otherwise provided in the present treaty, the vessel or vessels whose retention would cause the maxi- mum ""é."::' permitted in the category 1o be ex: led, shall, on the completion or acquisition of replacement tonnage, be disposed of in accordance with An- nex II to this Part II. SECTION IIT. In the event of loss or accidental de- struction, a vessel may be immediately replaced. ANNEX IL Rules for disposal of vessels of war: ‘The present treaty provides for the disposal of vessels of war in the fol- lowing ways: (I) By scrapping (sinking or break- ing up) (II) By converting the vessel to & hulk. 3 | (III) By converting the vessel to target use exclusively. (IV) By retaining the vessel exclu- sively for experimental purposes. (V) By retaining the vessel exclu- sively for training purposes. Any ves- sel of war to be disposed of, other than a capital ship, may either be scrapped or converted to a hulk, at the option the high contracting party con- cerned. than capital ships Vessels other which have been retained for target| usages, experimental or training pur- finally be scrapped or con- verted to hulks, SBECTION 1. Vessels to be scrapped: (A) A vessel to be disposed of by scrapping, by reason of its replacement, must be rendered incapable of warlike service within six months of the day of the completion of its successor, or of the first of its successors, if there are more than one. If, however, the com- pletion of the new vessel or vessels be delayed, the work of rendering the old 'vessel incapable of warlike service shal nevertheless, be completed within fou and a half years from the date of lay- ing the keel of the new vessel, or of the first of the new vessels; but should the new vessel, or any of the new vessels, be a surface vessel not exceeding 3.000 tons (3,048 metric tons), standard dis- placement, this period is reduced to three and a half years. ‘Three. Japan mi however, replace the mine layers Aso and Tokiwa by two new mine layers before 31st December, 1936, The standard displacement of each of the new vessels shall not ex- ceed. 5,000 tons (5080 metric tons); their speed shall not exceed 20 knots, and their other characteristics shall conform to the provisions of paragraph (b) of Article VIII. The new vessels shall be regarded as special vessels and their tonnage shall not be chargeable to the tonnage of any combatant cate- gory. The Aso and Tokiwa shall be disposed of in accordance with section 1 or 2 of Annex II, to this Part II, on completion of the replacement vessels. Four. The Asama, Yakumo, Izumo, Iwate and Kasuga shall be disposed of as stated in section 1 or 2 of Annex II, to this Part II, when the first three vessels of the Kuma class have been replaced by new vessels. These three vessels of the Kuma class shall be re- duced to the condition prescribed in section V, sub paragraph (b) 2 of An- nex II, to this Part II, and are to be used for training ships, and their ton- nage shall not thereafter be included in the tonnage subject to limitation. ARTICLE XITL Existing ships of various types which, prior to the 1st April, 1930, have been used as stationary training establish- ments or hulks, may be retained in a non-seagoing condition. Annexes follow: ANNEX L Rules for Replacement. Section 1. Except as provided in section 3 of this Annex and Annex 3 of the present treaty, a vessel shall not be replaced before it become “over age.” A vessel shall be deemed to be “over age” when the following number of years have elllpud since the date of its comple- tion: (a) TFor a surface vessel exceeding 3,000 tons (3,048 metric tons), but not exceeding 10,000 tons (10,160 metric tons), standard displacement: (1) If laid down hefore the 1st Jan- uary, 1920; 16 years. (2) If laid down after the 31st De- cember, 1 10 years. (b) For a surface vessel not exceed- ing 3,000 tons (3,048 metric tons), standard displacement: (1) If laid down before the 1st Jan- uary, 1921; 12 years. If laid down after the 31st De- 16 years. submarine; 13 years. ‘The keels of replacement tonnage shall not be laid down more than threg years before the year in which the vessel to be replaced become “over age,” but this period is reduced to two years in the case of any replacement surface vessel not exceeding 3,000 tons (3,048 metric tons), standard displace- ment. ‘The right of replacement is not lost by delay in laying down replacement tonnage. Section 2. Except as otherwise provided in the present treaty, the vessel or vessels, whose retention would cause the ma. mum tonnage permitted in the cate- gory to be exceeded, shall, on the com- pletion or acquisition of replacement tonnage, be disposed of in accordance with Annex II to this Part II. TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1930. destruction a vessel may be immediately replaced. ANNEX 1L Raules for disposal of vessels of war. ‘The present treaty provides for the disposal of vessels of war in the follow- ing_ways: (I) By scrapping (sinking or break- ing up) (IT) hulk. (III) By converting the vessel to tar- get use exelusively. (IV) By retaining the vessel exclu- sively for experimental purposes. (V) By retaining the vessel exclu- sively for training purposes. Any vessel of war to be of, other than a capital ship, may either be scrapped or converted to a hulk at the option of the high contracting party concerned. Ves- sels, other than capital ships, which have been retained for target usages experimental or training purposes, shall finally scrapped or converted to hulks. Section 1. Vessels te Be Scrapped. (8) A vessel to be disposed of by scrapping, by reason of its replacement, must be rendered incapable of warlike service within six months of the day of the completion of its successor, or of the first of its successors if there are more than one. If, however, the com- pletion of the new vessel or vessels be delayed, the work of rendering the old vessel incapable of warlike sergce shall, nevertheless, be completed within four- and-a-half years from the date of lay- ing the keel of the new vessel, or of the first of the new vessels: but should the new vessel, or any of the new vessels, be a surface vessel not exceeding 3,000 tons (3,048 metric tons), standard displace- ment, this period is reduced to three- and-a-half years. (B) A vessel to be scrapped shall be considered incapable of warlike service when there shall have been removed n}a:‘fl landed or else destroyed in the ship: (1) All guns and essential part of guns, fire control tops and revolving parts of all barbettes and turrets; (2) All hydro-electric machinery for operating turrets; (3) All fire control instruments and range finders: (4) All ammunition, explosives, mines and mine rafls; (5) All torpedoes, warheads, torpedo tubes and training racks; " (6) All wireless telegraphy installa- ons; (7) All main propelling machinery or alternatively the armoured conning tower and all side armour plate: (8) All aircraft cranes, derricks, lifts and launching apparatus. All landing- on or flying-off platforms or alterna- tively all main propelling machinery; (9) In addition, in the case of sub- marines, all main’ storage batteries, air compressor plants and balor pumps. (C) Scrapping shall be finally ef- fected in either of the following ways within 12 months of the day on which the work of rendering the vessel incap- able of warlike service is due for com- pletion: (1) Permanent sinking of the vessel: (2) Breaking the vessel up; this shall always include the destruction or re- moval of all machinery, bollers and armour, and all deck, side and bottom plating. SECTION IIL Vessels to Be Converted to Hulks. A vessel tq be disposed of by conver- sion to a hulk shall be considered finally disposed of when the conditions pres- cribed in Section (I), Paragraph (BL) have been complied with, omitting sub- paragraphs (6), (7) and (8), and when the following have been effected: (1) Mutilation beyond repair of all polishing shafts, thrust blocks, turbine gearing or main propelling motors, and turbines or cylinders of main engines; (2) Removal of propeller boxes; (3) Removal and breaking up of all aircraft lifts, and the removal of all aircraft cranes, derricks and launching apparatus. The vessel must be put in the above condition within the same limits of time as provided in Section (I) for ren- By converting the vessel to & | dering & vessel incapable of warlike ' service, SECTION (IID). Vessels to Be Converted to Target Use. (A) A vessel 0 be disposed of by conversion to target be considered incapable of warlike serv- | Albatross, seapiane carrier (Aus- t use exclusively shall | ice when there have been removed and | landed, or rendered unserviceable only, the followin (1) All gun: (2) All fire control tops and instru- ments and main fire control communi- cation wiring: (3) All machinery for operating gun mountings or turrets; (4) All ammunition, explosives, mines, torpedoes and torpedo tubes; (5) All aviation facilities and acces- sories. ‘The vessel must be put into the above condition within the same limits of time as provided in Section I for ren- dering & vessel incapable of warlike service. (B) In addition to the rights already by each high contracting party under the Washington treaty, each high contracting party is per- mitted to retain, for target use exclu- sively, at any one time: (1) Not more than three vessels (cruisers or des rs), but of these three vessels only one may exceed 3,000 tons (3,048 metric tons) standard dis- placement. (2) One submarine. (C) On retaining a vessel for target use, the high contracting party under- takes not to recendition it for warlike service. SECTION IV. Vessels Retained for Experimental Pul (A) A vessel to be disposed of by conversion to experimental purposes exclusively, shall be dealt with in ac- cordance with the provisions of Section II (A) this annex. (B) Without prejudice to the general rules, and provided that due notice be given to the other high contracting parties, reasonable variation from the conditions prescribed in Section II (A) this annex, in so' far as may be neces- sary for the wrggm of & special experiment, may permitted as a temporary measure. Any high contracting party taking advantage of this provision is required to furnish full details of any such variations and the period for which they will be required. (C) Each high contracting party is permitted to retain for experimental pur] exclusively at any one time: (I) Not more than two vessels (cruis- ers or destroyers), but of these two vessels only one may exceed 3,000 tons !‘:én‘t‘ metric tons) standard displace- nt; (II) One submarine. (D) The United Kingdom is allowed to retain, in_their present conditions the monitor Roberts, the main arma- ment guns and mountings of which have been mutilated, and the seaplane carrier Ark Royal, until no longer re- quired for experimental purposes. The retention of these two vessels is with- out prejudice to the retention of ves- sels permited under (C) above. On retaining a vessel for experi- mental party undertakes not to for warlike service, SECTION V. Vessels retained for training purposes: (a) In addition to the rights already purposes the high contracting | recondition it | Cruisers— ‘With guns of more than 6.1-inch (156 mm.) caliber...... sidiiacaes With guns of 6.1-inch (155 mm.) caliber or 143,500 tons (145,796 m. t.) 150,000 tons (152,400 m. t.) 52,700 tons (53,543 m. t.) Destroyers. ...oevveenaes Submarines. . Seetion 3. In the event of loss or accidental Note—M. T. (metric tons), “w United States. 180,000 tons (182,880 m. t.) possessed by each high contracting party under the Washington treaty, each high contracting party is permit- ted to retain for training purposes ex- clusively the following vessels: United States—One capital ship (Ar- kansas or Wyoming). France—Two surface vessels, one of which may ceed 3,000 tons (3,048 metric tons) standard displacement. United Kingdom — One capital ship (Iron Duke). Italy — Two surface vessels, one of which may exceed. 3,000 tons (3,048 metric tons) standard displacement. Japan —One capital ship (Hiyel), three cruisers (Kuma class). (b) Vessels retained for training pur- poses under the provisions of paragraph (a) shall within six months of the date on which they are required to be dis- posed of be dealt with as follows: CAPITAL SHIPS. The following is to be carried out: (1) Removal of main armament guns, revolving parts of all bargettes and tur- rets, machinery for operating turrets; but three turrets with their armament may be retained in each ship. (2) Removal of all ammunition and explosives in excess of the quantity re- quired for target practice training for the guns remaining on board. (3) Removal of conning tower and the side armor belt between the fore- most and aftermost barbettes. (4) Removal or mutilation of all tor- pedo tubes. (5) Removal or mutilation on board of all boilers in excess of the number fequired for & maximum speed of 18 knots. 2. Cruisers retained by France, Italy and Japan. (1) Removal of one-half of guns; but four guns of main caliber may be re- tained on each vessel. (2) Removal of all torpedo tubes. (3) Removal of all aviation facilities and accessories. (4) Removal of one-half of boilers. (€) The high contracting party con- cerned undertakes that vessels retained in accordance with the provisions of this section shall not be used for any combatant purposes. ANNEX IIL SPECIAL VESSELS. United States. Name and type of vessel. Aroostook, mine layer. Ogalala, mine layer .. Baltimore, mine layer. San Francisco, mine layer. Cheyenne, monitor Helena, gunboat . yacht ... Niagara, yacht .... Bridgeport, destroyer tende Dobbin, destroyer tender. Melville, destroyer tender Whitney, destroyer tender. Holland, submarine tender. Henderson, naval transport Name and type of vessél. Castor, mine layer. Pollux, mine layer.. Commandant-Teste, scaplane vessel. Marne, dispatch vessel Ancre, dispatch vessel Scarpe, dispatch vessel Suippe, dispatch vessel.. Dunkerque, dispatch vessel. Laffaux, dispatch vessel.. Bapaume, dispatch vessel.. Nancy, dispatch vessel... Calais, dispatch vessel.. Lassigny. dispatch vessel. Les Eparges, dispatch vessel... Remiremont, dispatch vessel. ‘Tahure, dispatch vessel. ‘Toul, dispatch vessel... Hainaultal, dispatch vessel. Lievin, dispatch vessel —— net layer....... British Commonwealth of Nations. Name and t; of vessel. ‘Tons. Adventurer, mine layer (United Kingdom). 6,74 tralia) ..... . 5, Erebus, monitor d . Marshal Soult, monitor Kingdom) ..... Clive, sloop (India) . Medway, submarine depot Shi (United Kingdom) .......... R T Italy. Name and type of vessel. Miragli, seaplane carrier . Faa Dibruno, monitor. Monte Grappa, monitor. Montello, monitor . Monte Cengio, ex-monitor. Monte Novegno, ex-monitor. Campania, sloop . ‘Total. 2,021 Tons. . 4,880 . 2,800 605 605 500 Japan. Name and type of vessel. Aso, mine layer.. Tckiwa, mine layer. Asama, old cruiser. Yakumo, old cruiser. Izumo, old cruiser. . Iwate, old cruiser. Kasuga, old cruiser. Yodo, gunboat ... ‘The President of the United States of America, His Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions Beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, and His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, have agreed as between them- selves to the provisions of this part 3: ARTICLE XIV. ‘The naval combatant vessels of the United States, the British Common- wealth of Nations and Japan, other than capital ships, aircraft carriers and all vessels except from limitation under Article VIII, shall be limited during the term of the present treaty as provided in this part 3, and in the case of special vessels, as provided in Article XII. ARTICLE XV. For the purpose of this part 3 the definition of the cruiser and destroyer categories shall be as follows: Cruisers—Surface vessel of war, other than capital ships or aircraft carriers, the standard displacement of which ex- ceeds 1,850 tons (1,880 metric tons), or with a gun above 5.1 inches (130 mm.) caliber. ‘The cruiser category is divided into the following subcategories: () Cruisers carrying a gun above 6.1 inches (155 mm.) caliber; (b) Cruisers carrying a gun not above 6.1 inches (155 mm.) caliber, Destroyers—Surface vessels of the standard displacement of which does not exceed 1850 tons (1,880 metric tons), and with a gun not above 5.1 inches (130 mm.) caliber. ARTICLE XVI. 1. The completed tonnage i the cruiser, destroyer and submarine cate- gories, which is not to be exceeded on December 31, 1936, is given in the fol- lowing table: United Kingdom. Japan. 146,800 tons (149,149 m. t.) 108,400 tons (110,134 m. t.) 192,200 tons (195,275 m. t.) 100,450 tons (102,057 m. t.) 105,450 tons (107,188 m. t.) 52,700 tons (53,543 m. t.) 150,000 tons (152,400 m. t.) 52,760 tons (53,543m. t) - | opinion of that party materially affected Contracting Parties Agree Not to Exercise Re- placement Rights. WILL SCRAP SHIPS “Aircraft Carrier” Defin- ed to 6.1-Caliber Guns. 3. Vessels which cause the total ton- age in any category to exceed the fig- ures given in the foregoing table shall be disposed of gradually during the period ending on December 31, 1936. 3. The maximum number of cruisers of subcategories (a) shall be as follows: For the United States, 18; for the United Kingdom, 15; for Japan, 12. 4. In the destroyer category not more than 16 per cent of the allowed total tonnage shall be employed in vessels of over 1500 tons (1,524 metric tons) standard displacement. Destroyers completed or under construction on April 1, 1930, in excess of this per- centage, may be retained, but no other destroyers exceeding 1,500 tons (1,524 metric tons) standard displacement shall be constructed or acquired until a reduction to such 16 per cent has been effected. 5. Not more than 25 per cent of the allowed total tonnage in the cruiser category may be fitted with a landing- on piatform or deck for aircraft. 6. It is understood that the subma- rines referred to in nrunphx 2 and 3 of Article XIT will counted as part of the total submarine tonnage of the high contracting parties concerned. 7. The tonnage of any vessels retained under Article XIII or disposed of in accordance with annex 2 to part 2 of the present treaty shall not be in- :lluded in the tonnage subject to limita- jon. . ARTICLE XVII. A transfer not exceeding 10 per cent of the allowed total tonnage of the category or subcategory into which the between cruiser of subcategory (b) and destroyers. ARTICLE XVIIL ‘The United States contemplates the completion by 1935 of 15 cruisers of subcategory (a) of an aggregate ton- nage of 150,000 tons (152,400 metric tons). For each of the remaining three cruisers of subcategory (a) which it is entitled to construct, the United States may elect to substitute 15,166 tons (15,~ 409 metric tons) of cruisers of sub- category (b). Subject to this option the sixteenth unit will not be laid down before 1933 and will not be completed before 1936; the seventeenth will not be laid down before 1934 and will not be completed before 1937; the eighteenth will not be laid down before 1935 and will not be completed before 1938. ARTICLE XIX. , Except as provided in article XX, the 0 | tonnage laid down in any category sub- ject to limitation in accordance with Article XVI shall not exceed the amount necessary to reach the maxi- | mum allowed tonnage of the category, | or to replace vessels that become “over age” before December 31, 1936. | “Nevertheless replacement tonnage | may be laid down for cruisers and sub- | marine that become “over age” in 1937, | 1938 and 1839, and for destroyers that | become “over age” in 1937 and 1938. ARTICLE XX, Notwithstanding the rules for re- Ifllcel;\ent contained in annex 1 to | part 2: | _(a) The Frobisher and Effingham (United Kingdom) may be disposed of during the year 1936. Apart from the cruisers now under construction, the total replacement tonnage of cruisers to be completed, in the case of the 0 | United Kingdom, prior to December 31, 1936, shall not exceed 91,000 tons (92,456 metric tons). (b) Japan may replace the Tama by new construction to be completed dur- ing the year 1936, (¢) In addition to replacing destroy- ers becoming “over age” before m- 400 | ber 31, 1936, Japan may lay down, in each of the years 1935 and 1936, not more than 5200 tons (5,283 metric of the vessels in 1938 and that become 1939. | (d) Japan may anticipate replace- iment during the term of the present | treaty by laying down not more than | 19,200 tons (19,507 metric tons) of sub- | marine tonnage, of which not more | than 12,000 tons (12,192 metric tons) :l;;:l be completed by December, 31, ARTICLE XXI. If, during the term of the present treaty, the requirements of the national security of any high contracting party in respect of vessels of war limited by part 2 of the present treaty are in the by new construction of any power other than those who have joined in part 3 of this treaty, that high contracting party will notify the other parties to part 3 as to the increase required to be made in its own tonnages within one or more of the categories of such ves- sels of war, specifying particularly the proposed increases and the reasons therefore, and shall be entitled to make such increase. Thereupon the other parties to part 3 of this treaty shall be entitled to make a proportionate in- crease in the category or categories specified; and the sald other parties shall promptly advise with each other through diplomatic channels as to the situation thus presented. PART 4, ARTICLE XXII ‘The following are accepted as estab- lished rules of international law: (I) In their action with regard to merchant ships, submarines must con- form to the rules of international law to which surface vessels are subject. (II) In particular, except in case of persistent refusal to stop on being duly summoned, or of active resistance to visit or search, a warship, whether sur- face vessel or submarine boat, may not sink or render incapable of navigation & merchant vessel without having first placed passengers, crew and ship's papers in a place of safety. For this purpose the ship's boats are not re- garded as a place of safety unless the safety of the passengers and crew s assured, in the existing sea and weather conditions, by the proximity of land, or the presence of another vessel which is in & position to take them on board. The high contracting parties invite to the above rules. PART 5. ARTICLE XXIII. The present treaty shall remain in force until the 31st December, 1936 subject to the following exceptions: (1) Part IV shall remain in force without any limit of duration. (2) The provisions of articles III, IV and V and Article II, so far as may re- te to aircraft carriers, shall remain in force for the same period as the Wash- ington treaty. Unless the high contracting parties should agree otherwise by reason of a more generally known agreement limit- ing naval armaments, to which they all become parties, they shall meet in con- ference in 1935 to frame a new treaty to replace and to carry out the purposes of the present treaty, it being understood that none of the provisions of the pres- ent treaty shall prejudice the attitude of any of high contracting parties as the conference agreed to. ARTICLE XXIV. 1. The present treaty shall be ratified ed, and Armament Limit- | transfer is to be made shall be permitted | Eas all other powers to express their assent | | | STIMSON PRAISES MACDONALD'S TACT | Holds Treaty Fixes Naval Re- lationship and Is Advan- tageous to All. By the Associated Press. LONDON, April 32.—The address of | Col. Henry L. Stimson, American Sec- retary of State and delegation head at the London Naval Conference, before | the conference plenary session this aft- ernoon follows: “Mr. Chairman, I wish to congratu- late you on the successful conclusion of this Naval Conference and to take oc- casion at the same time to thank you for the sterling qualities of your lead- ership, which have contributed so ef- fectively to that end. “I do not propose to elaborate on this subject, but I cannot refrain from a personal word to tell you how deeply we appreciate the unwearying patience, skill and tact with which you have led us through these difficult weeks. We are also very grateful for the consid- erate hospitality of your government, particularly since it has been clear throughout that it was no perfunctory hospitality, but an expression of your genuine and friendly desire to make us feel at home. Treaty Equally Advantageous. “We sign this treaty with realization | that it fixes our naval relationship with the British commonwealth of nations |upon a fair and lasting basis and that it is equally advantageous to us all. It also establishes our naval relationship with our good neighbors across the Pa- cific and insures continuous growth of our friendship with the great nation toward whom we have drawn to look for stability and progress in the Far t. “We are happy to have participated with Prance and Italy in solution of some of the important general problems and to have had the pleasure and benefit of constant association with their delegations. We are glad to know as we separate that it is their purpose to continue their discussions in the hope of soon completing a five-power agreement of naval restriction. “The fundamental purpose for which we of the American delegation came to London was to help in promotion of - good relationship between the nations of the earth. It is our belief that the limitation of armament by mutual agree- ment is one of the most effective means of increasing the confidence of each nation in the pacific intentions of every other nation. Look to Future Conference. “We believe that such limitation in- creases the ability of every nation to carry out its own pacific intentions. As we believe that, limitation of itself increases security. We look forward in the future to a periodically recurring conference, confident that in that way we shall obtain an ever-increasing secu- rity wtih ever-decreasing armament. “Our experience here has strengthened these beliefs. It has increased our hopes that civilization will be able to form a . | habit of settling peaceably questions | and controversies which arise between nations and that limitation will in the mere register this confidence and good “We have found great encouragement in the sincerity and the spirit of fair dealing with which we have been met by our colleagues of the other delega- tions, and our befief in possibility of . future progress rests quite as much upon the spirit shown by the conference l“ upon its actual accomplishments. | “It has been a truitful and pleasant experlence. In taking our departure | we pladge you for the future, as we pledge you upon our arrival, our utmost | co-operation toward the achievement of | the great ends which brought us here.” 'LEASE ON RANDOLPH COLLEGE DISCUSSED | Pennsylvania Interests Reported Negotiating for Use of Girls’ School at Danville. Special Dispatch to The Star. DANVILLE, Va., ril 22.—] - vania interests are repoAp rted to sn::..yg- tiating for the lease of Randolph Macon Institute, girl's college here, which faces ::mflm because of financial diff- Two representatives have been here to confer with the local trustees, members of which have declined to identify the interests until the n e egotiations proceed shall be deposited at London as soon as possible. Certified coples of all the proces verbaux of the deposit of ratifi- cation will be transmitted to all the high contraéting parties, 2. As soon as the ratification of the United States of America, or His Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ire- . land and the British dominions beyond the seas, Emperor of India, in respect of each and all of the members of the British commonwealth of nations_ as enumerated in the preamble of the present treaty, and of his Majesty the Emperor of Japan have been deposited. the treaty shall come into force in re- :Ip;ct of the said high contracting par- 3 On the date of the coming into force referred to in the preceding para- graphs, parts 1, W. R and 5 of the pres- respect of each of these powers on the deposit of their ratifications. 4. The rights and obligations result- ing from part 3 of the present treaty are limited to the high contracting par- ties mentioned in paragraph 2 of this article. The high contracting parties will agree as to the date on ich, and the conditions under which, the obligations assumed under the said part 3 by the high contracting parties mentioned in paragraph 2 of this article will bind them in relation to France and Italy: such agreement will determine at the same time the obligations of France and Italy in relation to the other high con- tracting parties. ARTICLE XXV, After the deposit of the ratifications of all the high contracting parties, his Britannic Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom, Great Britain and Northern Ireland will communicate, on their behalf, the provisions inserted in part 4 of the present treaty to all gov- ernments, inviting them to accede :fi:ll'fln definitely and without limit of e. Such accession chall be effected by a declaration addressed to his Britannic Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom, Great Britain and Northern Ireland. ARTICLE XXVI. ‘The present treaty, of which the French and English texts are both authentic, shall remain deposited in the archives of his Britannic Majesty's Gov- ernment in the United Kingdom. Duly certified coples thereof shall be trans- mitted to the governments of all the high contracting parties. ~ In faith | whereof the above named plenipoten- tiaries have signed the present treaty by the high contracting parties in ac- cordance with their respective constitu- tional methods and the ratification and have affixed thereto their seals. Done at London, the 22d day of April,