LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17418, 31 March 1922, Page 9

LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS.

.. ratifies NAVAL » ! IRSIW 2 ' " m J » ''l,oloßl OHANIMOtTS VOTE. ' d 'I —— <! 1 Press Anc»aaVioi;—Copyright.) •tljr v Z Cable Association.) 1 -\V\SHIN&TOV, March U9. M A. ;^ na te ratified i4h» Naval Limit*I - , to one s- , r J I. Krafi'.-e (Republican), ►* V.Jtftlie 01,l > u "' ; 1-0 o " ainsfc ration of the :\a ;.l Treaty, said f sl not easy to innr the beautiful k , J* 55 f a uininimouv riMitioation, but ' that thereby he served the "Lite's ff e^arc ' '' ° " ot want lit'irmanient <"* '' !S disappearance ;/^ e3 until rnoi'.us were found to \i T international v. ron-s. W. K. Borah (Republican) f '-**** l. He expressed thankfulness ' MfjT degree of naval disarmament I[ He did not doubt it was the possible that could bo obtained went Conference, but he warn,rorlJ th.it it must not accept leted the pn.gn.mme which was ginning. Public opinion had "tho Conference about. They jntimie holding an opinion in ,f fait her disarmament. Naval Limitation Treaty is into three chapter.,. The fir fit i the specific agreements in separate articles. r lhe second rd chapters contain the details agreements, many in compliabulated form, amplifying the. ; meaning of the agreements, aty out m detail the eapi--5 which may be retained by the y Powers, the total tonnages United States, 500,650; Great 580,450 ; Japan, a 01,320; 221,170; Italy, 152,8C0. It is I that the United States may s two eliipa now building, but rap two others. Britain, m ac>.ivith the replacement table, struct two now capital tflrips not ig 30,000 tons each, and when sho must scrap four hips. All other capital sliips, rbuflding" by the five Powers, .scrapped, and they may build ire no new capital ships except tho replacement agreement, ets out the tonnage aggregates aust not be exceeded, namely: Stift-es, 525,000 tons: Great Bri--5,000 tons; Japan, 315,000 tons; and Italy, each 175,000 tons. Siranm for any capital ship is i 3-5,000 tons, find no ship shall gun greater than 16 inches in v Other .-clauses set out the pro_of aircraft-carriers for each .and their armaments. An im- ' ckuse provides for the mainof the status quo at the time of M Treaty in regard to fortii and naval bases in the Pacific. Ba<y is to remain in force until « 31st,, 1936, and in case none' Powers has given notice two inof to that date'of its inten--tSrmina,te the Treaty, it shall 6 m force until tRe expiration yeSiis from the date ot notioe

'tfJßjpiNE AND POISON GAS ; AGREEMENTS. , ■ = k*. * ■. ■~~ *' N.Z. CJ*ble jUsoiittion.) WASHINGTON, March. 2&. ratified the submarine and S&ft-gos agreements by 71 votes to nil. j vw 1 ' ~~ jaw-submarine agreement sets out |w*f tW filgnaterry Powers, ' 'desiring to smf more "effective the rules adopted P'oyilissdj-natlons for the.protection ofl »lives of.neutrals and non-combat-.nta during, time pf war," declare as Law that a merlant ship mast be ordered to stop for wt and search to determine its charter before it can be seized, and must fc be attacked uhlessit refuses to sub-s-'.to visit aijd ecajrch after warning, merchant vessel must not be destroyOwesS its crew and passengers have Sifirst placed intsafety. " Belligerent marines are not . .under any circumexempt from, these universal 'lf a submarine cannot capture ftarehant .vessel in conformity with » nrles itimust permit the merchant J..™, proceed unmolested. Finally, nomon of/the use of submarines as Ijaeroa destroyers tlhall be' univeras part of the law of |W®*>;the signatory Powers inffiali ctli&r nations to adhere to this, pbitaon. agreement the sigW'™® bind Vtnemselves to the smmtion or the use of asphyxiating O poisonOuSigaees in warfare, and mCe all other nations to adhere to thia lOhlbltKffi: r