DISARMAMENT OF NAVIES

Taranaki Daily News, 2 September 1929, Page 9

DISARMAMENT OF NAVIES

FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES POSSIBLE ESTABLISHMENT BASIS ON KELLOGG PACT By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Australian Press Association. Received Sept. 1, 11.25 p.m. Times. Washington, Aug. 31. The fundamental principles already established or likely to be established in the current naval conversations between Britain and the United States are:—

(1) Basing the naval disarmament disagreement on the Kellogg Pact and linking this pledge with the curtailment of naval strength.

(2) Maintaining parity between Britain and the United States in all classes of warships.

(3) Actual reductions in armaments and not merely a so-called upward limitation.

(4) Reduction gradually over a term of years by failing to replace warships reaching. the age limit, failing to continue work on vessels' actually under construction and in not carrying out parts, at least, of building programmes appropriated for or authorised. (5) Lengthening the age limit wherein naval vessels may not be replaced by new tonnage. (6) Probably fixing of the gross tonnage limitation of destroyers and submarines, leaving it discretionary with the signatory Powers to build vessels within eaeli class, provided the gross tonnage fixed for each class is not exceeded.

(7) Applying the so-called yard-stick to cruisers only. (8) Considering all cruisers as in one category, but perhaps differentiating in applying the yard-stick between cruisers capable of first line offensive warfare and small cruisers chiefly useful for policing.