NAVAL LIMITATION.

Waikato Times, Volume 106, Issue 17805, 2 September 1929, Page 8

NAVAL LIMITATION.

BRITAIN AND AMERICA: PROGRESS OF NEGOTIATIONS. BASIC PRINCIPLES AGREED TO. (By Telecraph— Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian Press Association.) NEW YORK, Aug. 31. The Washington correspondent of the New York Times says the fundamental principles have already been established, or are likely to be established, in the current naval conversations between Britain and the United Slates. They are as follows: 1. The basing of a naval disarmament agreement on the Kellogg Pact and the linking of that pledge with a curtailment of naval strength. 2. The maintenance of parity between Britain and the United States in all classes of warships. 3. Actual reductions of armaments and not merely an “ upward limitation.” 4. The reduction of naval armaments gradually over a term of years by failing to replace warships which reach the age limit, by failing to continue work on vessels actually under construction and by not carrying out parts at least of the building programmes appropriated for or authorised. 5. The lengthening of the age limit in which naval vessels may not he replaced by new tonnage. G. Probably the fixing of a gross tonnage limitation of destroyers and submarines, leaving it discretionary with the signatory Powers to build vessels within each class, provided that the gross tonnage fixed for each class he not exceeded. 7. Applying the “yardstick” to cruisers only.

8. Considering all cruisers as in one category, but perhaps differentiating in applying the " yardstick ” between cruisers capable of first line offensive warfare and small cruisers chiefly useful for policing the seas.