The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-21
RUSS TO PAY
THEIR DEBTS
IF RECOGNIZED
Both German and Russian Re-
plies Submitted Germany
Accepts Proposal to Stay
Out of Conferences.
BRIDGE over CRISIS
(By Associated Pressl

GENOA, April 21-Both the Ger
mans and the Russians TODAY submit
ted their replies TO the allies de-
mands- The German reply accepted
The allied proposal that the Germans
lake no further part in the negotia.
TONS between the allies and the Rus
SLAMS, but the reply does not modify
the effectiveness of the Russo-G German
treaty
The Russian reply accepts the allied
proposal for the payment of Russia's
foreign debt due to foreigners and the
restoration of foreign property, nation
allied by Russia, in case the Soviet
regime is granted recognition by the
allied governments as a de jure state.
and is given adequate financial assist
ance.
The effect OF the two replies is 10
continue the German and Russian par
| Jicipation in the work here and thus
TO bridge over the crisis which re-
Gently threatened to disrupt the con-
ference
While the soviet reply apparently
accepts practically all the allied dc
mands the details of working out the
/ plan and the amount the Russians may
expect in loans to restore their coun-
try admittedly presented a difficult
problem without any certainty that it
can be solved and thus complete the
preliminaries necessary for Russian
recognition
Cite Justification
| As justifying their contention thai
the allies could not as a matter of
right demand compensation for prop
erty, the Russians cite abolition of
slavery in the United States where
neither the Americans or foreigners
were compensated. They also cite
prohibition in America. as a case
where no compensation was given to
the producer of alcoholic drinks.
The German note is longer ihan tha.
from the allies and begins by ...knowl-
edging with painful surprises the
protest received, which is considered
undeserved
The note then repeats what DR..
Rathenau, German foreign minister.
has stated on several occasions. that
negotiations for the conclusion of the
Russlan-German treaty had begun long
ago were known to have been in prog
ress by all the European governments
and had lately been suspended out OF
Difference to the conference.
But the exclusion of Germany from
the negotiations held by the allies
with the Russians at the villa da Al
bertis gave to the German delegation
the impression that the allies were
trying to conclude arrangements with
, the soviet government without Ger
man participation, perhaps to Ger
many's detriment
See No Violation
At certain moment, perhaps
through misunderstanding, the Ger
man delegation received the impres
sion that the allies were about to con
clude an agreement with the Russians
therefore the Russo-German negotia
tions were resumed. and resulted il
! the signing of the treaty at Rapallo or
Easter Sunday.
The German delegation believes tha-
this treaty does not violate the spirit
5 of the conference and, indeed, contrib
1 utes to its supreme aim-pacificatior
? of the world and the reconstruction o.
/, Europe.
! The note admits that after the con
clusion - this treaty, the German
delegation has no reason to partici
/ pate in the work of the first commits
! sion dealing with Russian affairs, bu
says it will willingly participate in tbs
0 other work of the same commission
II dealing with European and German in
5 terests.
/ Difference in Opinion
Q The delay in delivering the note wa
Il due chiefly to differences of opinion
o the Germans themselves as to the bes
attitude to take. some fearing the re
n percussion it might have in Frencl
q quarters, and had kept themselves sey
! erely aloof during the incident. TIL
' statement made by Prime Ministe
i Lloyd George, of Great Britain, befor
e the journalists at the meeting in tn
: royal palace, yesterday, however, wa
Il interpreted to mean that France wa
2 in perfect agreement with the othe
u allies.
The first commission was summone
for a meeting this morning by tn
e chairman, NJ Schanzer for a discus
II sion of the Russian answer to the ri
port prepared by the allied experts q
their London meeting.
* The Russian answer which has nc
of been made public yet. is understoo
. to accept in principle the acknowle(
ment of Russia's pre-war debt on COZ
CT dition that a long moratorium b
n granted, this to be followed by mil
IL imum interest payments which woul
IS gradually be increased as Russia b'
o. came able to pay. 1t asks that tn
lS other Russian debts be wiped out b
u the indemnity claimed by Russia frol
the allies, and finally asks for larg
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