The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-03
RUSSIANS
HARD TO
SATISFY
Soviet Delegates a t
Genoa Dissatisfied
With Action Of Al
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Gcnoa. April 27.-While the
powers were today preparing the
details Of p document informing
the Soviet delegates what the pow
ers expected Of them and what the
powers on their part were ready
10 do for Russia. the Russian
delegates issued an open state
ment which pertinently expressed
their discomfort because they were
not being kept informed of what
the powers intended TO do.
Their statement insisted that
Russia would protect her sovereign
rights and contended that she
alone was following the fnndamcn-
tai IDEAS OF the Cannes rSsoln-
tons touching the Ques: ions of
reciprocity and economic construc-
ton. The text of the statement fol-
lows:
After the meeting of the cN
perts at which the Russian view
point on the FIRST sevcn articles OF
the London experts report WAS
presented in detail. no news has
come TO us concerning the attitude
which the powers viii pursue. Rus
sia has not The least desire for L
rupture. but she is determined to
safeguard the principle OF her
sovereign rights and the principle
Of reciproSity which is the only
possible basis Of e community OF
peoples and economic reconStruc-
ton.
''Such indeed, constitutes the
fundamental idea Of the Cannes
resolution and we believe that it
is Russia alone which remains en-
tirclv faithful 10 the Cannes reso-
lutions in al, their essentials.
The document of the powers
which is to he handed 10 the Rus
sian delegates WAS considered to-
Gay by Premier Lloyd George, Sig
nor Schanzer, NJ. Earthou, NJ. Jas-
par and Baron Nayashi. at Mr..
Lloyd Georges villa; it viii Be
submitted 70 the Suhcommission ON
Russian affairs tomorrow.
Immense interest is concentrated
in the probable text OF Mr.. Lloyd
Georges mona sgresSion pact, sev~
cr;,l drafts of which have been
drawn. Ii is learned that one Of
the drafts cOntaia the proposition
that the members Of the Little En-
tente shall mutually agree to or
saniZe n kind OF flying army corps.
which will act as international
policeman 10 protect the frontiers
and punish violations Of the non
aggression agreement. 1t is under
stood that rhc idea erlanated from
Russia, but several delegates gave
il as their opinion that there
seemed little chance OF its being in
corporated.
AZ the conference assumes
broader aspects certain indications
come TO the surface that Two dis
.inct political waves. which. being
contradictory. are difficult to re-
concile. are surely spreading
throughout Europe. One is inter
nation"lism. which the thinkers OF
almost all countries are preaching.
the other is nationalism. The lat
ter has flourished particularly
since the Great War and the birth
OF new states through the treaty
of Versailles has only served 10
multiply nationaliStic sentiments.
While few statesmen dare 10
speak openly Of the possibility OF
attaining some form Of federation
of the European states, it is learn
ed that many Of them secretly
possess ambitions to bring about
harmony between nationalistS and
intcrnationalism, and Tie basis OF
this new European construction
would be principles OF equity, JUS
ticc and the fellowship Of man.
Man conference circles re-
marked today in the coincidenc"
that two leaders so widely apar
as Lloyd George and the Rev. Don
Luigi Sturzo. leader ot the Italian
Catholic party. should be cNhort-
ing Europe that it must move
along The lines of intcrnationa}isin.
based on equity and Sclf-rcStralnt.
as we'll as justice and charity. II is
understood that Mr. Lloyd Geor$$"
has Il profound ambition 10 make
his aggression pact the pre-
CURSOR Of Il broad movement to
bring ;Il The peoples Of Europe,
including Russia and Germany,
closer together. perhaps as The
first step towards <.somr form Of
European federation.