Evening star., 1922-05-08
Assured of Getting 300,.
100000 Gold Francs for
Reconstruction Work.
LENIN SAID TO OBJECT
TO ONE OF PROPOSALS
Opposed to Clause Forbidding Boil
shevistic Propaganda Abroad.
France and Belgium Denounced.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
GENOA, May S-Prime Minister
Lloyd George of Great Britain and
Foreign Minister Schanzer of Italy
addressed today a strong appeal to
tho Russian representatives at the
conference here urging them to ac-
cept the allied memorandum in its
main points and promising Russia
an International loan, with the under
standing that the lending countries
would thus provide funds for the re-
construction Of Russia.
The allies would claim tho right
to make sure. however, that the
money loaned was actually invested
in the work Of reconstruction.
The Russian delegation had pre-
ylously issued a statement denouuc-
ing the efforts it alleged France and
belgium had made to wreck the con-
ference. The statement called atten-
tion to the fact that these powers.
whlch were predicting that Russia's
refusal to accept the memorandum
would break the conference up. mad
NOT themselves signed the memo
randum.
Wait for Quorum.
1t was asserted that altogether the
proposed loan would amount to soo.-
100000 gold francs. 1t has been de-
clared that the Russians were asking
for 3.000,000.0 900 gold rubles, or TWEEN
ty-five times as much as the allied
offer.
NJ Tchitcherin, 1t was learned, has
received instructions from Premier
Lenin which are reported to embody
an emphatic order not to accept
clause one of the allied memorandum,
which forbids bolshevlstic propa-
ganda abroad. virtually restricts Rus
sia to her present boundaries and
| asks Russian neutrality between the
Turks and the Greeks.
Lenin's contention is reported to be
that this clause infringes upon Rus
| sian sovereignty, attempts to prevent
Bessarabia from seffecting reunion
with the Ukraine and seeks to inter-
fere with the friendly relations with
the Turkish nationalist government
of Mustapha KemaI Pasha established
by the Angora treaty.
Note to Facfa.
According to the French delegation
here, the Russians sent a note to
Premier Facta, chairman of the con-
ference, today discussing certain ar
ticles Of the memorandum submitted
to them. The French representatives
characterized this note as "the first
installment of the Russian reply"
Vice Premier Barthou, addressing
the newspaper correspondents from
the states which are members Of the
little entente, reiterated with empha-
sis what he told the American and
Engli sh correspondents yesterday. He
| declared that France, for one, would
never stand from the Russian dele
gates at Genoa the same 'dilatory
tactics" employed by the representa-
ing their negotiations with the Japa-
nese at Dairen. which were finally
broken off by the Japanese.
If the Russians do not give cate
gorical affirmative answer to the
memorandum that has been submitted
the negotiations, and if no arrange
ment is made with the Russians the
non-aggression pact becomes impos-
sible, NJ. Barthou emphasized.
Facta Back i'm Genoa.
in session. Premier Facta returned TO
Genoa from Rome this morning, ac-
companied by Signor Bertone, the
minister of finance, and Signor Shar-
ba, the minister OF labor. called here
by the gravity of the conference sit
uation.
Foreign Minister Tchitcherin of
Russia was the first delegate Sig
nor Facta saw. The premier in
his conversation with the head of
the Russian delegation emphasized
the necessity for all Europe. but more
particularly for Russia, that the con-
ference prove successful. He asked
that the greatest effort be made by
the Russian delegation to find such
a compromise as would be accepta-
BILE to all
sires the policy of the open door In
Russia strictly observed" declared
Camille Barrere, the second French
plenipotentiary at the economic con-
| ference, in a statement to The Associ-
ated Press last night.
M. Barrere, who has the reputa-
| tiou of being Frances leading dip
| iomat, compared Russia with a coun-
try endowed with natural resources.
| i'm which all countries should have
equal opportunity in development in
the interests of Russia herself, as
we'll as the other nations.