The New York herald., 1922-06-27
RUSSIANS AT HAGUE
PUT CREDITS FIRST
LitvinOff Declares All Else
Must Wait Until He Re-
ceives Offers.
EXPECTS PRIVATE AID
Hopes to Discover MObil-
lied Resources Ready to
Make Proposals.
REDS POLICY UNCHANGED
we Go on Where We Left OF
at Genoa Bolshevik Leader
Asserts.
REDS POLICY UNCHANGED
~ JOHN MICH. STUART.


Copyright. 1873, BY THE New Yosx HERALD
THE HAGUE. June 26.-Russia turned
up smiling at The Hague to-day.
Maxim Litvinoff, head Of the Soviet
delegation. declared that they were
here to talk business only. His idea
Of business Is credits for Soviet Rus
sia-for the Soviet Government-and
lie cares not whether they come from
other Governments or from private
sources.
Litvinof insisted that the first ofii-
cial contact with the non-Russian
commissions on debts and private
property must await offers Of credits.
He told the press that that over
shadowed everything else. He in
sisted that the subcommission on debts
must meet and show Russia some
source from which credits could be
secured before other matters could be
discussed.
Had the matter rested there 1t is
certain that the conference would
have broken up tonight.
Litvanon Optiimstic.
But Litvinoff surrounded his SEEM
ingly inexorable condition with an
atmosphere Of sweet reasonableness
and glowing optimism on Russia's
own affairs. Thus. probably. It will be
necessary for the experts to thrash
the matter out thoroughly. even
though at first glance the two posi-
tions seen so far apart as to make any
agreement impossible.
It seemed certain tonight that the
non- Russians would consent to alter
their program to the extent Of letting
the credits subcommission meet first.
This will be settled definitely to-mor-
row. Litvinoff said tonight that he
could not direct the credits OF other
Governments to Russia, but he hoped
and expected to find here ynobilized pri-
vxte financial resources willing to help
Russian reconstruction. with or with
out the aid Of the Governments Of those
nationals who may offer private financ-
Ing.
Wherein the Russian program essen
TALLY differs from that Of the non-Rus-
slams Is the offering. for these private
credits. of guarantees and securities
apart from any action on private foreign
property in Russia. or her debts. II be-
lieve that will be found perfectly salts
factory" said Litvinoff tonight. II the
credits can be arranged he intimated
that many concessions would be possible
on the questions of private property and
debts.
I'VE go on where we left off at
Genoa" said Litvinoff. MANY things
were settled there, and we are prepared
to talk business here"
Denies Report About Lenine.
Litvinoff then began his business
talk, like all good bargainers. with a
glowing prospectus of his own PROPOSE
ton. At first he denied explicitly re-
ports Of the seriousness Of Lenine's Ill
ness.
THE news Is entirely incorrect. Six
months ago Lenine had a nervous break
down and was forced to abstain from
State affairs for some time. But the
specialists found his constitution abso-
lutely sound, except that his brain had
been overworked. They declared then
that nothing was necessary but pro-
longed rest He could not be persuaded
to abandon his affairs entirely and his
condition was aggravated to a point
where his physicians insisted upon COM
plete rest. They affirm positively that
there Is no question of either q paralytic
stroke or the loss o: mental faculties.
Only a few days before leaving Moscow
I personally read letters from him. In his
usual handwriting and his usual style.
which a mentally sick man could not
have written.
TT 10 still difficult to keep him en-
tirely from work. There has never been
and there Is not now any question OF
replacing LenIne. Never has there been
any so-cailed triumvirate. Rykoff and
Tsu-upoff the two regular deputies.
have presided alternately in his place
on the central committee. that's all. In
a month more I expect 10 see Lenine
back In his place.
Furthermore" LitvSnoff continued.
II wish to make II plain that tho policy
Of he Government Is unchanged. II Is
the same as II was at Genoa. except
that Il will work here under different
conditions On q number OF questions
agreement was partially reached at
Genoa and II 10 useless to go over those
here. For Instance. the Russians agreed
to withdraw claims for damages from