Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-21
U. s. FIGURED IN CLOSING SCENE
 OF THE HAGUE CONFERENCE

The Hague. July 20 (By the A. P.).- The United States government figured in the closing scene of The Hague confer ence, which today passed into history without accomplishing it's aim-the reach- ing of an economic accord with soviet Russia. M Cattier of Belgium made the statement at the final session at the peace palace that he was authorized by the American charge d 'affaires to say that the American government would adhere to the resolution which had just been adopted, whereby the governments en- gagged not to assist any of their citizens in attempts to acquire property in Rus sia which belonged to citizens of other countries and was confiscated since No- venber. 1917
 The United States, he added, had no in- tention of departing from it's line of con-. duct with regard to property expropri- ated in Russia
 The resolution itself gave rise to some debate. France, through M Alphand, moved to amend it so that the word be l longed" would become belongs" Frances idea was that, although the property had been seized by the bolsheviki. it was le- gally left in the possession of foreigners. and that in the resolution the use of the present tense of the verb should clearly record this fact. The amendment was | rejected.
 The Baltic states did not succeed in their efforts to have set up some ma l chinery for possible continuance of the work at The Hague, believing the Rus sian project for recognition of debts and the right of comnensation for confscated property WAS a Iosiea lsbasis for an event. ual accord with Russia. The Baltic states wanted to create some organization for receiving the Moscow governments reply as to whether the newest proposal of it's Hague delegates was officially ratified.
 This organization, the Netherlands 1 government, for instance, it was pointed out could then transmit the reply to all other governments and if favorable. it could serve as foundation for renewed l negotiations and perhaps another confer l ence. The Baltic delegates were firmly 1 convinced of the necessity of losing no opportunity to provide for the regenera- tion of Russia. They were induced, however, not to push their point, and the l matter did not arise at the closing ses- sion of the conference, which adjourned after the property resolution and a series of reports were adopted.
 Three separate documents explaining why the sub-commissions on private prop
 erty, credits and debts, failed to reach
 any conclusions which would serve as a
 basis for a general agreement with Rus
 sia, were among the reports The fourth
 document, a general survey, declared the
 new Russisn proposal could not form the
 foundation for an agreement because il
 did not enbody any working rules or ma.
 chinery of any guarantees which could
 insure the effective discharge of the obi.
 gations the Russians proposed to under. take.
 Hilton Young. commenting on the re.
 port, expressed belief that if Russia put
 her words into practice, immense possi
 bilities would be created for settlement oi
 the Russian question
 Speaking officially, as British dele
 gate, he found hope in the fact that tn,
 Russians were ready to recognize theil
 contracts and liabilities without counter bargaining for credits
 , The end of the conference means tha
 when next month has passed the power } are free to make separate agreement with Russia and that Premier Lloyt Georges non-aggression pact lapses Th
 was the arrangement made at Genoa. I permitted The Hague conference to b.
 held without the menace of war arisin,
 between soviet Russia and the other Eu
 ropean nations during the period of nego tiation