The New York herald., 1922-05-16
Want Rumania and Poland
to Disband Forces Oper-
ating in Ukraine.
FEAR FAILURE AS RESULT
But Go, Says RakOvsky, as
''Bolsheviki Are Always
Ready to Talk"
ny FRANCIS M'CULLAGH.

cept the form in which the Powers
commission to consider Russian finan-
cial and economic questions at The
Hague in June. according to an an
nouncement by Christian Rakovsky
to-day. The proposal involves the alb
stention from propaganda and the ac-
ceptance of status quo frontiers in
eastern Europe while the commission
is at work, besides other conditions
embodied in process verbal drawn
up at Premier Lloyd Georges villa
yesterday. France and Belgium had
practically engaged to agree If Russia
agreed.
| Rakovsky added that Russia would
4 agree, with reservations that, he said
offer no difficulty--one being that Ru-
mania and Poland also abstain from
propaganda and undertake to disband
the alleged White Russian forces OPP
Grating in the Ukraine, with bases in
Rumania and Poland under Savinlsofi
and Petlura, supported, said Rakov-
sky, by the Rumanian and Polish Gov
ernments and general staffs.
Rakovsky also objected to the pledge
that the States represented here agree
to make no treaties with the Soviet Gov
ernment while the Hague conference is
sitting. He said that this clause was
meant to terrorize the nations on the
point of making treaties with Russia.
Peace for n Time.
Nevertheless. Russa's participation m
the Hague meeting is regarded as GER
tain. with non-aggression in Eastern
Europe pro temnore. Rakovsky saw nc
obstacle in Japan's occupation of East
ern Siberia, or in Rumanias occupa-
tion of Bessarabia, for, he said. "the
| Bolsheviki always endeavor TO solve
! even territorial questions by peaceful
means. 1t is a principle of our policy
! We also make certain reservations re-
! garding the treaties with which we have
nothing to do. and acceptation of which
we do not approve"
He also complained that the Russians.
as authors of the commission, had not
i
political commission. He described the
Powers proposal as having two COM
missions at The Hague, instead of one
| yet he did not repudiate IL.
Il quite understand why they allow
the Hague commission three months,
Rakovsky continued. THAT method
only enlarges the difficulties existing
On the contrary. mixed commission,
upon which the Russians and the Allies
really would oe mixed, as we proposed,
could manage better. One commission
containing Russians and non-Russians.
working together in an atmosphere of
mutual confldence--that is our promo
sition.
I'VE do not think Il will be a sue
cess. but we shall go TO The Hague
We have always been ready to talk
We were ready to go to Princes Island
and now we are ready TO go to The
Hague. But i fear that the Powers
proposal of two commissions will lead
to lsterility and failure. l warn you IN
advance the work Is useless. hear
they will propose TO the political sub
commission tomorrow not to allow sep
1 arate treaties with Russia while tho
1 Hague commission is sitting. We de.
clare that To be absolutely unacceptable
for the Bolsheviki.
i Called "yeiIed Blockade,
I'VE see therein a new yelled block
ade against us. and a direct attack upor
those countries concluding agreement,
/ with us. This proposition will catse In
! Russia the most profound anger agalns
| The Hague. and the Russian people will
see therein continuation OF the polio,
I ( the last five years. Regarding ths
choice OF The Hague as a meeting place
\ we shall be happy TO be Holland
guests. but We cannot forget that Hol
land hasn't any sort of a treaty with
i us.
we asked for credits 10 revive Rus
sia. But the credits were not granted
90 the Russian Government but to for
eign merchants trading In Russia We
j went direct credit to the Russian Gov
ernment. which under our system OF
governmental capitalism is a great busI.
ness firm upon which falls the great task
| OF revivlng industry. The Government
| Itself must have credits or the work
cannot be done. If you give credits Ia
foreign merchants and not to the Gov
eminent the Inevitable result will be
that the Russian state soon would be st
the mercy OF foreign merchants and cap
| italists.
We have been accused Of making
/ propaganda here That is not true Re.
/ member we are here TO defend the in.
terests OF 10000. 900 peasants We have
been accused Of appropriation OF land
divided among the peasants. We did
not begin IT, The naturalization system
began long ago IN other countries The
Baltic states appropriated the barons
lands by the Wholesale. and the Czechs
confscated the property ~ Brltishers
who appealed to the British Govern
inent But the British Government re-
| fused TO Intervene
"The Rumanians natlonalized one
third or the peasants land In the Do
1 brudIa when Runaiiie got the Dobrudja
/ from Bulgaria. Why is confisca tlon
/ thus allowed in bourgeois lands bu;
not In Russia? We did not wish 70
\ make propaganda here. but we had 20
/ prove the principle that revolutionary
states can repudlatr debts and treaties
/ OF old regimes. and we proved Il copi-
ously by American. English. German
and French authorities Of Internal tional
4 law II the same principle be allowed
/ 10 US as to others az The Hague I hope
Z the Hague commission viii be success
full"
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