The Washington herald., 1922-05-17
Project in Air Pending
Final Decision of
: America. r
SOVIET REQUESTS
ADDITIONAL TIME
Ambassador Child Tells
Delegates Hughes Note
Not Flat Refusal.

GENOA, May 1s.-The Genoa
conference will reply TO Secretary
Hughes refusal TO accept the in
vitation to the Hague conference
with a new set Of proposals. 81 ts
Indicated in authoritative British
circles.
Declining TO accept the Hughes
note as the last word on Americas
attitude. and clinging TO the hone
that its inal paragraph offers A
loophole through which the United
states may change IT'S position, the.
conference leaders will explain that
the Hague commissions are 10 he
appointed for the very purpose Of
settling the issue outlined in the
concluding words. where the See
retary Of statf says the present
suggestions lack. in view Of the
Russian memorandum" the den.
niteness which would make poe
sible the concurrence Of the gov
ernment in the proposed plan.
Will Make New oner..
As long as there is the slizhteA
hope OF persuading Washington 10
participate in the Hague discus
sions, every effort will be made 90
adjust the situation SO that Amer
ica can join the European nations
without forsakihg any Of her prin-
ciples. From the British stand
point, the only hope for the Hague
conference appears to rest in thus
action.
Following on the heels .nf set
I hIG IL
note and the widespread disap-
pointment caused by the Washing
tong declination the attitude OF
France and Russia has also be-
come doubtful
The Soviet delegates have asked
for another twenty-four hours IN
which to consider the question be-
| fore making a formal reply. The
French. IL is indicated. not only at
Genoa but in Paris. will follow the
lead OF America
Outcome In Doubt.
Consequently. in view Of develop
ments in the past twenty-four
hours the Hague project is COM
pletely in the air. with the Brit
ish leaders doing their utmost TO
save 1t from complete abandonment.
Disapointent was the keener he
cause IL had been previously ru-
mored that America would display
more favorable attitude. Italian
officials had understood that the
United States acceptance would
hinge largely upon two conditions
which the conference has already
adopted - prohibition Of separate
agreements and the understandings
ha
will not have final authority. hot
will refer their decisions 10 their
respective governments
Gives Renewed Hope.
What encouragement exists. there
fore. is read into the portions of
the note where Secretary Hughes in
dicates that II certain conditions are
met. the United States will he glad
to assist in the regeneration Of Rus
sia. Ambassador Child. too. has in,
timated to DR.. Carlo Schanzer mat
the Hughes note cannot be regarded
as a final refusal
Tchitcherin. Russian foreign MIN
lister. and Viscount Ishii. JJapanese
| representative. enEag ged in a lively
exchange during the session OF the
political subcommission when the
| mona aggression truce was under dis
cussion- In response TO an inquiry
by Tchitcherin. Foreign Minister
Schanzer. OF Italy. declared il was
/ intended the truce should be drafted
and signed in binding form before
the powers left Genoa.
Allies Answer RussIa.
Tchitcherin asked Ishm whether
Japan intended to engage in a truce
i'm the Far East and abide by II. or
whether she intended to continue the
| state OF war which has prevailed
in Siberia. Ishii was quick to reply
that. regardless OF past differences
| among Russians as TO protecting the
property Of their nationals. Japan
was now ready to conclude a nom
aggression pact in the Far EaSt II
the Chita republic complied with the
truce also.
Tchitcherin raised his objections
TO The Hague plan in series Of
questions which were answered by
the allied delegates as follows:
1. Why was Germany excluded
from the conference? Answer: Be-
cause she already has a separate
treaty with Russia.
.. What power will presiSe. An
swer: The gathering Itself will
choose its president and secretariat.
Hold Claims I'm Abeyance.
:. Tchitcherin suggested that the
subject of claims on both sides
should be added to the acenda.
This suggestion was noted. but no
| reply was made.
4. Why is there no reference 70
de jure recognition? ANSWER: That
depends on the commtssicns report
and the action OF the governments
thereon.
| S. The Hague as meeting place
was objected to on ground that the
Soviets are not represented dtplo-
matically there. Answcr:| The
Hague wasl merely suggested and
the allies are ready to consider
other cities
!, 6. Would the powers be bound by
the commissions decision2 Answer:
The governments have retained
freedom TO finally approve or reject
the commissions report.
Z. How long would the confer
ence last? Answer: That Is still
open for discussion.
8. Regarding the date when the
truce would be concluded and ef-
fective. the allies said they intended
Il should be drafted and signed In
binding form while the powers are