Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-01
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for RUSS :
Over s250.00O.000 To BE
Placed at Disposal Of sovie,s
Under Terms of Franco.
British Conditions.
Reds Are Dissatisfied
By HENRY WALES.
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Genoa, April S0.-More than $780,
100000 viii be available as eredi,
toward reconstruction OF Russia, ac-
eording to the combined Franco
British draft OF conditions which arc
still under discussion.
This sum is composed OF $780,
100000 from the capital OF the inter
national consortium, l7.50O,000
from Great Britain direct. $4,000, 900
from Japan and S22,SOO,OO0 from Bel
GUM. France and Italy will increase
this total with deliveries OF seed,
agricultural machinery and rolling
stock.
Unless the powers get together and
accept Russia's oiiers.on debts aud
credits. the soviet government will
withdraw its concessions, according
TO note written April 20. This
was stated in a note OF protest 10 the
president OF the conference today.
The red delegates complained that
Russia had been kept in ignorance
regarding what the conference was
doing the last five days, and de-
manded, an immediate explanation
and the acceptance OF their PROPOSE
tions.
Preamble Adopted.
Incensed by this note, the French
and British delegates together today
adopted a preamble and OF II ar
ticlcs in combined draft.
The $l00,000,000 international cor
poration, arranged in Paris during
February, promises to aid Russia
through five contributing powers,
Great Britain. France, Italy, Bel
GUM and Japan.
The Cannes mo propaganda" con-
dtion has been stretched to include
not only propaganda against for
eign governments and social systems.
but against territorial frontiers. ex-
cept those in eastern Europe. This !
has aroused long, bitter fight, and
NJ. Bratiano, premier OF Roumania.
has sought to prevent the reds from
fomenting dissatisfaction with the
Bucharest government in Bessarabia.
Reduction OF war debts was refer
red to committee to fix the percent
age by which they will be written
down. Mr.. Lloyd George suggested
referring the reduction to arbitrators
named by the United States supreme
court or the league of nations. Pre-
war debts were also referred to the
cgal committees.
France Offers Machinery.
A preamble of the conditions states
hat Great Britain will ask parlia-
nent to increase the $l14,400,00O
under the trade facilities
act to loan investors in Russia.
France is unable to promise fnan-
;ial aid. owing to the reconstruction
IF its devastated regions, but offers
seed, tractors. 1900 locomotives. 35,-
700 freight cars and $500 passenger
,ars.
Italy promises financial co-opera-
ion and aid in recognizing rail and
water transportation in Russa and
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sions.
Japan has credit Of $4,00O.000 to
lid the Japanese industries in Russia.
Belgium voted credit of $22 5OO,-
100 to aid its exporters dealing with
Russia.
According to a British anonunce-
nent. London wants meeting of
he supreme council held prior to
May, 81, instead OF afterwards, as
Premier Poincare suggested, so as
lot to face a fait accompli in violi-
ion of the Versailles treaty if Ger
many fails to execute reparations
payments. Lloyd George is still in
istent upon holding supreme
council meeting in Genoa on the
srounds that all powers interested
ire represented here.