The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-10
CONFERENCE FATE
HANGS in BALANCE

Paris, July 10 (By the Associated
Press).-Withdraw of the Frencl
representatives from The Hague con.
terence today (Monday) owing to the
attitude of the Russians is declared
probable by this mornings news.
papers. Instructions sent TO Frances
ueiegates yesterday by Premier Poin-
care are said to support this asser-
ton.
The Hague, July 8 (By the Asso-
ciated Press).-The exports confer
ence on Russian problems has held
on through great crisis but is not
yet considered out of danger. All the
delegates as they sit today in their icv
hotels at Scheveningen are unanimous
IN this view but their depression
which is very evident, undoubtedly is
influenced by the persistent absence OF
sunshine, the equally persistent bit.
ing North sea winds and interminable
rains.
Inc danger arises from the attitude
OF the Russian delegation toward rcs-
tltutlon of confscated propertv aud
prominent European representatives
frankly declared today that unless
the Soviets made many concessions
Tor the lntransigeant policy announc.
cd Friday it would be quite useless to
continue the conference.
I'M
The English delegation remain.
doggedly optimistic; it believes that =
suitable compromise will be found on
the vital problem of the property of
1,iGigners in Russia. The Italians also
ale hopeful. The pessimistic grouns
think that the Russians do not care
whether the conference succeeds OF
collapses, as they will hope to ma G
advantageous separate agreement :
with different financial groups ana
thereby obtain immediate credits. fo,
which they constantly clamor and
which the conference may long post.
pone even if general accord is
reached.
Such is brief summary of the
situation as the conference is abou,
TO start another week of active nep3.
tiations.
"Russia's plan for restitution is not
restitution at ALL" said one gloomy
delegate today. "The Bolsheviki have
no intention to restore property bnt
plainly indicate that they will dis
tribute CONCESSIONS, including expro.
priated property, to the concession
hunters who have the most money. Il
the former owner happens to have
ample funds to develop his factories
or mines he has good chance of get
ting them back; otherwise no."
There are some indications that the
Russian leaders are talking for com
munistic home consumption and that
while insisting that restitution is i'm
possible they will in practice consent
to arrangements for virtual restora
tion, without seeming to do so.
Both sides appear to realize tn
they have been moving in hopeless
~ii>i>' III .oIS iuli, ny TAKING u
seized pl perty under classified head
ings, it is hoped to reconcile the twt
divergent viewpoints for it seems Ger
tain that Europe will not suppl,
credits without restitution, and tn
Rolshcviki will not grant any form
of restitution without getting credit
in return.
The immediate problem is to find
compromise which would "save tn
face" Of the Communists and satisr
the demands of the Western countrie
which hold property rights to be sa
cred.
The Russians complained again to
day of the refusal of the relegate
Of the non-communist countries t
grant information asked in their fl
nous questionnaires of 13 points cor
corning foreign holdings of the Ruo
sian debt.