The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-16
SUGGESTIONS FOR FARLEY TOO VAGUE
 FOR CONCURRENCE
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'oVhtpNu shOss. Fu8C V1Ey commission experts accepted in form in annex, June 26 date of meeting.
 co. Powers except Germany and Russia shall be invited to send rep resentatives to The Hague June 15, for preliminary exchange of views and line of action by commission of experts towards the Russians. Presi- dent of Genoa conference requested to extend similar invitation 10 America If he aseertains she is will ing to attend. "'3. Representatives at The Hague will elect commission charged to conduct permanently Russian com mission.
 "4 Governments at preliminary meeting will intimate, unless they have already done so, whether will ing to participate in commission. un- willingness on the part of govern ment will not prevent the meeting of the commission on behalf of other governments.
 "'5. If no joint recommendation can be submitted by commissions experts within three months from June 26. or joint recommendations not accepted by governments con- cerned one month after date of rec t8tu government Ill liberty to make separate agreement with Russians on matters in clause three. annex.
 "'6. Delegations recommend re- spective governments not recognize or support private agreements by their nationals with Russian govern ment affecting property previously belonging to foreigners before con- clusion of work of expert commis- . sions or during month following their joint recommendations. if any
 Annex to Plan.
 Annex referred to in above plan: "'1. Powers mentioned agree com mission experts be appointed for further consideration outstsVding T differences with Russian government and for meeting with Russian com mission similarly empowered. ''s'2. Powers represented in non Russian commission and names mem bers of the commission will be com municated to tho Russian govern ment and names members Russian commission communicated other gov ernments not later than June 20.
 B, Matters treated by these com- missions will comprise all outstand- ing questions relating to debts, pri- vate property, credits.
 
 Hague, June 26.
 5. Commissions will endeavor to arrive joint recommendations matters clause three.
 6, To enable commissions to be conducted tranquilly and restore mutual confidence engagements will be made binding Russian government and other participating governments refrain from acts of aggression against respective territories and re- frain subversive propaganda The Secretary of State has direcser Ambassador Child to deliver the fol- lowing reply for the American gov ernment:
 Reply to Invitation This government has carefully considered the invitation extended to it by the president of the Genoa con ference, under the conditions se. forth in the agreement of the n- viting powers, 10 Join the proposed commission to meet at The Hague on June Is. This government Is most desirous to aid in every practicable way the consideration of the eco- homie exigency in Russia and wishes again to express the deep friendship felt by the pesple of the United States for Russia and their keen interest in all proceedings looking
 
 for the recovery of their economic life and the return of the prosperity to which their capacities and resourc- es entitle them. The American people have given the most tangible evidence of their unselfish interest in the eco- homie recuperation of Russia, aud this government would be reluctant to abstain from the opportunity of helpfulness.
 This government. however, is un- able to conclude that it can helpful ly participate in the meeting at The Hague as this would appear to be continuance under a different mo- menclature of the Genoa conference and destined to encounter the same difficulties if the attitude in the Russian memorandum of May II re- mains unchanged.
 Must Come From Within
 The unacceptable and ultimate question would appear to be the res- toration of productivity n Russia, the essential conditions of which are Russia herself.
 While this government has be- lieved that these conditions are