The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1922-04-20
Russian Delegates Start Rows In
the Economic Conference
IN Genoa.
INSISTING ON DISARMAMENT
Lloyd Georges Plan for Tsn-Ysar
Peace paet--osrmans Expect Dis
eussion Of observation-disclosures
TsrIff Bhi Rsported-Pro9rsss
Of Fight to Save Navy.
BY EDWARD W. picKAHD

In ACKING the spirit that animated
IL the Washington conference. that OF
reaching an agreement. the European
economic conference which opened last
week In Genoa may. nevertheless. man
age TO evolve some comprehensive
project that will meet the needs OF
the cid world. Premier Lloyd George,
who II dominating the meeting, be-
iievss II will. Many other eminent
men and great many European news
papers are skeptical. Already II Ia
evident that II any definite agreement
Of wide scope Is reached. II must be
through the yielding OF France and
the smaller nations that are members
Of the French 'bloc."
Soviet Russia. through Its spokes-
man. Tchitcherin. though accepting
the "eiviIized nation test" OF the
Cannes agreement In order 10 obtain
q seat In tho conference. Is still In
sistent and almost obstreperous. being
bolstered by the support OF the Ger
mans and certain OF the neutral ma
lions and by the universally admitted
fact that Europe cannot be restored
economically until Russia is again one
OF the family OF nations Al the very
outset Tchitchcrin. after accepting the
Cannes conditions. precipltated an an
cry debate with the French by Insist
Ing that II was necessary To discuss
disarmament Lloyd George soon
quieted the uproar by saying;
''t}entIomen. We have agreed not to
discuss disarmament. and therefore
our French colleague IL right. but we
must not waste our time In argument
We must get on. Nevertheless. In
my opinion. shs conference viii nat
ursliy result In disarmament"
Next day the Russians protested
the presence Of the japanese and the
Humankind because Japan and Rn-
mania are '>unlswfuily occupying Rus
sian territories In siberia and hes.
viseount Ixhii replied that
Japan would take part In the confer
enee In spite % the Russian esiec-
tons. and Brstlsno. premier OF Ru-
mania. asserted that BesSarabis.
which 10 mainly populated by his
ccuntrymen. had been awarded 10
Rumsnls By the allies Premier
Facta OF Italy. who had been ehectcd
permanent president 81 the confer
rsc~. ruled that IN any case tho In
vitsflcns were irrevocahle. aud the
Bolshevlk delegates Rugged them
selses with xles because the ruling
means that they cannot he. BUSTED
,rsn II they later rcpudlsts the
Cannes conditions
Organization Of the committees
brought more trouble. The nr~s and
.hi.f enc. TO deal with Russian az
'nlrS Is made up Of Great britain.
france. Italy. Germany. Russia. Bel.
hum and Japan. aud % Poland Ku.
nania. sweden and Switzerland elect
a BY the little powers Tehltchsrin
demanded that Russia he given two
members on this committee because
4 her special position. but there was
UGH strenuous objection that he sub
lacd. Barthou fov France and
Tor Belgium wanted Russia
nd Germany excluded from this con-
aitfee. TO which iioyd George replied
hat IN that case the conference might
s well be abandoned Immediately.
Russia. Il was stated In Genoa. was
eady TO give all the financial guarun-
res demanded In the program which
he experts Of the allies prepared last
,onth IN London. but would not &C |
rpt The clause providing for mixed
tribunals TO TX responsibility. consid-
rinx the latter an Infringement Of