New-York tribune., 1922-05-23
France Has
New PI lam te,
Help Russia
Project for Experimental
Aid in Limited Area TO
Iest Possibilities To BE
Submitted TO Hague
By Wilbur f orrest
Special Cdbir 70 The Yr,b,l3c

Copyright, 1922. New York Tribune Inc
FARlS, May 22,-The French gov
ernment, convinced that the Genoa con
terence failed because Of faulty pro
cedure on the Russian question: is dis
posed to broach new plan at the
hague conference next month in which
the controversial principles encoun-
tered at Genoa would not be involved
a. first
Inc French program as now formu-
lated, would suggest that the western
powers undertake experimental work
in Russia on a comparatively small
scale and IN small area, probably in
the Black Sea region. This would be
expected to demonstrate after a few
months whether there was any hone Of
dealing with Russia on a greater scale.
NJ. SeydouX, member Of the French
delegation at Genoa, is engaged in
framing program for The Hague
which might be called a program of pro
gresslve penetration in Russia. beoin.
nlng first in the Donnetz region. IN
Whlch the Russians viii DC asked to
furnish adequate guarantees that for
cignefs working there on their invest
ments will be allowed a considera BILE
amount of control. 1t is understood
that If the powers do not agree with
the French idea during the first ten
days France will be privileged to with
draw, or if later the Russians show -
! disposition not to cooperate France
VII! assume negative attitude similar
to the one she assumed during the last
/ ten days of the Genoa conference.
No Chance To Be Overlooked
The French feel that every avenue
to the rehabilitation Of Russia must
be explored, and the French experts
Will so to The Hague with that in
mind. The proposed plan could be gone
! over AT the preliminary sessions Of eX-
perts in Holland
This policy. Of course, may be
I changed as a result of the score of in
! terpellations of French policies to be
/ made in the Chamber Of Deputies be
I ginning Friday. An attempt will be
made by the deputies to probe the
/ ticuCu pi oSrain al TenOa 10 the pot
tom. especially the reported threat Of
Lloyd George to break up the entente
| if the French refused to deal with the
Soviet government at the Genoa con
ference. The Tribune correspondent is
/ now able TO throw more light on that
/ incident. That 1t will be thoroughly
raked over in the Chamber is assured.
1t was Immediately after Louis Bar
| thou returned to Genoa from Paris and
| Poincare had written a letter to the
British Ambas sador here that France
chose to stand with Belgium on the pri-
vate property issue in Russia, and be
cause Of sentiment of gratitude aris-
spoke plainly to Barthou. This inter
view led to the fiat statement, notably
in "The Times" of London. that the
British Premier had threatened to
sever England's part of the Franco
Without fear of contradiction, The
Dominion Losses Emphasized
Lloyd George challenged the right Of
| France to support the Belgian thesis
on the grounds of sentiment, saying
! that Belgium's sacrifice in the war was
! incompatible either with Australia S or
! New Zealand's, and if war gratitude
was to play a part, the losses of the
British Empire, which were more than
million men, had to be considered.
The British Premier pointed out
rather heatedly that the two British
colonies he mentioned had made sacri-
fices even greater than those Of the
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