Evening star., 1922-01-12
DECISION ON GENOA
TO AWAIT AGENDA
u. S. Hardly Likely 10 An
nounce Verdict Until Scope
of Farley Is Revealed.

Decision of the American govern
: the European economic conference
called to meet carly in March at Ge-
noa probably will await receipt Of
the aSenda for the meeting. it was
said today in high official circles.
1t had been expected that the agen-
da would be .orthComing. SO that a
decision might be made this week
but the information has not been re-
ceived as yet and officials said thai
until the scope of the contemplated
conference discussions are Known the
United States hardly would he able
ing part in the proceedings.
Gompers Scores Soviet.
Coincident, with this announcement
Of the governments views, Samuel
Goinpers. president of the American
Federation of Labor, issued state.
ment in which he asserted that there
is no place in an international eco
nomic conference for Lenin and Tru.-
sky"
Mr.. Gompers said his objections
were not to the conference idea but
TO the action of the allied supreme
council. which constitutes recogni-
tion of the soviets as the de facto
government of Russia" An economic
conference should be called. he said
but by the United states. to discuss
! program fixed by the United States
Government officials in discussing
, the conference today said the ques-
; tion of debts owed by European gov
ernmeHts- to the United States would
be of pai ticular interest in regard to
the agenda. as the government prob
ably would require clear definition OF
the conferences attitude toward dis
cussion of this matter before az
credited representatives would be
sent to Genoa.
Other Problems Loom u.
Moreover, according to some offi.
cials. for an international economic
conference to-accomplish any general
results tending toward world better
ment a number of problems, such as
the currency situation in some coun-
tries and the question Of future ex.
pcnditures. would have to be included
in the proposed deliberations in orde,
to make them worth while.
"The soviets do not constitute DC
facto government today any more
than they did year ago. MIR. Com
pers said. in his statement THE soviet
power is as treacherous today as i,
was then. Nothing has changed ex-
cept the ideas of eXpediency enter
tanned by some leading European poll.
ticians, and the American Fedeyatior
Of Labor does not arrive at it's con.
victions on the basis Of their ideas
Of political advantage.
"The British government, for one
has played fast and loose with the
Russian question. 1t succumbed te
the trade, with Russia propaganda
but it got mo trade. What it did gel
was a continuation of bolshevik be.
trayal The soviet autocracy is win,
ming evidently at least a temporary
victory in Europe. But there is ne
Indication that, its success will eN'
tend to the United States. The au
tocracy of Lenin is a:
clumsy. selfish and brutal NOW as /;
year ago.
"'The political leaders of the United
States are not compelled to MAKE
any concessions for the sake of po
itical expediency. and industrial lead
ers long ago found out that ex
nerjeuce with Russian dictatorship i:
costly and productive only of propa
eanda for the dictatorship. American
labor sees no reason fol
going to Genoa to do what America
elsewhere thus far has refused to do