The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-17
NATIONS LEAGUE
STILL FUNCTIONS
Very Interested in Par
ticipation of U. S.
in Hague Farley
SIDESTEP QUESTIONS
Russian Delegate Starts a
Fight Over japanese
Boundary Ideas

GENOA, May IS. - Further ap-
meals probably will be made TO the
United states by the allied powers
IN an endeavor to induce that coun-
try 10 take part in the meeting OF
the commission OF experts at The
Hague June is. The inviting pow
ers. England. Japan. France. Italy
and Belgium, held a NEE. Ing this
afternoon TO consider the matter
further.
The French delegates are anxious
10 have the closing plenary session
NJ fla conference Thursday. but this
Is considered impossible as there Is
no disposition to hurry the Russians
in making their final reply regard
ing The Hague conference and It
seems likely that the closing session
will not be held before Saturday or
Monday. Tomorrow morning the
Russians will re-asse mble with the
pubcommission on political affairs to
discuss plans for The Hague.
sidestcp Problems.
The inviting powers decided that
the eastern Galician and Lithuanian
considered at this time. Mr.. Lloyd
George declared that these two ques-
tlons were a great source of danger
10 Europe: one could not say
whether there might be trouble this
year or next but the questions must
be treated eventually although II
was inadvisable to press considera-
ton now as there was the prob
ability of truce. He hoped the
Lithuanian question, which had
been referred to the league OF ma
tlons. would be taken in hand by
that body,
Hungary and Bulgaria were per-
mitted to present petitions for better
treatment of minorities. Bulgaria
was not permitted to submit a state
ment pleading for a port on the
Aegean sea, as It was held that this
was question for consideration by
the signatories of the treaty OF
Neuilly.
The powers decided TO have the
conferenceymake an urgent appeal to
Europe TO support the anti-epidemic
campaign. A proposal TO make the
Red Cross the official machinery
for dealing with famine and epi-
1emics was deemed not proper
matter for the conference to con-
sider and was referred to the league
OF nations.
NJ. Tchtcherin's clash with Vis-
count lshii this morning attracted
much attention, and there Is some
speculation as to whether 1t will be
continued when the same subcom-
mission reassembles with the Rus
slams tomorrow. Tchitcherin issued
statement setting forth his side OF
the controversy, which was pro-
voked by his declaration that Rus
sia never would permit the far
eastern republic to be converted in
to Japanese colony and that Rus
sia would protect 1t and all other
allied republics against foreign at
tack. The discussion opened with
the question of interpreting what
the present boundaries" means in
the proposed agreement for The
Hague meeting. in which the pow
ers agree to preserve the existing
status quo. NJ. Tchitcherin said
that the proposed agreement re-
ferred only to Russia, but he wished
j understood that 1t was implied
that non-aggression undertaking
must be extended TO the far eastern
republic and other allied republics.
After Viscount Ishii had declared
that only states invited to Genoa
could participate in the conference
and that Japan was forced to keen
troops in Siberia to protect herself
against massacres. such as had oc-
CURED at Nikolaicysk. Tchitcherin
charged that the troops at Nix OIL
arcysk had violated the armistice
and provoked the clash which re-
suited in many deaths on both sides,