The New York herald., 1922-06-28
Delegates at Hague Insist
They Must First Know In
ternal Situation.
CONFIDENCE IS REQUISITE
Status Of Private Property
Must Be Determined Be-
fore Granting Loan.
ny JOHN NH. STUART.

spec,af Cable to THE New York HEnALp.
Copyright, 1929, by THE NDw York HnRALp.
THE HAGUE, June 27.-The Hague
conference got down TO brass tacks to-
day, the Russians consenting to a
compromise scheme whereby all ques-
tions shall be examined more or less
Jointly. Each side agreed to lay the
cards on the table--tha Russians their
detailed demands for credits, the exact
situation in Russia and just how they
proposed to use credits granted; the
non Russians their detailed demands
for guarantees and security.
This occurred in meeting Of the
credits subcommission, but will apply
to all the others. The French gave
explicit consent to this plan and their
rupture from the conference now
seems impossible. at least until the
entire scheme is examined.
Admittedly, it is matter OF weeks
or months, during which the experts
will continue to sit here, barring un-
foreseen developments. What such un-
foreseen developments may be was set
forth In an example tonight, In Lit
vinoff's note to r. j. II. Patyn, presi-
dent of the main commission, demand
ing whether the French and the Bel
gians. who failed to agree with their
allies at Genoa regarding dealing with
Russia, had agreed to act in harmony
at this conference.
NJ. Patyn, of course, was able to re-
ply "Yes," in the terms Of the decla-
ration here by NJ. Benoist, French
Ambassador, following Premier Poin-
cares visit In London, and this, 1t is
believed, will satisfy the Russians,
though French quarters are inclined
to regard the demand as an effort to
make M. Poincare eat little crow on
the verge of the conference.
Litvfnoff Outmaneuvered.
Litvnoff, In the course of long ses-
sion to-day. modified most of the in
translgeance displayed in his newspaper
statems snt last night. EiIst he tried to
get tho subcommission to promise that
the Russians would get credits before
discussing any of the other questions.
but Lieut.. Commander Edward Hilton
Young of England replied that some OF
the busiest men In Europe would not be
hanging around Scheveningen unless
credits were possible. THE answer to
your question lies in your own hands"
Commander Young told Litvinoff. and
after a bit OF sparring in which tho
French Joined helpfully. the position
was made clear.
Baron Avezzano, for the credits com.
mission, asked Litvinoff' to inform him
of the needs for Russian reconstruction.
whas money was wanted, could enough
be raised and what should be the guar.
antics and terms. He asked that this
information be divided und er the heads
Of transport, agricu ture. industry, in
ternal and external commerce. He asked
that under each head the Russians
should say what, In their opinion, was
the most urgent requirement ana
whether II was proposed to expeId the
credit in any particular geographical
region first
Litvnoff made one of two attempts to
jrckey the conference into the position
o. committing the Governments to In
dorsing time credits, ar! tried again to
draw promise that .redits would be
definitely forthcoming. AS n result he
VAS plainly told that everything de-
pended upon what he himself had to
offer here. and that the ultimate an
swer depended as much upon the private
property and debts subcommissions as
the credits subcomm ssion.
To all this LitvinoT agreed. The
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