New-York tribune., 1922-05-18

Nominally the land has been national
ICED. but in reality it is under peas
ant proprictorship. It is no use trying
70 conceal that fact. No one can turn
the peasants out OF their land no mat
ter what decree is issued at Moscow"
The British Premier said he believed
that the two economic systems were
coming nearer and nearer together and
that in tho end some adjustment might
come
Another reason for the failure OF the
Genoa gathering, he said. was the
demonstration by Russian workmen on
May Day that gave undue prominence
20 Communist principles. influencing
the Russian delegation here and max
ing 1T difficult for them to come to
terms.
Lloyd George pleaded with Tchit~
cherin not to raise further objections
to the mode of procedure arranged for
Tha Hague. and urged Russia to try
with the separate commission system
20 reconcile. the. differences between
tho two economic theories.
Agreement to Include Germany
Replying to Tchitcherins objection
to the exclusion Of Germany from The
: Hague meeting. the British Premier
explained that the Berlin government
has no interest in the question of
credits for Russia and that questions
,of private property and debts between
Russia and Germany had already been
disposed OF by their separate treaty
signed at Rapalo.
However. said Lloyd George. if an
agreement were reached at The Hague
it would be folly to attempt to bar
Germany from cooperating in the re-
construction Of Russia. In q possibly
guarded reference to the United States,
Lloyd George added:
'It is desirable to get TIE co-opera-
ton OF anybody who can make any con-
tribution. That's all I've got to say
about that"
Tchitcherir interrupted here to sup
port his charges that Russla's neigh
nors were ready Cor an attack on the
Bolsheviki. by adducing copies Of sup
posed secret documents which seemed
10 indicate the completely OF France.
'Nco- -Slavis and Rumana in "active
preparations Of General Wrangcl
against the Soviet government"
Lloyd George replied that the coun-
tries mentioned did not have any secret
agreements of any kind concerning
s1a's best interests to sign the non
aggression truce.
Violation Breach Of Honor
"Any country which, after accepting
this pact, encourages. eouips or stimu-
lates attacks against Russia during the
period covered by it is guilty of q
breach of an international agreement
and an honorable understanding" said
Lloyd George, with something of his
old oratorical form. That's why I
want a aggression pact. do not
want to see Russia attacking other
countries and I do not want to see
others attacking Russia. There is no
good in it. Ii keeps Europe in a sort
Of tumult, excites nationalist feeling
on both sides, and under such condi-
tions, Russia will not calm down. aud
the other nations cannot come to an
understanding on which to reconstruct
this battered, shattered old continent"
Lloyd George chided Tchitcherin for
describing Russia as "a harmless, limo
cent, patient, tolerant. and, in fact,
model of Christian virtues"
after sixteen years in international
politics. said the British Premier. Il
have come TO the conclusion that it is
more than you can do to mind your own
ous'ness. To attempt to reform other
countries results in great deal Of
trouble That's why have favored
the non aggression pact, and | hope,
once 1T is signed. that the nations will
keep it faithfully"
Plot Charges Ridicuicd
The supposed secret documents that
Ichitcherin introduced in the commits
sion session included one in which it
was said That large sums of money
had been sent by Boris Bakhmetef.
Russian Ambassador at Washington
to support the Wrangel army. This
document, dated April 8, 1929, was
headed office Of the chief Of the
general staff of the Russian army."
anc instructed the Russian Minister
at Belgrade to enter into certain neao-
tiations with the Premier of Jugo-
Slavia for the equipment Of the anti
Holshevik soldiers. 1t was signed by
the lieutenant general commanding.
Lloyd George. in ridiculing the docu
ments and their charges, said it was
absurd to say that the nations men
toned were plotting with Wrangel. In
TACT, he added, the nations that are
now harboring him and his former
soldiers are ready to turn them over
to any other country that might want
them, lock, stock and barrel, and would