The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-17
SILENCE ENVELOPS RAILROAD STRIKE SITUATION
SOVIE < 1LEGA.TES TOI THEIR CA ASE
 TOHAGUE CONFERENCE
Russian Reply May Result in enc w e d Negotiations. More Time and Patience Will Be Given Question
By Associated Press

The Hague, July 16.-Soviet Rus sia will accept Europe's invitation to restate it's case. This information was conveyed tonight to the Associ' ated Press by the soviet spokesman That the statement will result in a revival of The Hague conference, nobody, least of all the Russian del egates, dare predict
 Maxim Litvinoff. head of the soviets, has communicated with Moscow, and Russia's answer to the communication sent to the Russian delegation yesterday which was vir- tually a bid for new declarations from the Russians, may be delayed until Moscow has It's say.
 Meantime, the non-Russian dele gations continued their work of pre- pairing reports of the three subcom- missions, which will show why they failed to reach an accord with the Russian delegates on the vital ques- tions of property, debts and credits. Whether these reports will be pre- sented and adopted at final pie nary session on Wednesday depends on the nature of the soviet answer; on this NM. Litvinoff. Krassin ana Sokolnikoff labored throughout Sun day.
 Hope for Negotiations
 "We hope" said the soviet repre- sentative, that our new statement will be deemed a basis for renewed negotiations, but that Is for the non Russian delegates to decide. We will try to make our position clear.
 Europe's attempt to resuscitate The Hague conference is regarded here as additional proof of the se- riousness of the general economic sit uation. The Hague has become sort of barometer for Europe as whole. The experts assembled here have been instructed by their home gov ernments to exhaust every possible means to reach an accord, or the be- ginning of an accord, with the Rus sians because 1t is believed that any Russian problem will contribute greatly to a betterment of the eco homie situation as a whole.
 Informal attempts by the delegates to find common ground for reopening the discussions were followed last night by letter which M. Patyn, president of the central commission, sent to M. Litvinoff, setting forth that the presidents and members of all the SubcommlSSlonS would be glad to give the Russians an opportunity to modify their previous declarations Redouble Efforts
 The idea conveyed to the Russians was that perhaps they had been mis- | understood and that the matters un- der negotiation were so grave for Flu rope. including Russia. that there ought to be no separation without redoubled attempts to reach an un- derstanding.
 This really embodies the views of ! many of the non Russian delegates who believe that the rupture with the Russians was too brusque and that more time and patience should have been employed in studying the Rus sian problem. Some of the smaller states, headed by Switzerland, feel particularly that matters were toe quickly brought to a crisis and that the chasm between communism and capitalism is so wide it can be bridged only, if at all by time and limltless investigation and study. Not many of the delegates tonight are hopeful. but all seemed to be de- termined not to leave The Hague until they have satisfied themselves and their governments that a com pact with communism Is an utter inn possibility.