Evening star., 1922-04-14
SPLIT OVER RUSSIA
MARKS 'B|GFOUR'S'
PARLEYAT GENOA
Various Allied Governments
:. Fail to Indorse London
Decisions.
SOVIET DEMAND FOR
Indemnity AIDED
Financial Tangle of Continent
Taken Up by Committee With
Hope of Clearing It Up.
BY the Associated Press.

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GENOA, April 14.-Divergencies Of
opinion over Russia are reported to
have developed at the meeting this
morning of the economic conferences
'big four" for discussion Of the Rus
sian problems.
The participants were Prime Min
aster Lloyd George Of Great Britain.
Vice Premier Barthou of France.
Foreign Minister Schanzer of Italy
and Foreign Minister Jaspar Of
Belgium. The Italian delegation
afterward confirmed the report that
the document drawn up by the allied
experts in London dealing with the
question of Russia, which has been
The center of so much discussion. had
not been indorsed by the various
allied governments. The Italian ex-
pert, indeed, had disapproved of those
clauses of the report which If put
into effect would humiliate Russia, it
was declared.
Mr.. Lloyd George. it was asserted.
after the morning session had favored
the Russian proposal to grant Russia
indemnity for damages she had sus-
tanned as the result of military opera
tions against the soviet regime.
brought to the front for consideration
at today's sessions of the Genoa con-
ference.
Sir Basil BIackett. controller Of the
British treasury. called his special
consultative committee of financial
experts together. hoping to evolve the
basis for q preliminary report to the
financial commission of the confer
ence tomorrow.
Leadine Financial Experts.
This special committee. which was
appointed yesterday, comprises repre-
sentatiyes of virtually every Euro
pean country, except Russia, and its
members are reputed to be the lead
ing financial experts of the continent.
They are expected to devise practi-
cable plans for Strengthening out Eu-
ropes economic ns9chinery.
Louis Barthous address before the
English and American newspaper cor
respondents yesterday, the report of
cles. was widely commented upon this
morning as indicating that France,
while persistently conciliatory. 10 de-
1ermined to play no second fiddle at
Genoa On the contrary, the impress
SION is strong that France will insist
to the bitter end to her right to
live" as the French put 1t colloQuially.
Tho head of the French delegation.
who is one of his country's most per-
euasive orators. was never in better
whom he charged with unjustihably
indicating France as q militaristic na-
tion. After sketching Frances con-
tribution to civilization in the arts.
literature and science. he added:
1T is the very existence of INTEL
Nryhf fnN f0 ot oh Nd
we are vain enough to believe that
the world still needs France. We are
not excited; we are calm and reason
able and ready to work in the great
task of saving Europe, for work. not
words. is the great need Of the hour.
France wishes to be judged by her
acts, not words.
After the meeting of the consulta-
tive committee of financial experts a
communique was issued saying the
explanation by various members of
the principles underlying the world
currency situation. The members
also put forward suggestions for
dealing with the needs of the various
countries. This committee will hold
two meetings daily, so as to expedite
its Investigations.
Vanderlip Plan Interests.
The conference subcommittee on
economics today appointed two sub
committees. one to consider customs
and the other to study general eco
nomic questions, particularly from
their legal aspects. Delegates from
Spain, Austria, Finland, Rumania and
Denmark were given membership in
the latter body.
Many of the delegates are mani
Testing considerable interest in Frank
A. Vanderlip's idea Of establishing
in central Europe a European reserve
bank, similar in its system to the
American reserve banks, which would
issue special currency gradually to re-
place the currencies of the countries
in which the bank would operate.
Genoa is gradually developing as
the seat of a great, unnamed institu-
tion of economic and financial re-
search which Is tackling the greatest
problems of economics the world ever
produced. Mr.. Vanderlip seems to be
in accord with Senator Schanzer and
the other Italian leaders in the idea
that the conference may be merely
an Introductory to salve Europe's
woes. and that it seems almost certain
that at this juncture only>a beginning
can be made at the task of putting
Europe in order. Without help later
from America, the best opinion Is that
durable things cannot be accom-
plished.