Evening star., 1922-05-14
Proposes Giving Dominant
Voice on Commission, Un-
shackIed by Decisions.
WOULD ADMIT B0LSHEVlK
If AMERICANS ACCEPT
French and British Still Deadlock
ed-Lloyd George Calls Pri-
vate Conference.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
= GENOA May 13.-France has ap-
Spealed to the United States to par
ticipate in the propos& international
commission to investigate the Rus
sian situation. The American am
bassador, Richard Washburn Child
informed the Associated Press to-
night that such a. proposal had been
submitted to him by the French dele
CATION
The ambassador understood that
the French proposal suggests that
the United States, if the invitation is
accepted. would have dominant
voice in the action of the commission
but would not be bound by her ac-
ceptance to any decisions of the COM
mission which she did not approve.
If the United States accepts. France
would agree to the Russians being
represented in the commission.
Allies Still DeadIocked.
Premier Lloyd George and NJ Bar
thou were in private conference for
two hours this afternoon. apparently
iedCHiU5 dil SSiiSiie i'A
solving the Anglo-French deadlock
on the plans to continue the discus
sions of the Russian problem. The
subcommission on Russian affairs
also met and argued for more than
three hours without definite results.
Mr.. Lloyd George will have a confer
ence at his villa tomorrow morning with
Baron Hayashi NJ Barthou, NJ. Jasper
and Signor Schanzer. in an effort to
reach compromise.
Nothing Definite Reached.
After the meeting of the subcom-
mission. Sir Edward Griggs, secretary
to the British prime minister, said there
had been progress. but gave no definite
explanation of its natare. The French
and British delegats rs, he asserted.
were well on the road to an agreement,
but nothing definite was reached. Ac-
counts of the meeting by members of
other delegations. however, give little
Indication that a compromise is any
nearer.
The Russians have announced that
they will not accept any plan excluding
them from the discussions. On one
thing. all the delegati tions agree, the in
viting powers, the little entente and the
Baltic entente as well as the neutrals,
namely. that somehow the United States
mixed commission.
~ French Hope Revives.
NJ. Colrat, French undersecretary of
state, informed the Associated Press
that he is still confident of an accord.
France is still unwilling to have Rus
SLAMS sit with the mixed commission
discussing Russian finances, but sug-
gestions have been made that a special
commission of Russian experts be
formed, which may be called in by the
mixed commission when it desires in
formation.
Again the Russians declare that
they will not accept any such plan.
as that would not be dealing with
them on an equality basis. and it is
difficult for, the delegations to find
any plan appealing to both the French
and British and yet not offensive to
the Russians.
Exposition of Views.
The afternoon meeting of the sub
commission was chiefly an exposition
of the views of the powers which had
not entered into the discussion at the
morning. session. Japan, Poland. Swift
zerland and Sweden, as we'll as
France and CIR eat Britain, set forth
their views. Tiscount Ishii support
ed the British position that the Rus
SLAMS should participate in the mixed
commission. He regarded the task Of
the Genoa conference as too impor-
tant to be lightly abandoned. since it
really concerned e&e reconstruction
not only of Europe. bat the whole
world. He finally expressed the hope
that the British and French would
agree on some method of procedure
Sees Hope In Truce.
M. Motta, ex-president of Switzer-
land. preferred that the mixed COM
mission should be named by the con-
ference, but it might be possible to
have the governments participating
in the conference name the commits
sion outside of the regular sessions.
He favored having the Russions par
,icipate, said that Switzerland was
enthusiastic about the proposed truce
and expressed the hope that the truce
vould be a preliminary to lasting
peace pact.