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I" tn" tinality of its decision not TO par
ticipatc in conferences on the European
economic situation of the Genoa type.
officials here waited with the interest
III" next move OF the powers attending
the Italian meeting.
The Russian situation was discussed
today at the state Department at a
conference in which Secretary Hughes.
Secretary Hoover and former Governor
Goodrich. of Indiana, an otficial with
the American Relief Administration,
participated. Governor Goodrich cx-
poets to sail from New York soon to
make another survey Of relief conditions
in the land of the Soviet.
Impartial observers at Genoa have
been unanimous recently in stating that
only the hope of securing the attendance
Of the United States either at Genoa
or at the proposed conference at The
Hague had prevented the arising Of an
impaSsc.
This hope was definitely removed in
tho reply. dispatched by the State Do.
partment last night to Ambassador
Child. to formal invitation profrcrcd
through ~" french delegation at
Genoa. The reply says:
inlS 'oN'rnnent has carefully
considered the Invitation extended TO
II by the president nf the GenoB con
florence, under the conditions SGT forth
in the agreement of the inviting Pow
crS, to join tho proposed cOmmiss ion
70 meet at The Hague on June H..
This Government Is most DESTROYS to
aid in every practicable way the con-
Sidcration of the economic exiCencies
in Russia and wishes again to express
the deep friendship felt by the peoplc
, Of the United States for the people of
Russia and their keen interest in ali
proceedings looking TO the recovery
OF their economic life and the return
of the prosperity to which their ca
pacities and resources cntitle them.
Genoa Under Another Name
The American people have given
the most tangible evidence of their
unscfish interest in the economic re.
cuperation of Russia. and this Gov
ernment would be most reluctant TO
abstain from any opportunity of help
fulnoss.
This Government. however. is un-
able 10 conclude that ii can hclpfully
participate in the meeting at The
Hague. as this would appear to be a
continuance under a different nomcn-
rlaturo Of tho Genoa conference and
destined TO encounter the same diff
"ulti"s if the attitude disclosed IN the
Russian memorandum Of May II re
mains unchanged.
The inoscapablr aud ultimate
question would appear to be the
restoration Of productivity in Rus
sin. the essential conditions Of
which are still TO be secured aud
must in the nature of things be
provided within Russia herself.
Economic Inquiry Favored
While this Government has be.
lieved that these conditions ure
reasonably clear, it has always
been ready to join with the Gov
ernments extending the present in
vitation in arranging for an in
quiry by experts into the economic
situation in Russia and the nec-
essary remedies. Such an in
auiry would appropriately deal
with the economic pre- requisites Of
that restoration Of production in
Russia, without which there would
appear to be lacking any sound
basis for credits.
,rl II should bn added that tbis
issGpt, alccgS lis wn't '"l'nrr 10 4
80 90 "n . .aiy Iro.