The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-17
But Several Reservations Are
Made in Her Reply.
Two Commissions Are to Work
Out Agreement Detail.
TWO REPLIES SENT BY U. S.
One Was to France Telling Her
Favor of Some Adjustment.
Then Her Refusal to Sit at The
Hague Caused Bewilderment.

Genoa, May 1.-THE Russian dele
cation in the international economic
conference today under protest ac-
cepted the plan for two commissions
to meet at The Hague for detailed
study of the Russian problem. One
commission will be mixed; the other
will be composed of Russian experts
who will furnish all data requested.
Tie Russians moved a number OF
amendments to The Hague plan.
The political subcommission held
two meetings today. The general feel
ing was much more hopeful as the
afternoon session began.
Washington, May 17-French
sources at Genoa prior to issuance by
the economic conference of an invita-
tion to the United States to participate
in The Hague meeting sent a feeler
to develop the American attitude to-
ward such participation it was learned
today.
The American reply. it was ex-
planned, was sympathetic in character
but was not an acceptance altho ap-
parently construed at Genoa as fore
casting participation by the sUnited
States This it was said was the only
explanation that could be assigned in
official quarters here to the confusion.
in European capitals which has fol-
lowed American declination of the
formal invitation.
The French proposal was of a gen.
eral nature and fixed no time or place
for the suggested economic commits
sion to meet. The American renIv
crossed on the cables the formal invf-
tation to the Hague meeting and the
result it was said today evidently was
that the American sympathetic atti-
tude toward the original French sug-
gestion was construed in some quarters
abroad as indicating acceptance of the
invitation to the Hague
The general terms of the French
suggestion which confined the pro-
posed inquiry to purely economic
matters was viewed here as having
possible value and while the Aneri-
can reply was careful not to commit
the United States to an acceptance in
advance of a consideration of the
Speeific mission to be assigned to any
International committee of experts
that might be created, it did clearly
indicate sympathetic feeling toward
the project on the part of Washing
ton government
I'M rapid course of events in the
capie correspondence resulted in con-
Iuslon IN Washington as to just what
was tIanspiring at Genoa. 1t also
made necessary. it was pointed out,
prompt transmission and publication
of the American refusal in order to
cIear up any confusion that might ex-
ISL at Genoa as to Americas position
on that specific proposal.
Moscow. May 17-Despite the out-
come of the Genoa conference. Russia
VII! carry out all the international
obligations to which she is committed
Leon Trotzky, commissar for war in
the soviet government. declared today
He said Russia is anxious to enter
into a commercial agreement with the
United States.
1T looks as tho Genoa will result in
failure" said the military leader But.
regardless of the outcome, Russia will
carry out all the international obli-
cations to which she is committed
Russia will assure guarantees for pri-
vate economic initiative