New-York tribune., 1922-04-17
Poincare Expected to Ar
rive in Ten Days and
Meet Lloyd George Be-
. fore the Latter Departs
Next Move Awaits
Word From Moscow
Reds Consult With Prin-
cipaIs by Radio; Plea
Of Tchi.cherin Regard.
ed as Mastery Effort
By Arthur S. Draper
BY Cable 70 The Tribuns

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GENOA, April 16.-Completion
of the chief tasks before the Genoa
economic conference within two
weeks is now expected in view Of
the report that Premier Lloyd
George, prime mover in its negotia-
tions, expects to return to London
the last of this month. Premier
Poincare of France probably will
come to Genoa within ten days in
order to see the British Premier be-
fore he departs for home.
Georg Tchitcherin, chief of the
Moscow delegation, who did most Of
the talking for the Russians at yes
terday's conference with the Allied
Big Four at Lloyd Georges villa,
was engaged to-day in an extended
radio conversation with Premier
Lenine in Moscow. He will not be
called into conference with the
Allied leaders again until he has had
report from the heads Of the Boz
shevik government and has been IN
structed how far to go in making a
compromise with the Allies. The
German wireless here hummed all
day with the Russian messages to
and from Moscow
Real Peace Foreshadowcd
The results of yesterdays conference
seem to foreshadow at Last d real pcs
| sibility of peace in Europe Only the
Europeans realize what tremendous
advantage that would be for the whole
world. No other European leader
could have accomplished what Lloyd
George has since he reached Genoa g
week ago yesterday, and still his I'M
mense task is only partly finished. In
the next fortnight he hopes to bring
ali the nations at this gathering into
a compact recognizing Russia and re-
opening the channels OF trade between
that country and the rest of the world.
That is Lloyd Georges chief goal, but
he wants also to bar aggressive mill
tary action for ten years. The British
won't call it disarmament, limitation
! of armament or even a truce, but If
the Lloyd George scheme is accepted in
good faith it will amount to all Of
these.
Further details OF the profound,v
important and highly critical confer
| ence which lasted nearly two whole
| days in Lloyd Georges villa became
known to-day. Tchitcherin made q
truly remarkable and impressive state.
ment of Russia's position. Here fol
| lows paraphrase of the case as he
| put it:
We went to war with you only part.
| ~ prepared and in bad economic and
financial condition. After three YEAR
we were compelled to make peace. In
! the last three years we lost Finland.
the Baltic States, Bessarabia and other
! UCeirltofy' RUSSIA not only lost to
! Germany but to the Allies as wcII.
Then for two years vou made ,per
against us and we lost tremendously Ia
men and material. and finally famine
reduced large areas.
Quits Now, He Contends
From a moral viewpoint we are now
| quits. Setting our countercIa,u.
against your demands, we would owe
about 10000 100000 gold francs, bnt
you can see we cannot pay. We offer
"hat we have-concessions in forests.
coal, iron and oil. We cannot ex-
piolt them as we haven't the capital
or machinery, but we have labor and
! raw material"
Tchitcherin's statement, which Pc
CURED more than an hour to deliver.
held the closest attention Of all those
present, and frequently some of the
delegates interrupted to ask further
| details on certain points NJ. Seydoux
of the French delegation, said later he
considered it one of the most dramatic
| statements he ever heard, and every
one wondered what Lloyd George would
say IN reply.
1--WE owe you nothing the British
Prime Minister finally said. "In every
revolution there is part of the popuia-
tion wnich is in full sympathy with
| the attitude of the neigh boring states
hostile to that revolution. Kolchak
and Denikine desired simply to maks
war against Germany, and our sup
port of them was perfectly logical"
Lloyd George found historical anal
ogy in the English position at the
time Of the French Revolution.
You must admit also that your
propaganda gave us just cause for
fearing you,' he continued THAT fear
no longer exists. You have given US
much new information about your posi-
tion and your views, and we assure yoa
we don't want to be unreasonable.
American Attitude Cited
ave will give you all the accommo-
dations you want. Our attitude
toward you, regarding debts, is not
unlike that of America coward US.
What we want is that you recognize
your financial obligations. The prin-
ciple is the thing that matters. A
government, which doesn't recognize
its possibilities, Injuries itself. II
you don't recognize this principle you
cannot hope for future assistance from
any one.
'We hold that the late war was no.
one between England and Germany. but
between Russia, Austria and the Bal
kan States. France might have re-
NAMED neutral. but she kept her sn-
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