The New York herald., 1922-06-13
Cabinet Will Decide To-day
About Nature Of Repre-
sentation at Farley.
sEXPERTS' PLAN FAVORED
Poincare Outlines Conditions,
but Agrees With Britain
on Barring Politics.

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Premier Poincare. in his note to the
British, Government. in reply to the
recent British memorandum; does not
cede an inch from the position taken
in his memorandum of June / with
respect to the Hague conference. He
insists that If the Powers come to an
agreement in advance and present a
united front to the Russians at Tie
Hague and not permit them to stray
from the point. they can and will ac-
cept all required of them. AS proof
of this, M. Poincare instances what
they have done for Italy in the treaty
just concluded
The French document, although
lengthy and businesslike, is devoid of
diplomatic circumlocutions and liter
ary graces. The tone is somewhat
acid, disparaging references to the
Genoa conference are frequent, and
there is what appears to be an uncom-
plinentary allusion to the bankers
commission, when. speaking of the
question Of credits to Russia, the re-
ply refers to "the demands formu-
lated by prospective lenders with re-
gard to certain countries whose pros
perty and economic future could not
be doubted"
Text of the French Note.
The text Of the note. which was COM
municated to all the Powers invited to
the Hague conference excepting Russia,
recalls that the French Governments
note to London on June 1 was an at
tempt 10 dissipate Misunderstanding
which remained in the minds of a ma
tority OF the delegates attending the
Genoa conference owing to the involved
discussions there and to equivocal min
utes Of the meetings at Genoa.
The French note of June 1 also was
for the purpose of enabling the proposed
Hague conference to work along clear
and precise methods In conformity with
the Cannes resolutions too often for
gotten at Genoa"
Inasmuch as the difficulty the British
Government experienced in replying
promptly to the French note was not
caused by the strength of its arguments.
the new note continues. It would have
been desirable for the British Govern
ment to give some proofs of the con-
fusions in thoughts and ignorance of
the subject to which the British note
refers as being evident in the French
note Of June 1.
"The French Government is glad to
know that the British Government
shares its view that the Hague confer
ence will be one Of experts. not author
ized to take decisions without referring
them to thei- respective governments.
and not plenipotentiaries." says the re-
ply. but other Powers have interpreted
the minutes OF the Genoa meeting Of
May IA otherwise and have decided to
send plenipotentiaries to The Hague"
Far Preliminary Agreement.
The note regrets the British interpre-
tation that the meeting of experts on
June Is is simply to settle the rules Of
debates. and not to discuss the funda-
mental principles of law and fact. Such
procedure implied that a general agree
ment would soon be reached between the
allied experts upon proposals of a prac-
tcal nature TO the present Soviet, but
unfortunately such an accord did not
exist.
"The discussions at Genoa" the note
declares. have shown that Fundamental
Emergencies exist between the Allies on
many important points. 1t Is not rea-
sonable to appear before the Soviet DEL
egates without concerted plan: they
have shown at Genoa how we'll they i'm
proved every opportunity to profit by
the slightest difference between the
Allies. Several other Powers under
stand that there should be a p-elim-
mary agreement between the Allies be-
fore meeting the Russians.
"The French suggestion that the
memorandum OF May II should be with
drawn previous to the meeting OF the
experts would have had the merit of
avoiding all ambiguity. but IL II is de-
clared that this document Is annuled by
the minutes of the plenary session of
the Genoa conference, that II will be
ignored by the Hague experts, and that
II the Russians invoke II II will not be
countenanced, II Is evident that in fact
such a procedure is indirectly equivalent
to withdrawal of the memorandum.
stick to Cannes Resolutions.
"The French Government. as we'll as
the British, considers that a case arising
in the Hague conference must be abso-
Iutely governed by the Cannes resolu-
tIons, because in documents successfully
introduced at Genoa by the Soviets they
deliberately departed in letter and spirit
from these resolutions. to which the
French Government insists upon the
necessity OF adhering.
Concerning private property. the
French Government recognizes the right
OF rcquisition, which IL mas itself made
use of. but subject TO Just indemnity.
which the Soviet Government in its
present situation is not capable CT assur-
ing except In a few limited cases. Such
compensation offered under these cir
cumstances would be illusory for the
Interested parties or ruinous to Russia
Therefore. to avoid settling upon an
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