New Britain herald., 1922-04-14
Ukrainian President Sug- gests Making Loans To Bankrupt Countries on Basis of Population
Conference Economic Ex. perts Meet Today in At. tempt to Devise Means for Strengthening Out Europe

Genoa, April 14.-(B the Associat- ed Press) Rakovsky, prcs- ident of the Ukraine republic, prom ises to become one of the soviet dele gatons brightest platform stars at thd international conference. He thrives on debate and has so much persistence and good humor that none of the other delegates seem able to down him.
 And he simply will not leave the United States gold reserve alone. He made another attempt yesterday to raid the United States treasury through his proposal before the finan- cial commission that the states pos session the greatest quantity of gold make loans to the poorer countries. He made particular reference to the United States.
 Suggests Loans
 The Ukrainian president suggested loans to the bankrupt countries on the basis of their population which would naturally give Russia the lions share, and his proposal has caused much humorous comment in conference cir cles. especially as coming from a rep resentative of the soviet which only with money entirely.
 M. Rakovsky is younger and far less serious than the other members of the Russian delegation.
 Soviets Are BaTled
 M. Rakovsky announced to the correspondent that the soviet delega- tion was as yet unable to comprehend the proposal to Russia prepared by the allied technical experts and con- sequently had not decided what to do about it, but he would he glad to an- sWer any questions about Russia.
 After he finished his stormy ses- sion with the financial commission yesterday he gave an hour to the newspaper men.
 President of republics are not so open handed every day of the year, and the Italian news writers were especially delighted at the opportunity he offered How about the courts? Why did other European nations feel their nationals were unsafe in Rus sia Had the cheka actually been dis
  other questions were parried by Ra- kovsky who declared the cheka had been relegated to the background, that trials were now held in courts better than any others in the world, and that there was not the slightest reason for Europes distrust of the soviet government.
 Experts Meet Today.
 Europe's financial tangle was brought to the front for considera- tion at today's session of the Genoa conference, further discussion of Rus sian affairs having been postponed un- til tomorrow.
 Sir Basil Blackett. controller of finance in the British treasury. called | his spacial consultative committee of financial experts together, hoping to evolve the basis for a preliminary re- port to the financial commission of the commission tomorrow. This spe- cial committee which was appointed | yesterday comprises representatives of virtually every European country ex- cept Russia and it's members are re- puted to be the leading financial ex perts of the continent. They are ex- pected to devise practicable plans for out Europe's economic machinery.
 French Unchanged.
 Louis Barthous address before the English and American newspaper cor yesterday the report of which quickly spread through official circles, was widely com mented upon today as indicating that France while consistently conciliatory was determined to play no second fid- dle at Genoa. On the contrary. the is strong that France will insist to the bitter end to her right Lo live" as the French put it coloqui- ally.
 The head of the French delegation who is one of his country's most per -nnsive orators. was never in better form than when he scored those n.4o.n ne charged with unjustifiably ndctng France as a militaristic na- Lion.