Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-14
Squabble Again
Threatens to Split
Genoa Conference
Positions Of England and
France on Russian Az.
fairs Apparently Ir.
reconcilable.


doubtful whether the British and
French positions could be reeoneiled
NJ. Bar,hou. head Of the Frenel,
delegation, declared ., the meeting
OF the subcommission that France
would never eonsen, 10 having
mixed commissions on which the
Russians served give consideration
TO Russian credits. debts and the
treatment OF foreign property ma
iionalized in Russia.
Chief Differences.
The chief differences of opinion
regarding the proposed mixed COM
mission Of experts, suggested in the
Russian reply were these:
First Whether the Russians
should be included.
Second. Whether the mixed COM
mission should meet at Genoa or
elsewhere.
Third. Whether the work OF the
mixed commission should begin i'm.
mcdia,ely or after the breaking up Of
the conference.
Fourth. Whether the mixed conf
mission should be divided into three
subcommissions, one for Russian
public debts, another for credits to
be granted to Russia, and the third,
10 consider the private property
question. or whether three mixed
commissions be appointed, each deal
ing with one Of these subjects.
Serious Discussion"
After the adjournment OF tine meet
ing. which was taken at l:l5 .. m,
until 5 o'clock, the British delegation
announced that serious though
friendly" discussion had occurred.
Prime Minister Lloyd George in
opening the discussion, said the Rus
sian reply in substance showed the
soviet delegation wished to come to
some arrangement If possible.
Everybody, Mr.. Lloyd George re.
marked, had their difficulties with
public opinion and it was not right
for other statesmen to criticize the
soviet representatives too severely.
Serious for Europe.
He said he thought the breaking
tip OF the conference because Of the
Russian document would be serious
for Europe and Asia.
NJ. Barthou, for France, said that
five weeks Of consideration Of the
Russian question at Genoa had been
without result and it was unlikely
that further consideration of them by
commissions named by the Genoa
conference would be useful.
The Russians had shown clearly.
he said, that they would only take up
the time with propaganda.
This conflict of opinion gave rise
to the serious doubts as to whether
the two positions were susceptible to
reconciliation.
Proposes Truce.
Mr.. Lloyd George said break up
of the conference would send the
Russians home to a great population
in the grip of famine and pestilence.
who would fear that the doors OF
hope had been shut upon them with
clang. Nobody could doubt, he said,
that fierce resentment would ensue
which would menace not only Rus
sia's neighbors, but the peace OF the
entire world.
He proposed truce on the basis
Of existing frontiers, leaving final
settlement of the frontier question
until the commission had finished its
work and definite treaties could be
signed.
He emphasized that It was essen
tial above everything else that the
Russians be represented on the pro-
posed commissions, otherwise the
meetings would merely be a repeti-
ton Of the meeting Of the inviting
powers. which had produced the Lon
don memorandum, and this would be
a waste Of time.
"The truce must be reciprocal" he
said.
While the Russian note has virtu-
ally disrupted the program of the
conference, and it appears that a gen
eral agreement with the Russians at
the present meeting is improbable,
a commission may be formed to in
vestigate such questions as credits,
debts and the treatment OF foreign
private property in Russia, with the
hope that something constructive can
be accomplished.
The dominate task is to reconcile
communism and private property
rights.
While the pessimistic are claiming
the conference dead and saying that
for decency's sake it will be given
ceremonious burial, Prime Minister
Lloyd George Of Great Britain,
alarmed at the possibilities Of new po-
litical crises, is striving with other
leaders to create a binding truce
which will prevent new schemes and
nut of the dangers Of war.
He hopes that such a truce, with
the proposed commission Of inquiry
into Russia's problems, will prov:
helpful in maintaining peace and
bringing about the gradual economic
reconstruction of Europe.
Must Continue.
"The economic conference must
continue its labor and SO render con-
ficts among peoples impossible. de-
clared the Italian foreign minister,
Signor Schanzer, today, addressing
the newspaper representatives, at the
conference, Before It adjourns
there must go forth throughout the
world a message from Genoa that
there will be no more aggressions
among nations"
France to Withdraw
Eroro Moate IN R,ee