Arizona republican., 1922-05-18
RUSSIAN EXPERT
COMMISSION TO
MEET AT HAGUE

! GENOA, May 1.-THE Hague ha
| been definitely selected as the meet
| ing place for the experts who will
! furtller examines the Russian prob.
lem, II was announced tonight. Ar
rangements for the Hague confer.
ence IN June We're practically com
pleted with today's acceptance be
the Russian delegates of the pro-
posals submitted to them, which
hove been amended so as to pro-
vide that a truce between the va
rlous powers will continue for a
maximum of eight months.
A meeting of the full political
commission of the conference will
be held tomorrow morning and the
llnal plenary session probably on
Friday. Premier Lloyd George hopes
to start for England Friday after-
noon. The pocess verbal relating.
to the Lloyd George plan for dual
commissions to meet at The Hague
which was presented to the Rus
SANS on Monday, last. was adopted
with an annex. With the amend
ments carried today by the sub
commission, 1t will be sent to the
washington government, probably
with a letter from the secretary Of
the Genoa conference which is
likely TO be considered tomorrow at
a meeting of the full political com
mission.
Clause six Of the annex to the
process verbal, which refers to the
truce of preliminary pact of non
aggression was amended in such
manner as to make it clear that the
truce, as we'll as applying to the
Russlan government proper, will ap-
ply 90 to the eight republics al
iled with Russia. This would bring
IN the Far Eastern republic, with
Which Japan has been vainly trying
to conclude a general treaty.
After conference with Mr.. Mil
ierand, Lloyd George and Rathenau.
1t was announced that the French
and Belgian delegat tions approved
todays proceedings, but must refer
the whole matter to their home gov
ernments for ratification.
When asked tonight whether
France intended to participate in
The Hague meeting, the French
spokesman answered that it was too
early to say. The question of par
ticipation depended not only on Pre-
mier Poincare. but also on the
French parliament.
Many members of the chamber of
deputies, the French delegate add
ed. Were vigorously opposed to any
negotiations whatsoever with the
holsheviki and much concerning The
Hague so far as France was con-
cerned, hinged on the character of
the debate in the chamber after
the return and receipt of the report
of NJ. Barthou.
The impression prevailed tonight
that Frances attitude toward The |
Hague conference might be deter
mined largely by the attitude of |
the United States whose presence
France dtsires because Of the sim |
ilarity of their views on Russian |
communism.
Herbert Hoovers address touch |
ing on the Russian situation was
printed at considerable length in the I
Italian papers and has made a |
great impression on the delegates at |
the conference.
AT today's meeting, the Russian |
delegates withdrew their objection |
to the holding Of the conference at /
The Hague upon hearing the an
nouncement from representative |
OF Holland that the Dutch govern
ment would undertake to accord |
to the Russians all guarantees, ia
cllities and rights extended to the |
delesat tons of all other countries.
The Russian acceptance means I
that an adjourned meeting of the |
Genoa conference will begin at the |
Dutch capital on June Is.