Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-17
UNITED STATES
MAY IN FUTURE
AID IN PLAN To
RESTORE RUSSIA
Situation May Be Clarified
to Such an Extent That
the u, S, Can Participate
It Is Believed. j
DOOR NOT CLOSED I |
FURTHER NEG0T <SuNS
Reasons for y - s Eco
non1iC PG> Gem Rea-
sonabIy X ar Without
Further Investigation,
lBs The Associated Press.l

Washington, May 16 (by the AS
sociated Press). There were inti-
nations today that administration
officials expected early develop
ments in Genoa or perhaps later
at The Hague which might clarity
the Russian situation sufficiently
to permit American participation
ir some international project de-
signed to restore Russia to pro-
ductivity.
On what information that feel
ing might be based was not indi-
Gated. 1t was evident, however.
that the exchange Of cabled notes
with the Genoa conference group
yesterday was regarded as having
moved matters at least step for
ward so far as Russia is concerned.
Added Significance.
The only authorized statement
going beyond the terms of Secre-
tary Hughes note declining the in
vitation to The Hague was that OBJ
tained during the day at the White
House, that the note did not close
the door to future conversations
on the subject. In the light Of that
statement Mr.. Hughes assertion in
the note to Genoa of the willing
ness of the United States govern
ment "to give serious attention to
any proposals issuing from the
Genoa conference or any later COIL
ference" took on added signifi-
cance.
There was no amplification oe
the statement in the note that the
Russian memorandum to the &C.
noa powers of May IL, disclosed
an attitude on the part Of the Rus
sian government which, in Amer
lean opinion, destined The Hague
commission project to the same
difficulties that we're faced in Ge-
noa. With that statement the Am
erican note coupled the assertion
that in American opinion the rea-
sons for Russia's economic plight
seemed reasonably clear without
further investigation by experts
and that the remedies must 'iu the
nature of things, be provided with
in Russia herself"
Hoovers Views.
Secretary Hoover, speaking last
night before the International
Chamber of Commerce here, treat
ed the conditions he regarded as
precedent to the recovery Of Rus
sian productivity ana, correlated
with the exchange of messages be-
tween Genoa and Washington, this
outline from an administration Of
ficial appeared to bring out sharp
ly the changes which Secretary
Hughes might regard as necessary
within Russia herself to restore
her TO trading basis with the
world.
Mr.. Hoover quoted an officia!
American pronouncement on the
point made year ago as still cor
rectly summing up the Russian
problem.
production is conditioned upon
the safety of life, the recognition
by firm guarantees of private
property, and the sanctity of con-
tract and the rights of free labor
he quoted.
Mr.. Hughes apparently made 1t
clear to the Genoa group in his
note OF refusal that the United
States government did not regard
the Russian delegations memoran-
dunn of May IL as forecasting the
establishment within Russia of
such, guarantees as would invite
American capital to that country
or as would warrant the American
government in uging Russian in
vestment of its nationals. Fur
ther. the text of the summary of
the proposal for the double COM
mission sessions at The Hague, ca
bled by Ambassador Child, did not
bring into the discussion any new
element as to Russian intentions
at home which would serve to
make profitable, the Washington
government believes. examination
OF those economic matters to which
the commissions would be re-
stricted.
Position Of the United States.
There was no development today
to indicate that the Washington
administration had been diverted
in the slightest from the position 1t
asserted as to Russia a year ago in
the statement from which Secre-
tary Hoover quoted. That posi-
ton, in view of the more recent
happenings abroad appears still to
be that while the United States is
not seeking to concern itself with
political questions in Russia o,
elsewhere abroad, American ma
tionals cannot be expected to risk
or the American government to
support, economic ventures in a
country where such conditions pre-
vail. as to deny that security of
property rights which the great
majority of the world holds to he