The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-11
HOLLAND PREPARES
 PROPER RECEPTION. FOR HAGUE FARLEY.
Europe SkepticaI of Results to Be Obtained From Meeting of Observation-Disclosures
 Meets Thursday
By Aanoclatad Prnan

The Hague. June 1o.-Hoiland, with traditional Dutch deliberation and thoroughness, is preparing proper reception for the adjourned Genoa conference on Russian affairs which will meet here Thursday. Vice Premier Barthou of France has allegorically called this conference Tho child of Cannes" because it WAS born of the supreme counsers meetings In the French Riviera, which decided on an effort at Euro raan economic reconstruction and called the Genoa conference, of which The Hague meeting is an out growth.
 If one may judge from the reports emanating from the various capitals of Europe, however. the health of the conference infant leaves much to be desired. Official Russian soviet
 utterances show no disposition to abandon the Soviet stand on com munism nor withdraw the famous memorandum submitted at Genoa, May II, which the allies and neutrals alike found unacceptable as basis for immediate negoatlons.
 Await Russia's Attitude
 This policy has provoked skep- ticism throughout Europe concerning The Hague meeting of the experts to go on with the RuBsion discussions yet everybody is patiently awaiting Russia's final attitude which is be- ing studied in Moscow. Moreover. the recent report from Russia show ing increased Reorganization, in- creased misery and an ever multiply ling death rate from famine ap- parently have convinced Europe that some start must be made in saving the Russian nation. Furthermore direct admission from the BoIshevik authorities that they arc desperately in need of foreign assistance are accepted here as a basis for hope that the experts meet- ing at The Hague may find modus vivandi serving as a foundation for practical bridge between com munsm and capitalism.
 On June f5 the delegates from the various powers, except those of Rus sia and Germany, will assemble to define their attitude on the questions of Russia's debts and her treatment of foreign owned property, and also to organize a commission which will meet with the Russians June 2e. Meanwhile an unruffled calm ls per yading this capital which suggests the atmosphere of the Washington conference and is interpreted as helpful to the prospect of business iilke discussions with the Russian communists.
 Serenity Radfated
 This beautiful city, with it's broad avenues and pleasant parks, radiates serenity and peace which the war never disturbed. It's houses. built or red brick. some of ancient and some of modern architecture, suggest the residential section of many Ameri- can cities, and Americans feel at home here.
 On the way to the far famed beach of Schevening en, some three miles out, stands the palace of Peace, punt by Andrew Carnegie, where the ses- sions of the conference will be held' The Dutch officials are preparing
 luietly for the conference meetings there making no stir about It.
 Queen wilhelmina. the prince con sort and Princess Julia are yachting and will not be here for the opening of the conference. Distance Iceland is the country, so far. that has de- clined the invitation to the Hague
 She claims that she Is not vitally in- terested in Russia. Although tne United States is not to participate m the conference, there probably Will h4 the cause for Americans sitting officially at the peace palace simul- tanaousiy with the Russian commit ltaa In July the United States and , Norway will submit to the inter rational court of arbitration, the
 aeizura of Norwegian ships b, American warships during the war.