The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-05-02
SOVIET MAY YIELD
SEIZED PROPERTY
To Return go Per Cent in
Klad," Lloyd George Says. !
POPE PLEADS FOR PEACE
Paris Appeals to Genoa Conference
For Restoration OF Central Europe,
Whose War-Torn Lands Holds Great
Potential Wealth.

whose Se''SS
Potential Wealth.
Genoa. Nav 2---rrimr Minister
Llcyd George announced TO i c"lhil'''
FEE of the economic conference that
Russia was ready TO give back ~ per
cene of seized property lin kind.
The draft of the private property
article to be embodied in the proposals
to Russia, drawn up by the experts.
WAS submitted to the allied confefeea
and provoked lively discussion, BEL
GUM Directing to the draft as nnSatls-
factory. IT was decided, therefore. the
expertS should re examine the ufa.t
and make another report later IN Tie
day.
The Russian affairs subcommittee
adopted the draft "t article IL. refer
ring to Russian VIZ debts. under
which a reduction is provided for with
the understanding ti,"t the percentaGs
OF this reduction - decided laieE.
Prime Minister Lloyd George said thai
although Great Britain was not alto
sctiier satisfied With the draft OF in"
article, he was prepared to accept Ii
on the condition that an agreement
would be reached on the article IL Pri-
waite property.
Hone for the successful oltcome 81
the Genoa conference as notable a!d
in achieving the establishment OF
peace on a secure basis was expressed
by Pore Plus in his notable letter rn
Cardina! Gasparli. which has create,
such q deep interest 10 conference cir
clr$ here.
The text OF rhe letter reads
The keen desire by which We are
animated 10 see established i'll lii,
world Il new peace which does no.
MERELY CONSIST i'll cessation Of hos
tIl.t..cs:. hut principally iii sl'ir:tua,
recuncil.ari "a uses Us 10 follow Will
| solici,oas attention. in fact with ahNi-
Gus trcpidation. the work OF rhe Genoa
conference.
We have already invited our faith
ful pcnp!r 70 invoke with IcrNenT pray
er the hcnedictionS OF God on ri.&
conference We cannot hide the III
tense SariSfa ction y, feel al s2e.nz
removed, thanks 10 the good will g.
ali, The serious obstacles which from,
the very beginning seemed 10 make
the possibility Of ayr, emel.t remote.
Nobody, in fact, can doubt that
the happy issue of such great assem-
blage which includes representatives
OF all the civilized nations. will mark
a historical date for Christian civiti-
cation, especially in Europe, the PEG
fnNs~oi- WHICH have suffered so much in
mast confiIctS>and through its recent
AMI most deploraSls consequences, and
rightly desire that through the agency
of the conference the dangeS OF new
eoniingrations shall be removed as far
as possible.
May full attainment at least pre-
pare the basis for the future and not
far distant advent of new era of
peace of which one may say, with the
Bible, that justice and peace have
joined, remembering that the exigen-
Giles OF justice must be tempered with
charity.
Such a return to the normal state
OF human relations in Its essential ele-
ments In conformity with the dictates
OF reason, which is also the diyine
command, will work greatly to The
advantage Of both conquerors and con-
Quered. but especially to the advantage
Of those unhappy populations of east
ern Europe which, already laid waste
nv n n npnnninp ct1plur1a and
by religious prosecutions, are now in
addition decimated by famine and cpl
denies, while they embrace in their
territory so many sources of wealth
that they might be strong elements in
social restoration.
May our word of compassion and
comfort, together with that of our la
mcntrd predecessor, reach these popu-
lalions, though they are divided from
our communion by an ancient differ
ence. and may these unhappy popua-
ti0nS also receive the ardent desire
OF our paternal heart to see them en-
Joy, together with US, the same gifts
of humility and peace which are ex-
pressed hy common participation in
the holy mysteries.
And ii by the height OF miSadven-
tu.e, even in this conference, the at
teinpts at sincere pacification and last
in: agreement should fail. who can
think without trepidation how much
the condition Of Europe, already So
leplorable and threatening, would be
ac:,rarated with the prospect of con-
ctinually increasing suffering and the
danger Of 4 conflagratioD which would
involve in its luiDs all Christian civil
lization?'
Publication of the pope's letter evok-
ed expressions of qualification from the