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RUSS RECOGNIZED;
INVITED To MEET
British Premier Demands Fair
Play for All Outsiders.
GERMANY ALSO IS INCLUDED
Soviet and Berlin Governments Asked
to Attend Allies Supreme Council
Sessions at Cannes-U. 8. Am
bassador in Attendance.

Cannes. Jan. IA fve-power eco
nomic conference to plan the recon
struction Of Europe was approved by
the allies supreme council. Both
Germany and Russia will be invited to
participate.
The approval followed a speech by
Premier Lloyd George Of England, In
which he urged recognition of the Rus
sian soviet government and a square
deal for Germany.
In emphasizing the necessity Of rec
ognizing the Moscow regime, Lloyd
George said the allies cannot deal
with one group of assassins in the
Near East and refuse to deal with an
other"
Germany Is Defended.
The premier appealed for allied CO.
operation, saying:
"The Cannes conference is the most
important since the armistice, and the
decisions will bevery far-reaching.
Frankness is necessary. Also, there
must be three other considerations:
"First-A general agreement. A
union If necessary.
"Second-The allies must make al
lowances for each others viewpoints.
"Third-There must be restraint re-
garding the vanquished powers.
1.-THE victOrs cannot escape the re-
spOnsibility for reconstruction. If they
do try to escape 1t they will be con-
demned by the voices of our own coun-
tries.
There will be much more danger
of BOlshevism If the allies fail to re-
vive Europe than in propaganda from
Russia. Cessation Of Russian propa-
ganda in the East must be q condition
for any agreement reached with Rus
STA.
Anyone urging restraint toward
the vanquished is accused of pro-Ger-
manism, which Is an easy way to win
cheap applause. l have always said
that Germany must pay to the limit
OF her capacity. l have 10 intention
of changing my mind. Germany was
Britain's most formidable competitor
in the past, but 1t is prudence not to
force Germany into situation similar
to Russia. Anarchy Is more dangerous
among an efficient and powerful people
than In other countries not so fully de-
veloped, especially to those countries
whose frontiers abut Germany.
Must Restore Trade.
"Germany's capacity to pay depends
entirely upon restoration of her for
eign trade. At the present thine her
foreign trade Is only Is per cent Of
what it was before the war. Statements
as to her internal wealth are not con-
elusive Of her ability to make pay
ments abroad. We must revive Ger
many's export trade with the central
and eastern European markets. These
markets now are In state Of COM
plete collapse. From this standpoint
alone reconstruction is essential If
reparations are to be paid by Ger
many"
The British premier sharply assailed
the French propaganda campaign that
Britain Is trying to escape her duties,
saying:
Britain is carrying out every obli-
CATION imposed upon her by the YER
saiIles treaty"
Reverting to Britain's sufferings. the
premier said the war cost the nation
f1OO.OOO,OOO in pensions and another
f1OO. 100000 as the result of unemploy-
ment.
Concerted action to solve the vital
problems which confront Europe was
urged by Premier BRAND Of France In
his address Of welcome.
Six nations are represented in the
meeting Britain. France. United
States, Italy, Belgium and Japan.
George Harvey. the American ambas-
sador to England. is sitting In as an
observer to report the proceedings to
the State department at Washington.
He made no statements.