The Washington herald., 1922-05-15
Conference on Russia to
Be Held June Is at
The Hague.
BRITISH PREMIER
AND CHILD CONFER
Supreme Council Powers
Also Agree to de
FactO Truce. /

GENOA. May 14.-Another Euro
pean conference 10 Zeal with the
Russian problem exclusively will
be held at The Hague about June
is. The United States Is invited to
attend. This was announced by the
British delegation following an ALL
day session Of the supreme coun-
ell powers today.
Immediately afterward. Foreign
Minister Schanzer, Of Italy. called
on American Ambassador Child and
personally handed him the invita-
ton TO attend The Hague confer
ence. II will be transmitted at
once to Washington for 'considera-
tion by the American government.
Russia Also Invited.
All powers invited to the Genoa
conference. including Russia. will
be asked 10 send Representatives TO
The Hague. The main purpose 81
the gathering. aside from general
discussion OF the Russian situation.
will be- to select a comm ssfoa
which shall be empowered to ncco-
tiate a settlement with the Soviets
II is thoEuht commission given
powers sufficiently broad could ef-
feet a settlement more easily than
a general conference such as Genoa.
where the nations gather as nat Tons
and retain a highly national point
Of view during the negotiations.
Confers with L. :. Envoy.
The Invitation to the United
States extended by all the supreme
council powers undoubtedly will lie
sufficiently impressive to win the
most serious consideration At
Washington. II is regarded as sig
nificant that the decision 10 ask the
( United States was made just TWEEN
ty-four hours after Lloyd George
adh lunched with Ambassador child
and went over the whole Russian
| situation with him.
Although il is learned authorita-
lively that no one authorized to
state that the United States will he
represented in the Russian discus
sion, Il is regarded as probable
that Lloyd George has reason 10
feel that an invitation Of the allies
would be given the most earnest
consideration.
American Interests Concerned.
The powers feel that any settle
ment reached by the allies and Rus
! sia must consider American inter
! ests and therefore il is advisable
/ to have American spokesmen pres
ent
II is also felt the mediatinE in
| huence Of the United States would
| improve the atmosphere OF the ne
! gotiations and bring rival interests
/ into agreement
The supreme council powers also
! agreed TO a de facto truce which
amounts to a temporary nonsRErss-
! frontiers Of Eastern Europe are re-
adjusted. The temporary truce is
REGARDED as an important measure
toward preserving peace in Europe.
Lloyd George wanted the nonaE-
Gression understanding AZ once I"
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French sent Note FtrN
Previous to the supreme councils
decision. the French deleCation had
handed a note to Ambassador Chi'd
asking the United States to par
.ticipate in future Russian ne=otia-
tions at The Hague. or wherever
they may he held.
1t is regarded as Significant that
The Hague nroiect was launched hv
the nowers sctinr ,s the ola sunr.r,e
lcoupcil instead Of a. the royre~s thar
convened tho Genoa conference I1ava
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means that Iloyd George can ask
the British TO SUSPEND Judgment q,
his effort to reha hilitste Europa
". E.,
The French version Of the supreme
council agreement is different from
the British statement and Indicates
the French did not make such con-
cesstons as at first seemed. Ger
many and Russia. according to the
French. are to he excluded from the
Hague meeting. committee or COM
mittees OF experts will he chosen
which will attempt to reach a gem
eral agreement as to a memorandum
regarding Russian debts. credits and
property.