New-York tribune., 1922-05-16
Premier of Ukraine Rep.
rcsents Delegation in
Agreeing to Plan Rati.
fled by Other Powers
Truce and Ban on
Treaties Included
Consult Moscow on For.
NAL Reply; Conference
Due TO End This Week
By Arthur S. Draper
Special Gable to The Tribune

Special Cable to The Tribune
Copyright 1922, New York Tribune Inc
GENOA. May 15.-The western Euro
pean powers to-day ratified unanimously
the decision Of the Allied Premiers yes-
terday to adjourn the Genoa conference
and call a new meeting of the powers
at The Hague June Is. to seek solution
of the Russian problem. An invitation
to Russia to appoint commission to
meet at The Hague with a commission
appointed by the Western powers ut
that gathering, was accepted tonight
by the Bolshevik delegates to the eco.
nomic conference.
All the chief European nations ex.
cept Germany will be represented at
The Hague meeting, which Lloyd George
describes as prolonga ton of the Cen
oa conference. Inc full plan of the
Premiers for a four months truce and
the withholding Of separate treaties un-
til after the Hague gathering was en-
bodied in the invitation sent to the
Bolshcviki by the powers and accepted
by them.
Russla's acceptance Of, the proposal
for further conference was made by
Christian Rakovsky, Premier of the
Ukraine, who said, however, that he
considered that the Hague meeting
would be just as sterile as the one
at Genoa unless political matters were
discussed. The British express the
hope that the United States will send
delegates to the new conference, be-
cause the Dutch conference will be in
terested primarily in the discussion of
business matters.
Soviet Objection Overruled
The Russian delegates repeated their
| objection to an agreement among the
powers not to reach separate under
standings with Russia until after the
commission named at The Hague hn-
ished its work but the British de-
Tended this provision on the ground
that the United States could not be ex-
pected to take part in the conference
unless all the nations were working
together
Instead of sending a sharp note to
the Russians to-day, as they had prom
ised to do on Saturday, the convening
powers went out of their way to show
how reasonable they could be in their
desire to come to some amcable un-
Outstanding, at least so far as the
Hague meeting was concerned. The
French and Belgians kept pretty we'll
out of the picture, although there is
no doubt that they will be represented
at the conference.
The political commission met this
morning and adopted the memorandum
which was presented this afternoon to
the Russians. This document states
the conditions under which the Hague
conference would be called. Under the
nj ct for{h tba
q mixed commission scheduled to begin
it's labors OH June 26 and no separate
agreements will be made until the re-
port Of the commission has been acted
on within four months after the open
ing of the meeting. The governments
which send delegates to the prelim-
mary meeting on June IS may withdraw
them if they are dissatisfied with de
velopments.
Moscow To Be Consulted
1t was decided to ask the Russians
to give a formal reply at meeting of
the political commission to morrow, but
it is probable that the meeting will be
postponed so that Georg Tchitcherin,
chief of the Soviet delegates, can have
plenty of time to confer with his gov
ernment at Moscow. The wind-up of
the Genoa conference is probable at the
end of the week unless the Russians /,
haggle over the separate agreement !
condition.
Rakovsky came out boldly this eve
ming and stated the reason for the |
failure Of the Genoa conference as he !
saw it. He said it was because the !
nations had refused to extend credit !.
to Russia If the United States can be |.
induced to attend the Hague confer
ence and discuss the general debt stua-
ton, he thinks the real starting point |
in the reconstruction of Russia will |
have been made. But every body here is |
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