South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-10
RUSSIANS HOLD
STAGE CENTER
AT GENOA MEET
Gather With Representatives
Of Rest of Europe for First
Time Since 1917.
CHITCHERIN IS LEADER
Soviet Delegates Have Pleni-
potentiary Powers at
Conference.

Conference.
GENOA. April 9-None OF the
more than 1000 persons who viii
SIT as delegates. advisors and eX-
perts az the Genoa Economic Con-
ference which opens here Monday
wIll command greater interest than
the small group OF men represent
Ing Russia.
While prominent statesmen, dip
limats and political leaders OF all
most every other European country
are we'll known 20 the average read
or for the reason that they have par
ticipated in numerous assemblies
and conferences since the Versailles
deliberations. the Russians are meet
ing for the first time since 1917
with representatives Of the rest of
Europe.
The AII-Russian Central Execu-
tive Committee. meeting date in jan
uary, elected a slate of 10 prominent
Soviet statesmen headed by Premier
Lenine. giving them full plenipoten-
tiary powers i'm all matters affecting
Russia 10 come before the confer
enco Responsibility for this dele
cation fell upon vlce-chairman
George Chucherin. Bolshevk for
Cigu minister. however. when IT was
decided that Lenine was TOO III 10
leave Moscow. 1t also was said that
fear Of ASA estimation If ne leh Rus
STA. played an important part in
keeping the Bolshevik premier with
in his own domains
Fear Assassination
Concern oven their personal safety
also was displayed by other mem
bers of the delegation. particularly
when they reached Riga. Latvia,
late in March and learned that the
Italian government had assigned
them to a villa at Rapdllo 35 miles
out Of Genoa Chitcherin issued a
statement criucizing the Italians for
thus isolating the Russians and call
ing attention 10 "the daily gantlet
OF 80 miles which the delegates
would have to run in motor cars un-
der conditions especially convent
ent for assassination"
While the Italian government did
not make formal answer to several
notes Of protest 20 the RapalIo in
cldent. 10 was explained to the Rus
SLAMS that Italy was having trouble
with her own radicals and feared
the presence Of such prominent rep
resentatives of Bolshevistic prinCi-
pies might foment renewed anarchist
activities. The section around Genoa
and Milan. il was recalled. had been
q hotbed OF anarchy when Italian
labor uprisings resulted I'm the TAX
ing over of much of the nations in
dustry by the workers.
Chitcherin Foremost.
Chitcherin stands foremost above
his colleagues of the Russian dele
CATION as q statesman He is a man
more than so years OF age. and be-
gau his diplomatic career during the
Czarist regime He was in ENGLAND
when the BOlshevIk revolution start
LED Europe but returned TO Russia
in answer 90 an urgent call from
Lenine who promptly seized upon
him as likely material for import
ant diplomatic work then in hand
Next TO Chrcheriu perhaps the
most important member of tho
group is Leonid Krassin. Bolshevik
minister Of foreign trade. who was
opposed 10 BOlshevlsm in 1917 but
Joined the communist party after
Lenine's victory. His hrst assign
1neut. that OF organizing the trans.
portation system OF Russia, ended
i'm utter failure bur his efforts alons
other lines. particularly in securing
g trade agreement with England
were more successful He is IS
years old. an electrical engineer by
profession and has been referred 20
as the only real business man I'm the
Soviet government
Ado.ph JoTe. "signer Of peace
treaties. headed the Soviet delesa-
ton which carried on the long peace
negotiations with Poland during the
faI and winter Of 192O-21 He goes
90 Genoa as Premier OF Soviet Tur-
kes-au He was born in the Crimea.
Of Jew .sl parents. 45 years ago. His
father accumulated a fortune as car
rier Of The mails I'M road wagons be-
fore the DAYS If railroads.
DIT Jacob Jausou. who viii rep
resent the Soviet far eastern repub-
lc. is q Lett. considered obedient 90
the central executive committee. He
was sent ro Chtd 90 replace NJ.
Krasnachekov after the latter had
been there six months and develop
ed tendencies which the Soviet gov
eminent considered TOO independent
and also too favorable to the United
states. He formerly resided in New
York under the name ~ Tobinson.
Unions Represented.
Alexander ShlapnikOf Soviet
eomrulssioner OF labor and an old
leader Of the Petrograd labor move
ment. is a metal worker. and one
o. the three trade union leaders ap-
pointed 20 the delegation He e.
well known FRI Russia for his posi-
zion as leader Of the workmens OPP
position which nearly caused a split
Dol the communist party I'm 1920.
Twice he has been given minor posi-
tions in the Nurmansk district and
a. Gomel in order 20 keep him away
from Moscow Following HIS trade
- metal worker he lived IN the
United states. London and Sweden.
returning 20 Russia some time dur
ing the war
Christian Rakovsl<y. president Of
the Ukraine republic a Rumanian