Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-02
WILL ASK TAFT
NAME CHAIRMAN
Of ARB|TRAL BODY
Genoa Conference Formu-
lates Plan for Russian
Debt Control.
MIXED COMMISSION
TO MAKE ADJUSTMENT
Many Points Affecting Rus.
sian Sow crcignty Are
Waived by Nations.
bELG1um MAKES PROTEST.
soriets to Make Itentitution of sci.ed
Property I'm Kind or Fay
for II.
LGIUh MAKES
so'iets to Make Nentitution of Seized
Property I'm Kind or Fay
for II.
IBy Associn,ed press1

TAFT, OF the United States Supreme
Court. Will he asked To- name III,
chairman or the mixed arhitral COM
mission 10 he established FOR con-
trolling the debts owed By the RUS
sian government TO foreign bond
holders. according to the plan ar
ranged today. The other members
of this commission Will represent all
The bondholdcrs and the Russian gov
ernmcnt. respectively.
The commission Will have power to
remit interest and decide all oues
hons affecting foreign bondholders
ana Russia's ability TO meet her OBJ
legations; time limi; viii ba fixed
In which hondholders may make their
own arrangements with the Russian
government 81 they desire.
Set In ArbitraI Tribunals.
Mixed arbitral tribunals. on. fo,
every interested nation. Will n. s,, I'M
!" oea' with the question Of the prop-
= erty OF foreigners which has been n;..
Iona!ized; the chairman OF each viii
be named by the chsirman Of ,h.
mixed arbitral commission. In IN.
piha adopted. practically everything
which savored OF capltulations or In
fringement On Russia's Sovereignty
was waived. The French suggestion
that n provisional administration be
set up. pending Kussia's establish
mcnt OF courts on the basis desired
by Western Europe, was not an
proved
a hnr I,,, y,S
the Genoa conference. The suhcor-
mission on Russian AFFAIRS rushed ia
consideration Of the Russian recon
struction plans and came through
late tonight with an approval Of the
draft OF tho proposals. These will be
considered again tomorrow for tho
purHose OF final editing. and viii
probably be sent Immediately to the
Russian delegations
belgium !. Stubborn.
Belgium alone held out on the sec
ton relating to the treatment OF
property Of foreigners nationaiizcd
by the Soviet government Franco
finally subscribed to tho project pro-
posed by Great Britain. whereby the
use Of the property will be restored
wherever possible and In other cases
compensation will be arranged
through mixed arbitral tribunals.
belgium stood firmly for the prin-
o'ple OF restitution and went on re-
coro az protesting. declaring that the
vested interests OF Belgians in prop
erty In Russia amounts TO 100000, 900
ana that BeIgians Will never again
invest In Russia unless restitution Is
made.
Abandon Bany Points.
In the discussion relating to the
treatment OF foreigners, the admin
istration OF Justice and the general
liberty OF foreigners to travel and
engage In enterprises in Russia, II
was decided to abandon those Soc
tions OF tho London experts report
which referred TO certain measures
whereby tho Immediate restoration Of
Russia would be facilitated. Among
the provisions in this report thus
given up was that requiring the con-
sui OF foreign country TO ratify the
decision In criminal case affecting
the citizen OF the consul's country be-
fore such decision could be carried
out. The delegates agreed today that
Ruco measure would be n distinct
violation of Russia's sovereignty.
Similarly II was agreed that the
suggestion to insist upon exceptional
treatment and protection for foreign
workmen in Russia and Russian
workmen employed by foreign com
panies would he unjust In It's opcra-
ton and harmful to the liberty of the
trades union movement not only in
Russia, but throughout the world.
Promises Real Justice.
Concerning the general question of
treatment of foreigners Il paragraph
was inserted setting forth that
lnasmuch as proper restitution of
Russia depends upon tho re-e,tab-
hshment of freedom of movement and
honest and equitable administration
or Justice. the Russian government
promises to undertake the establish
ment Of these conditions immediately.
Foreign Minister Chitcherin. head
or the Russian delegation at the eco
nomic conference, has written a let
ter to Vica-Premier Barthou. of
Franco assuring him there are no Sc
cfet military or political clauses in
tho RUSSO German treaty signed
Easter Sunday at Rapallo. He says
Russia Is not hostile toward France.
Notwithstanding Frances unfriendIy
attitude toward Russia,
~ Prime Minister Lloyd George an
nourced to committee of tho eco
noniic conferences today that Russia
was ready to give hack 90 por cant
.of seized properly .'ln kind"
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