Evening star., 1922-07-23

The Haxue-The president of the commits
sion of the associated powers notified the Rus
sian commission that further negouauohs
would be useless unless the Russians shouiu
present proposals NJ Litvlnoit Fepieu
that he would have nothing more to 90 WIN
subcommittees. but would. IL permitted pre-
sent new proposals at plenary session. Hfso'
o plenary session was held on July ~.
Litvinoff proposed to ask his government
whether Russia is prepared. assuming creo''s
in the sense intended by the Russian deiesa-
tion cannot be given, first. to acknowledge the
debts due by the Russian government or its
predecessors to foreigners. and, second 10
agree to give effective compensation 10 ioi-
eigners for property which has been national
lied provided that the terms of payment OF
the debts and the terms of compensatoh'
whether in the form of concession OF prop
critics. or otherwise, be left to be agreed upon
between the Russian government and the per
sons concerned in the course of two years
LitvinoT asked for halt of the neGotia-
tions for seven days to allow time for MOS
cows decision upon his proposal and Tor not-
fication to him of that decision But the non,
Russian commission meeting later by itself.
resolved that "it did not find in the terms oi
ment," and decided to end the conference On
But why? Should the Moscow government
adopt Litvinoff's proposal would not very
solid basis for further negotiations be therebs
established in recognition OF the debts OF sn1
to give. effective compensation for national
izei property? 1t might seem SO at first blush'
The joke. tsf st any rate SO p the 3Tinoffs
proposal contemplates very subtle form OF
bolshevist propaganda. 1t proposes to brins
the individual creditors Of Russia into direct
communication with the Moscow government
and to give each stake in the life OF that
government -
Moreover. soviet delegate with that
ingenuousness which seems always TO be as
sociated with cunning in the Muscovite) 1nt-
-&ol he tyrn
by the soviet authorities. not merely to max.
ing tentative arransementss win mdis'oua nav hnt
also to efforts to get financial assistance and
to negotiations for de Jure recognition or the
Moscow government
1t is not unmagnanimous, declared the
French and Belgians tand 1t is said British
agree with them). considering the past OF the
Moscow government. to entertain appre-
hension that. at the end of the two years:
agreements with creditors would be declared
recognition. So there you are-at the end OF
two years in a much less favorable relation
to the Moscow government than you are at
present.
A final session of the commission Of the
sociated powers took place July 90. The
commission adopted a resolution recommend
ing to the governments represented thereon
the "desirability of all governments not assist
ing their nationals in attempting to acquire
foreign nationals and has been confscated
since November IL. 1917 without the consent
OF such former owners or concessionaires"
ceedings. including the reports of it's three
subcommittees. and resolved the conference at
a end. The report declared that throughout
. unanimity among the delegates of the
citation powers.
Ireland.-The attack of the national army
against the irregulars in southwest ireland
is being furiousiy urged. The city of Water