The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-13
GENOA MEET
SEEMS NEAR
CONCLUSION
French See End Now as
Far as Russia Is
Concerned.

Geneoa, May 13.-CBy the Asso-
ciated Press .)-As a result of the
meeting of the economic confer
ence'S sub-commission on Russian
affairs today the situation became
so critical that it seemed doubtful
whether the British and French
positions could be reconCiled-
After the adjournment of the
meeting which was taken at lis
D. m, until 5 O'Clock, the British
delegation announced that ''seri-
Gus though friendly" discussion had
occurred
Paris, May 15.-(By the Associat-
ed Press 1.-THE French delegation
will remain at Genoa to take part
in deliberations on other questions
properly before the conference, al
though it will have nothing more 70
do with discussion with the Rus
slams, it was said at the foreign
office this morning. AS far as the
Russian problem is concerned the
conference is considered by the
French government, at an end.
Genoa, May 13.-(By the AssO-
ciated Press.)-The sub-commis-
sion on Russian affairs Of the &c
onomic conference met today to
consider the soviet reply to the al
lied memorandum outlining condi-
tions on which the powers would
undertake the reconstruction OF
Russia
Russ Note Disrupts.
While the Russian note has yir-
| tually disrupted the program of the
conference, and it appears that a
general agreement with the Rus
slams at the present meeting is i'm
probable, a commission may be
formed to investigate such ques-
tions as credits. debts and the
treatment of foreign private prop
erty in Russia, with the hope that
something constructive can be aC-
complished.
One of the many beneficient re-
suits of the Washington conference
has been duplicated in Genoa. The
conference here has got the spokes-
men of the European peoples Eet-
ter acquainted and taught them the
real nature of Europe's problems.
! Whether any good will come from
/ this mutual knowledge depend
upon the wisdom of statesmen 2ad
Europe's capacity for conCiliatiOn.
Communism Dies Hard
| At Washington, the United States
and Japan inaugurated what Eu-
rope considered a hopeful era for
/ peace and cooperation in the Pa
cific ocean; at Genoa the powers
had to grapple with far more for
midable problems than the friend
! ship of two states and the coll
crete question of the curtailment OF
naval ornaments.
| Genoa's task has been to recon
cile communism and conservatism
And communism has demonstrated
that if it dies at all, il will die
hard.
The first battle has been indie
cisive. Where a collective agree
ment with boishevism has failed
for the time being, there are many
who profess belief that indiyidual
agreements with soviet Russia may
! succeed, each country opening a
door into Russia by offering cred
it's to the hungry soviet govern
ment, which is clamOring for gold.
Thus the courtship of Russia would
be conducted individually, with the
soviet probably happier at receIy-
ing her suitors separately.
Lloyd George Busy.
! While the ,pessimists are pro-
claiming the Genoa congress dead.
and saying that for decency's sake,
it will be given ceremonious burial,
Prime Minister Lloyd George of
Great Britain, alarmed at the pos
sibilities of new political crises in
Europe, is striving with the other
leaders to create a binding truce
which will prevent new schims and
put off the dangers of war.
He hopes that such truce
! with the proposed commission OF
inquiry into Russia's problems, will
prove helpful in maintaining peace
in Europe and bringing about her
gradual economc reconstruction.