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raw materials and orders, which were
lacking because of moral and mental
collapse-more serious than the pny-
steal disruption of the world.
He believed that the Genoa con-
ference would lead to further steps,
which would better the situation, and
enable Europe to get outside help in
breaking its chain of Indebtedness
and restoring trade and industry.
DR.. Rathenau spoke to an invited
group of foreign correspondents at
reception given by Theodore Wolff,
of the Berlin Tageblatt in honor of
Chancellor Wirth. who asked DR..
Rathenau to speak on his behalf. as
more of the guests understand Eng
lish and any other language.
Red Army Prepared
RIGA. April 10 The executive
council Of the Moscow soviet declares
In resolution that the terms of the
allied experts. presented at Genoa are
an unprincipled upon the liberty de-
pendence and sovereignty of the Rus
sian people and demand a decisive
refusal by the Russian government.
"The experts demands are unheard
OF privileges which the Russians
themselves do not have" says the
resolution; they are trying to put
Russia on the level of colonies, where
foreigners are masters
Leon Trotzky, the Russian war
minister, has addressed a special or
der to the Red army in the Caucasus
on the subject of NJ. Barthou's re-
quest for the admission of the for
mer Georgian republic to the Genoa
conferences, declaring that this intli-.
Gates that European, especially
French, capital is endeavoring to
create route to Caucasian wealth,
particularly Baku oil. He points out
that such moves are generally fol-
lowed by intervention, and orders the
soldiers ito be doubly watchful and
keep your powder dry"
Japan Watching Interests
GENOA, April 15.-The United
States and Japan know full well the
necessity for reopening the trans
Siberian railroad to world traffic, de-
clared Ambassador Hayashi, head of
the Japanese delegation to the eco
nomic conference today in an inter-
view with the Associated Press COR
respondent while we may not def
initely settle this vital matter at the
Genoa conference he added, ut
stands forth as one of the practical
issues of special concern to the
American republic and the Japanese
empire"
In view OF Japan's primal interest
In vast Siberian section of Russia,
part of which Japan now occupies
with troops, the correspondent asked
the ambassador to Great Britain to
explain Japan's standpoint as related
to the present conference.
I'VE were present" he replied,
trxrE. ~ fN4a t.. &Ea
drew up the now famous Russian
report and while we have an eco
nomic interest in all OF Russia we
are especially convened with the Far
Eastern aspects OF the Russian ques-
ton. We Japanese wish TO see ST.
IBERIA opened to the trade of Japan
and China and the whole world.
I'm this connection I especially de-
sire to emphasize the natural inter-
est OF China IN Siberia. At the
Washington conference Japan joined
heartily In the reconstruction work
for China. We must not now forget
that the great trans Siberian railroad
traverses Manchuria. a province OF
China, and that China is certainly en-
titled TO policing rights OF that rail-
road, as indeed she possesses re-
versionary rights in the Chinese
Eastern railway. which formed an Inn
portant part OF the trans-Siberian
railroad.
"The great artery OF trans Siberia.
which has been closed for years on
account Of Russian revolutions, Is a
necessary link in communication be-
tween japan. the Asiatic Isttoral, and
Euronean Russia Before the war we
could travel from Toxic to Paris or
London in IS to Is days, Now Il
takes 45 days by way OF the Suez
canal.
zone OF the first things the soviet
government should do. II necessary In
collaboration with the Far Eastern
republic, is to restore trans-Siherian
normaIcy. Russia win require loans
TOR this purpose and the work OF
restoration offers fine opportunity
soa financial cooperation OF Japan
ana the United States. with China
morally backing Our efforts
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