Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-19
GENOA MEETING
IS NEARING END
PLAN PROPOSED TO ADJOURN
ECONOMIC FARLEY TO RE.
CONVENE AT THE HAGUE
Move Believed to BE An Effort to
Induce the United States Govern
ment to Participate In
Further Meetings

DeuOH.--Ine tenOh economic con-
ference will be reconvened on June
10 at The Hague TO discuss Russian
questions, II the plan agreed to Sun
day afternoon at private conference
of the inviting powers be accepted by
the subcommisslon on Russian affairs.
The decision to postpone action rel
alive to Russia Is prompted largely
by the desire of the European powers
to induce the United States to partl-
cipate. and apparently is merely q
means of dissolving the Genon con.
ference without admitting that the
differences between France and Great
Britain regarding treatment of Rus
sian problems cannot be reconciled
In Genoa.
Sir Edward Grigg announced that
this compromise plan suggested by
Premier Lloyd George had been &C.
cepted by the inviting powers and will
be passed on by the subcommission
on Russian Affairs.
Only vague details are given as to
how the proposed commission or COM.
missiens TO discuss the Russian Ques.
Ito win be formed at The Hague, and
the entire scheme seems to he still
In the twilight zone. awaiting Amer.
fca's decision whether she will help
Europe straighten out the tangle.
Sir Edward added that all the pow.
srs attending the Genoa conference
will he asked to send representatives
TO The Hague. where they will agree
upon members OF the commission who
are to sit with the Russian represen.
tatives.
Present at the meeting at Mr.. Lloyd
Georges villa In addition to the Brit
ish prime minister, were NJ. Bartho,l,
OF France. Foreign Minister Schan.
ger. Italy; Viscount Ishli. japan. and
NJ. Jaspar. Belgium. After the morn.
ing session Mr.. Lloyd George said TINT
considerable progress had been made
toward effecting compromise of the
commission or commissions proposed
by the consideration OF Russian I'm.
ances.
At the conclusion of the afternoon
session It was announced that the
meeting had enthusiastically settled al
business submitted" II was agreed u
ascertain whether the United States
was inclined to participate In the com
mission and that no separate agree
ments should be concluded with Russia
pending the work Of the commission
which must report within three
months.
A proposal for a nonaggression truce
on reciprocal basis during the labors
Of the commission also was adopted.
In his statement on the proposed
mixed commission, Sir Edward GrigI
explained that 1t was practically an
possible for all the powers in the con
ference to have representatives conse
quently they would designate Unite.
number to handle Russian affairs Jus
MS was done at Genoa, and that I'll,
Russians doubtless would be allow q,
more members in their panel than an,
other power would have In the nike,
panel.
In the meantime truce will opera,,
and all the nations are to refrain from
making separate agreements with Res
sia.
The economic conference seemingi
VIII last only few days longer. Sew
eral delegates declared Sunday tina
this week would probably bring It :
close.
Four months will be the maximum
time OF the truce suggested in cor
nection with Russian affairs. The DIT,
posed plan of The Hague meeting pr,
vides that decision must be rendere
within three months OF June 20-26, an
an additional month will be above
within which the powers may rejeC
or ratify the decision. Consequent
October 70 will be the extreme limit G
the truce.