Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-18
TO BE PLACE NEXT TRY
At RUSSIAN PROBLEM final
SESSION AT GENOA ON FRIDAY

Genoa. May 17-(By A. P)-The
Hague has been definitely selected as
the meeting place for the experts
who will further examine the Rus
sian problem. it was announced to-
night. Arrangements for the Hague
conference in June were practically
completed with today's acceptance by
the Russians of the proposals sub
mitted to them, which have been
amended so as to provide that
truce between the various powers
will continue for a maximum of eight
hours.
A meeting of the full political COM
mission. of the conference will be
held tomorrow morning, and the f.
nal plenary session probably on Fri
day. Premier Lloyd George hopes to
start for England Friday afternoon.
The process verbal relating to the
Lloyd George plan for dual commits
sion to meet at the Hague. which was
presented to the Russians on Mon
day last was adopted with an annex.
With the amendments carried today
by the sub commission it will be sent
to the Washington government,
probably with a letter from the sec
rotary of the Genoa conference which
is likely to be considered tomorrow
at the meeting of the full political
commission.
Clause six of the annex to the
process verbal, which refers to the
truce or preliminary pact of the nom
aggression was amended in such a
manner as to make it clear that the
truce. as we'll as applying to the Rus
sian government proper, will apply
also to the eight republics allied
with Russia. This would bring in the
far Eastern republic with which
Japan has been vainly trying to con-
clude a general treaty.
The japanese delegation accepted
this amendment with the under
standing that it must be ratified by
the Japanese government.
A second important amendment to
the document provides that the truce
will continue to operate for period
OF four months after adjournment of
The Hague meeting. AS it had been
previously understood that The
Hague conference would last about
four months. this change is interpre-
ted as indicating a probable Euro
pean and Asiatic truce of about eight
&c al
sidcred a victory for Mr.. Lloyd
George because it provides more time
for the consummation of the perma-
nent aggression pact into which
he hopes the truce will be merged.
NJ. Barthou and NJ. Jasper an
nounced that the French and Belgian
delegations approved todays pro-
ccedings but must refer the whole
matter to their home governments
for ratification.
The impression prevailed tonight
that Frances attitude toward The
Hague conference might be deter
mined largely by the attitude of the
United States. whose presence
France desires because of the SINH
larity of their views on Russian com
munism.
Herbert Hoover's address touching
on the Russian situation is printed
at considerable length in the Italian
papers and has made a great i'm
preston upon the delegates at the
conference.
At today's meeting the Russian
delegates withdrew their objection to
the holding of the conference at The
Hague upon hearing the announce
ment from a Representatives of Hol-
land that the Dutch government
would undertake to accord to the
Russians all guarantees, facilities
and. rights extended to the delega-
lions of all other countries.
The Russian acceptance means
that an adjourned meeting of the
Genoa conference will begin at the
Dutch capital on June 10. though In
Holland the meetings will be In the
hands of experts who will direct
their efforts to the definite task or
settling the Russian questions OF
credits. debts and the private pro-
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