The New York herald., 1922-06-04
what France Understood.

be preceded by q reunion of representa-
tives, and II Is not precisely stated II
these Representatives are to be political
or diplomatic. Also, it is not indicated
whether they shall continue to sit with
the experts whom they name and If they
shall meet with the diplomatic or politi-
cal delegates OF the Soviet.
THE exchange of views which Is to
precede the reunion of the commission
of experts will. in any case. perforce
be very hasty because according to the
text communicated to the Russian dele
CATION and accepted by them it Is at
the very latest the 10th of June that the
Powers represented in the non-Russian
commission, with the names of the
members of this commission. shall be
communicated to the Russian Soviet
Government
ut Is therefore within five days that
the representatives of the Pow ers in
Tted by the president Of the Genoa
conference must have formulated their
conclusions regarding the conditions un-
der which they must act vis-a-vis with
the Russians; that they will have to
decide the composition of the commits
sion. and that the Governments repre-
sented at the preliminary exchange of
views must make known whether or not
they intend to participate in the work
of the commission.
I'm the course OF the reunions at the
Genoa conference. the italian Minister of
Foreign Affairs Justly remarked how
short was the time allowed by the Genoa
conference-about six weeks--for the
regulation of affairs so important, as
well as so new, as those concerning the
relations Of the European Powers with
the Russian Soviet Government.
TT is therefore Indispensable. IL re-
suits are to be achieved, to know in ad
vance the points to be involved in the
exchange Of views by the Powers at The
Hague or they will not have time in five
days to do what the Genoa conference
could not do, namely, to reach an accord
on the plan and method concerning ne
gotiations with the Russians.
1T is equally. If not more indspens-
able, to effect this. inasmuch as 1t was
shown clearly during the Genoa discus
siens In which Russian aides memories
were exchanged. that the Russian delega-
ton had not accepted any of the prfn-
ciples which had been presented to 1t.
Inasmuch as II Is now proposed to change
this method completely. it is necessary to
establish a method before commencing
pourparlers.
Whatever the scope of the negotia-
tions may be II is impossible to continue
them without placing limit IN al
vance. All the Powers represented at
Genoa considered that adherence must
be given to the principles of the Cannes
resolution of January 6. There is no
reason to change this. and the more one
studies these principles the .more it is
realized that they constitute the mini
mum which can be renounced without
rendering impossible any political and
commercial relation.
However. 1t is just these principles
which are definitely rejected by the
Russian reply of May II. This reply
refrs, moreover. to the first memoran-
dunn which was broadcasted at Genoa
by the Soviet delegation. 1t will be
recalled that this memorandum was Of
such nature that the proposal of the
Soviet delegation that 1t serve as a ba-
sis for discussion obliged the French
experts to withdraw and they did not