New-York tribune., 1922-01-23
Tchitche1inSays
Reds Seek Only
Trade at
Denies French Charge Of
Plan I" Disseminate Prop.
aSanda for World Re-
volt al the Conference
Hopes u. $. Will Attend
Doesn't Believe Americans
Are Dollar Cha>rr>. as
W. B. Nandcrlip Told Him

MOSCOW Jar. 2f IEy The Associ-
sted Press George Tchitchcrin, tho
Eolshcvik Foreign Minister, to-day re
! srondcn.s and explained to them the
ic,tti.udc of the Soviet government
rni9rsrd tho approaching economic con-
res renee at Genoa. Ilc expressed satis-
sir-actiou that the government had been
i shlc 20 Let down the barriers and wei
come foreign newspaper men. lie was
specially dcsirous. he declared. of re-
fatirc statements made in TIC lrcnch
rscss that the Soviet government was
gong 20 Genoa with the purpose Of
ndirs larger tribune for the dis
seminal on Of propaganda having IN
,.ow world revolution
I'VE arc going 70 Genoa, or London.
may be arranged" said NJ. Tchitch
go. 'ncithor as conquered nor as con
aocrius. We shall fight, but our fight
-. be for commercial dcvelopmcnt.
t.ot for revolution. VIC arc going to
the conference 70 fight as equals with
tho other powers. as the representa-
,Ncs OF the proletarlan government. of
fcring tho capitalistic governments an
opportunity for developing the great re-
sourccs Of Russia ia such wav as
10 do Justice to the Russian prolctariat.
veil as 70 TIC foreign CAPITALISTS"
Russia ndecided on Rcparations
" Tchitcherln said world equilibrium
AZ be restored only through the Rus
san Norkmans government reaching
A. agreement with capitalism, and that
the Gcnos conference was conparable
to tho Westphalian conference. when
devastated Germany was able to recon
struct herself through the ending os
religious wars. which might be COM
rared TO the wars proletarian Russia
mad heen forced TO fight against capi-
tsllstic states The Russian govern
ment had requested statement of the
s9enda proposed for the Genoa con
ference, said W. Tchitcherin, and until
his WAS available it was impossible
% say definitely what position Russia
-ould take on tho question Of rcnara-
tons
Iheoreticslly. NJ Tchitchcrin con
.nuco. RUSSIA favored revision Of
taN Versailles Treaty and has claims
tndcr the treaty. lie expressed The
opinion that too many sntaconisms
,till we're existing in the world for the
League Of Nations or any similar or
canizat'on to succeed
Relying to tho question how Soviet
Russia stood ON public negotiations at.
Genoa and open diplomacy generally,
N 1chitchern replied that in his
opinion open diplomacy was necessary
and that no government SHOULD have
aims which cannot be avow-d to It's
people
Hopes L. S. Will Participate
The Foreign Minister highly com
nc7dcd Premier Lloyd George He
aaid the Genoa conference plan largely
was q work OF the "W elsh wzard' who
had the foresight. TO distinguish the
n1poes hility OF Europe being recon
structed until universal peace was
made. He also expressed the hope and
the belief that America would partic-
pate.
The American concessionaire
Washington B. Vandcrlip," said NJ.
IclItchcrin, told us when he was in
Russia seeking a concession that the
ANtc rlcan5 were dollar-chasera. We
don't believe the American leaders are
Gollar-chasers and hope that Secretary
Iiuches. with his high ideals, will sup
port the movement for universal
peace