Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-21


The effect of the two replies IA
to continue the German Ruastan
participation in the work g@1se9sK. (. III
and thus to bridge over the -
which recently threatened ~ sssg
rupt the conference. ssS q
Text OF Russ Note Ss ssssa
Genoa, April 21.-The alliSa iS
posals on finances to which tiS0@ sI;
slams replied today were texttlS1f3MsSS
follows: S5ssSsSsss asssSS Fsss
Section l.. The creditor n 1ss
governments represented atS(seGSaS SaS Il
cannot admit any liability refSSNfne1 i
the claims advanced by the4 6oVasE n
government. ssH g 81 4
Section 2. In view of the 6eFf,tiasSy
economic condition of Russia hoyv}S Sas
ever, such creditor governmant1 - u
prepared to write down the war iieHI S.
owing by Russia to them by pxisMs
centage to be determined Later. AZ n "
the countries represented ak@Genf N
would be prepared to conssder r.
only the postponement of paysne u;
of interest upon financial clainS8 n
also the remission of some 4
the arrears of interest or pGS3NofSa 81
interest. ssIS9SSNsss
Section 3. 1t must be defirfSa4I 81
agreed, however, that theresaaRS Il
noY uftpTancR ,;fn1Elfez to the fjny5 - a
| Sl.5sN
!. debts and financial obligatianh d &
to foreign .natanaIs, or seco1d d
right of such nationals regarding "a
return of their property and conn yHs
satlon for damage or loss in reS III &
thereof Ess9 @Es:
Geona. April 21.-[By 'thes 5Asns1ei4
ated Press.)-The German reply fu I
the allied ultimatum accepts ffaaacotis
! dition that the German delegaxNSsl1 l1e
barred from participating in tlie
ther discussions of the EussiansNneIsSs
ton. by the Genoa conferences
RussoGerman treaty signed at H&1As
10 being allowed to stand. bss ssis%s sssl
| Arrangements were made to51iFee3TItE tE
the note at noon today to PsendSEs
Facts of Italy as president of the An&
! ference and also as the first aikMl5tss
! of the protest received by the Ger
mans.
/ Note is Short. ;2sks
The German note is longer than thx4S 4
from the allies, and begins BY nc
! knoWledging with painful surpriae,,s n
the protest received which is cnnStd-s
cred undeserved. The note then reAl
peats what DR.. Rathenau. German
foreign minister has stated on several
occasions. that negotiations for the
conclusion of the Russo-German trea-
~ had begun long ago, were known
| ~ io'S uSSli III pIOSfcSS Oy all Ine
european governments and had lately
been suspended out Of Difference to
the conference
But the exclusion of Germany from
the negotiations held by the allies
were trying to conclude arrangements
with the soviet government without
German participation, perhaps to Ger
many's detriment.
AT a certain moment, perhaps,
through misunderstanding, the Ger
man delegation received the impress
sion that the allies were about to con-
clude an agreement with the Russians
therefore the Russo-German negotia-
tons were resumed and resulted in
the signing of the treaty at Rapallo
on Easter Sunday. The German dele
, cation believes that this treaty does
not violate the spirit of the conference
and indeed contributes to the supreme
aim-pacification of the world and the
reconstruction of Europe
The note admits that. after the
. conclusion of this treaty, the German
: , delegation has no reason to partici-
pate in the work of the first commits
sion, dealing with Russian affairs hut
says it will willingly participate in the
other work of the same commission
dealing with European and German
interests.
Cause. Of Delay.
The delay in delivering the note was
due chiefly to differences of opinion
among the Germans themselves as to
! the best attitude to take. some fear
ing the repercussion it might have in
French quarters ash the French dele
gates had kept themselves severely
aloof during the whole incident. The
statement made by Prime Minister
Lloyd George of Great Britain before
the journalists in the meeting in the
royal palace yesterday, however, was
interpreted to mean that France was
in perfect agreement with the other
allies. III q 5
The first commission was summoned
for a meeting this morning by the
chairman, NJ. Schanzer, for discus
sion of the Russian answer to the re-
! port prepared by the allied experts at
their London meeting.
Russians Also Answer. -
The Russian answer which has not
. been made public yet, is known to &C.
y cept in principle the acknowledge
: of. Rnesia's pre-war debts on condi-
7 1tions that long moratorium be grant-
ei ed, this to be followed by minimum
E interest payments. which would grad
ually be Increased ~ Russia becA1ne
81 able to pay. It Asks ;thlt the other
Rusaia debts be wiped ont sby the iu-
demnity claimed by Russix from the
allies. and finally asks Tor = las1A
Il loan. "a sssi5 Y AZ
The tSxt Of the maj clause in ths
1 German note reAAa: sssi
With rs8ard 10 the further tssat-
tcentinusA ~ -