The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-13
PROPOSALS SEEK
To LEVEL RUSSIA
DELEGATES State
Head Of Soviet Delegates Asks "a
Hours In Which to Make Counter
Proposition; Conference
Settles Down.
ALLIED PROGRAM MORE
DRASTIC THAN THOUGHT
French Propose Establishment Of
Foreign Tribunals In Russia;
Genoa Meet 10 Threatened
With Delay, Result.
by HENRY WOOD.
United Press Staff Correspondent

united Press Staff Correspondent
Genoa. April l3.-The allied pro.
posals seek to reduce Russia 10 the
level OF Turkey. George Tchltcherin
declared today.
The Russian leader announced oh.
lection 20 the allied experts plan
which was submitted TO the sub-di.
visions OF the conference as a basis
for European rehabilitation and ask.
ed % hours in which to prepare a
formal. negative reply.
The Genoa conference was TO get
down TO the bedrock OF It's work to-
day with four commissions
cal, economic. financial and trans.
portation - considering the experts
proposals which were laid before
them in great detail at yesterdays
session.
Progress Is Threatened.
The Russian refusal, anticipated
by allied leaders. presented an I'm
mediate snag to peaceful progress
Of the conclaye.
The allied proposals regarding
Russia were more drastic than had
been anticipated. They included
Russian recognition Of czarist and
provisional government debts and
guarantees for non-aggression and
for safety of foreigners In Russia.
This was expected. But French
proposal for establishment OF for
eign tribunals within the borders of
Russia and measure OF supervision
over Russia internal affairs, also
was included in the experts plan.
II was to this last suggestion that
Tchitcherin indicated Russia never
would agree. He declared his dele.
CATION was willing to give financial
and other guarantees in the name
of his government, but that It was
impossible to grant special tribun-
ais, infringing upon Russian SOW.
ereignty.
Russ Counter Proposals.
The Russian spokesman today
prepared list of counter proposals,
based on the Russian program al
ready outlined In United Press dis.
patches namely:
|. That Russia be granted loan
Of $50O,O00,0OO.
2. Russia will guarantee the safe.
ty Of foreigners within her borders
in exchange for similar guarantees
by other countries.
3. Russia will agree to recognize
czarist debts, and those of the Ker.
ensky regime, but will ask for a
moratorium and for payment of dam
age caused by attacks OF Wrangel,
Denikin, Kolchak and other com.
manders backed by the allies in futile
attacks against soviet.
4. Russia will insist upon abso-
lutte sovereignty and will under no
circumstances permit allied super.
vision of her Internal affairs.
Tchitcherin today said the allied
plan apparently contemplated
regime of capitulation on the part
Of Russia.
Gioyu 6cofSC r1dS ram
Lloyd George, it was believed,
would today introduce plan for
guarantees of non-agression among
European states. This, while not
infringing upon Frances stand re!
garding limitation Of land arma-
ments would give Europe breath.
ing spell in which nations could de.
vote their attention to matters 9TH
er than war.
Germany also will object to the
allied experts proposals regarding
finance, it was understood. The
German reply was to be submitted
today.
Finance Minister Hermes of the
German delegation, declared it was
impossible for any country to estabA
lish equilibrium of its internal bud,
get without considering foreign
debts. BY this, he alluded to the
forbidden subject of reparations.
Sir Robert Horne proposed that
an international congress of all
European banks issuing paper money
be called. The question of inflated
currency was fully dealt with in the
experts plan for financial recon-
struction of Europe. President Ra-
kowsky of Ukrani declared his dele.
CATION was fully in accord with tha
allied report on this question.