Evening star., 1922-07-16
b, OLIVER OWEN KUN.

7 NSURMoUNTARLE walls which
and the old economic order in
Europe, again have been graph
caly demonstrated In the failure OF
The Hague conference. With but lit
tie hope. but with a desire to take
advantage of every opportunity that
might arise in deliberations. repre-
sentatiyes of non Russian and the
Moscow government went to The
Hague. there to adjust economic and
financial differences which have con-
tributed in great measure to the stag
mated life of the.continent.
The needs of the tens of millions
of peoples of the cid world. however.
have not weighed sufficiently in the
scales against the selfish desires and
nationalistic interests as exempiified
by the various schools of diplomatic
and governmental thought.
Instead of real effort being made to
adjust differences existing between
communicate and regular schools.
there were definite stands upon in
dividualistic principles. AS result
ALI the hopes and good Intentions that t
once may have existed have been
ruthlessly trampled beneath the heels
of all Delegates OF nom Russian
powers are vending their way back
to their respective capitals. while the
soviet representatives are trekinS
toward Moscow, filled with disliiu-
sionment They bear in their hearts
acute grievances against those pow
ers who would not open their purse
strings for the Moscow regime, Win
out first receiving adequate suarah- :
tees for the safety of their treasure
and gaining recognition of the prin-
ciple of private property as 1t aper-
tains TO restoration and compensation
of properties seized or destroyed un-
der bolshevik government
Claim. of Two Groups.
western Europe declares that the
soviet representatives at Genoa ano
at The Hague have been high-hand-
ed in their demands. and have SHOWN
unusual affrontery in making re-
quests for loans.
The soviet representatives, on the
other hand. declare that the capital
istic governments have only desired
to place the chains of financial BOND
age upon Russia.
The distrust. the bitter feeling that
has been aroused, and the eXpresseo
pating in the two fiasco parleys de-
signed to solve the economic woes
of the old world. can result in nc
good They have but emphasized
cleavage which must become more
pronounced with time, unless there DE
some attempt on the part or each
western European nation to approach
the soviety regime individually and
effect agreements which will obtain
desired ends.
BY such negotiations the soviet
may obtain in large measure funds
declared needed for the quick recov-
cry of Russia and other governments
may obtain markets for their goods
and supplies and natural products
which abound within Russia The
RusSo-German agreement may be the
forerunner of others like it, unless
the non-RuSSian powers league to-
gether in some sort of an alliance
which will preclude the making of
separate pacts. This, in the final
analysis, will be overcome. for in
England and Italy there is feeling
that the suspectibiiities and prejudices
of the French should not much
longer be permitted to bloch the way
to general reconstruction, much as
both of these nations desire to con-
tinue harmonious relationships with
Paris.
ExtremistS May Be Troublesome.
With hope of loans from nOn-Rus-
sian nations gone, and with the feel
ing that the soviet can exist within
its own realm-though accomplishing
full recovery much more slowly with
out outside aid than with it-Rus-
sian leaders in Moscow will be forced
TO combat the extremist element of
the bolshevik regime. which has long
opposed the policy of Cancellation
first initiated by Lenin. This con-
ciliatory policy in so far as soviet
desires and hopes are concerned has
broken down. The Russians have
gained nothing.
Can Russians gain by again usher
ing in another worldwide attempt
looking toward bolshevism and
through the insidious gospels of the
third internationale implant their
theories and establish their idea of
government in enemy" nations of
the old world? This question surely
will be the cause of many a battle
in Moscow before there Is anything
like settled order.
There is every likelihood that the
army of more than million and a
half of traiQed bolshevik troops Will
yet see the Service Trotsky has held
out for them. There is every indica-
gigantic military force of Russia Will
be pressed into service to gain what