The New York herald., 1922-05-16
ALLIES PASS SOVIET
PROBLEM TO HAGUE
Russians Accept Principle of
New Farley but Object TO
Ban ON Treaties.
ALL AGREE TO TRUCE
Communists Willing to Make
Concessions to Capitalists in
Return for Big Credits.
BY JOHN NH. STUART.

Copyright, 1899, by THE NEW YORK HERALD.
GENOA, May 15.-As far as possible
every political element" has been
eliminated from the program for the
gathering at The Hague of allied and
Russian experts with the purpose of
solving the Russian problem. The
Russians Eere are to meet with the
political subcommission tomorrow to
discuss procedure.
Prime Minister Lloyd George car
ried this program to the subcommis-
sion to-day. and the Russians inti-
mate they will accept, with certain
qualifications which the British re-
gard as details easily adjusted.
The Premier also explained def
nitely that tie Russians would be re-
ceived on equal terms at The Hague,
and sit with perfect equality at the
same table. though the western dele
gates would meet first to choose their
spokesmen and settle their policy.
sovfets Raise Three Points.
He explained also that Governments
could not prevent agreements by pri-
vate firms and individuals with TIE
Russians during the negotiations, but
pledged that the British and other
Governments would refuse to coun-
tenance such agreements. and do
everything possible to prevent them.
Christian Rakovsky, the Ukrainian
Soviet Premier. said this afternoon
that the result of the deliberations OF
the Russian delegation were as fol-
lows:
"FIRST--We accept the principle
OF the mixed commission, but warn
the conference and the world in ad-
vance that the proceedings will be
as sterile as those at Genoa IL the
Russian representatives and the
others are kept separated, thus
forming double commission.
"SEOOND-Russia dissents abso-
lutely from the agreement reached
here forbidding separate agreements
by nations with Russia pending ne
lengthy Hague negotiations.
"THIRD-It still remains an es-
~ential of the Russian policy in
treating with the western Powers
that direct credits shall be granted
to. the Soviet Government itself for
reconstruction"
Rakovsky added that Russia was
opposed to The Hague as a meeting
place because of Russias lack of rela-
tions with the Dutch and Hollands
reimposition of the blockade as hos
tile act" pointing out that Russia al
ready has trade agreements with Eng
land, the Baltic States, Poland and
Norway. and that provisions to per-
NIT communication between The
Hague and Moscow would be even
worse than at Genoa. He said Russia
would insist upon some other city,
suggesting Stockholm or Riga.
Answer Satisfies Allies.
The allied delegates express salts
faction tonight with Russia's first
point-acceptance OF the commission
plan. Regarding the second they say
1t is none of Russias business IL sep
arate agreements are banned by the
Powers, OF which Russia is not one.
They simply laugh at Rakovsky's as
sertion that the conclusion of agree
ments is now in the course of nego-
tiation with Italy, Japan. Sweden and
Czecho- Slovakia. Those countries give
Russia ample opportunity for such in
tercourse with the outside world as
her own condition enables her to
carry on.
In the case of the Japanese agree
ment, there Is no objection Of a politi-
cal character In some clauses, under
which, in undertaking to evacuate
Siberia, Japan seeks to protect her own
nationals left behind.
But II is argued that II Russia wants
to increase her ability TO do business
with the rest OF the world she will
have to negotiate with the Powers to-
gether. and the understanding among
those Powers against separate agree
ments was designed merely 10 prevent
recurrence OF an agreement like the
Russo German Rapallo treaty, which,
as Mr.. Lloyd George said to-day, "al-
most broke UP the conference"
schanzer Sees Tchitcherin.
Carlo Schanzer, the Italian Foreign
Minister. is seeing George Tchitcherin
tonight, once more endesvoring 10 in
duce him TO make "a reply of reason
able acceptance. and this time II is
confidently believed he will succeed.
AS an earnest of the Allies' willingness
TO cut out the capitalist
acrimonious dicussions. the subcom-
mission has decided to drop the pro-
posed sharp answer" to the propa-
gandist part of Tchitcherin's note.
They have refused even to take UNI
bragg at his note Of last night. con-
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