The New York herald., 1922-04-13
is NOT ACCEPTABLE
Soviet Views Public
Debt andJudiciaryPro-
visions as Infringing
Sovereignty.
GOOD HUMOR PREVAILS
japanese and Rumanians
Smilingly Answer Protest
Against Presence.
BASIC QUESTIONS AVOIDED
Lloyd George Playing Golf
With Tchitcherin May Yet
Save Europe.
BASIC QUESTIONS AVOIDED

Special Cable to THE New YoRK Herald.
Copyright, 1899. bv THE New YoEK HHRAIp.
GENOA, April 12.-The report OF the
allied experts on Russia is suspended
like storm cloud over the Genoa
conference. The Russian delegation
have asked postponement to the
next session (Friday) Of the sub
commission of the main commission
to deliver their answer. At that ses-
sion Prime Minister Lloyd George.
Louis Barthou, head of the French
delegation, and Georgevitch Tchi.
tcherin and other members are to
proceed with the main work Of the
conference.
Two features OF the report have
been pronounced unacceptable to the
Soviet leaders: the public debt and
the judiciary provisions, which they
consider arbitrary infringement OF
Russias sovereignty. The Germans
also are opposed to the Russian re-
port, because it gives the Russians
4 the right to make war claims against
Germany under the Treaty Of Yer
sailles and perpetuates the decree OF
the Car wiping out German prop
erty rights in Russia.
Russians study Report.
| The British were at pains to-day
[ - a1ya Ias t,.t -
port was not made in the name OF
any one Government, and bound no
one even to consider it. The Rus
sian delegation are considering it.
however, and naturally have taken
an intransigeant attitude, declaring
they will object to some parts and
make many counter proposals, but
the odds are heavily in favor of the
report forming the basis Of an ar
rangement whereby Russia will re-
enter the comfy of nations.
Speaking to another delegate to-
cay. Adolph Joffo said the Russians
would insist upon compensation for
losses suffered by the Sovietists. ow-
ing to Anglo-French intervention in
1918, but the report recognizes the
Soviet right to deduct these losses,
wherefore the underlying principle
Of the report is pretty certain to be
accepted.
The Russians are agreeably sur
rrised at the generally reasonable
or Iosd hx
whose object is clearly not to penal
ize Russia, but TO make possible the
building up OF Russia by foreign
capital
| The Russian question is in an inter-
esting but not critical stage. Yester-
day in the number one commission.
which formed subcommission un-
der Carlo Schanzer, the Italian For
eign Minister, to consider political
questions-mainly OF Russia-and
which therefore is by far the most
important commission and the one
upon which everything hinges
Prime Minister Lloyd George sug-
gested that there could be no bette
method than to use as the basis OF
discussion the Russian report pre-
pared by the allied experts in London
and handed to the Russian delegation
yesterday.
Good Feeling Prevails.
Members OF the commission com.
mented upon the notable good humor
which prevailed throughout, taking il
as a good augury OF the success OF
the conference. When NJ. Tchltcherin.
as head OF the Soviet delegation.
asked for more time there we're
friendly exclamations Of Certainly"
and You must have time TO study
the report fully"
This welcome good temper Is char
acteristic OF almost all the proceed
ings OF the conference. For example,
when M. Tchitcherin protested yes.
terday against the presence Of the
Japanese and the Rumanians the pro.
test was taken gracefully by the lat
\ ter. who said they had accepted the
invitation to the conference in
spirit OF conciliation and were ready
in this spirit to discuss Bessarabia
with Moscow's representatives. The
Japanese. also smiling and concilia.
tory. expressed mild surprise. All
recognized that NJ Tchithcerin's pro-