New-York tribune., 1922-04-30
Reds Threaten to With.
draw Proposal Unless
Powers Promptly Make
Their Attitude Clear
Matter Of Credits
Their Chief Issue
Reply to Offer Censor
tium if Property Rights
Are Fully Guaranteed
By Arthur S. Draper
Special Cable 70 7hs rr.5un,

Special Cable 70 l-hs rr:6uns
Copyright. 1922, New York Tr,eun. rae.
GENOA, April 29.-The Russian
delegates at the economic conference,
through their chairman, Georg Tch:t-
cherin. today sent q new note to the
Allied powers announcing that the
Bolsheviki were distrustful Of the
delay in the formation Of an Allied
policy toward Russian construction
They served notice that unless a dec
laration Of the Entente's stand, in
Guiding credit grants, was forthcom
ing Immediately, the Bolshevik.
would withdraw the concessions the.
agreed to a week ago, and wou!a
stand on their old demands.
The Allied answer to this CON-
munication was being prepared whea
it was received. At two sessions the
chief Allied delegates combined thu
French and British drafts submitted
yesterday, eliminated several para
graphs in tho French program cha
seemed Objectionable, and ther
adopted the final draft. This will b.
forwarded Immediately to the Bol.
shevlk delegates, but it was said t.
conference circles tonight that i
was hardly likely that the Russian
could accept or reject the Entent
offer IN time for announcement Of i
to be made at the second plenary seg-
sion of the economic conference. nov
scheduled for next Wednesday.
Barthou Says He Is Satisfied
The French were forced to make sev.
eral concessions in the final draft. but
Louis Barthou, chief OF the Paris dele
CATION, said he was satisfied with the
result because France had expressed
her stand in her draft. L would havs
been virtually impossible tor Barthou
10 take any other stand. for all the
other Allied delegates, without excsp-
ton, sided with the British draft 50
against the French on every importans
point at issue. Belgium and Italy
HSt4 support ID tLe Britlsl
draft, but the debate over controversial
points required several hours, and the
delegates held two sessions before ths
note could be completed
Not only did the British win VIC
tory IN forcing the adoption Of their
Russian plan, but Premier Lloyd George
moved to force discussion OF German
reparation terms while the Allies ara
a. here ar Genoa. He informed the
French that, despite Premier Poincare's
suggestion that such discussion be
deferred until after May 81, when the
next German war bill payment +aUs
due, and that It be held in some other
city than Genoa, preferably Nice. he
was standing on his Old contentious,
lie advised the Paris delegates that i
was his desire TO avoid a crisis with
Germany by settling the points az issus
before the payment was due, and he
feels 1t IS imperative that Poincare al
thorlze discussion Of this cue estioa
Immediately.
World Consortium Proposed
The final draft of the note TO Russia
emphasizes the Importance TO the
world OF re-estab ablishing relations with
Russia, but points out that response
bllIty for this rests on the Bolshevik;.
VINO must revive confidence. 1t pre-
poses the formation of an interua.
tional consortium for exploiting Rus
sia with an initial capital of 10000
700, provided the Bolsheviki offer guar
antics that the investments OF foreign
ers Will be protected. 1t expressed tho
final word of the Allies on the Russian
war debt which the Entente insists
the Bolshevlki must pay and defines
private property rights that must be
agreed TO by Moscow.
1t is generally believed that ths
AIMED agreement on Russia clears tha
way for the transaction of some real
business at the conference. Barthou
returns to Paris tomorrow for heart
to heart talk with Poincare. There II
every expectation that he will return
to Genoa, but unless he convinces the
French Premier that it is to FRANCES
interests to cooperate fully with
Great Britain at the conference, his
trip will have been in vain, for Liovd
George IS proving obdurate in his pro-
gram for European reconstruction.
British Insist on Program
The British are perfectly willing to
concede the French claims on minor
issues. but they are obdurate on tbs
essential details.
Chancellor Wirth, Of Germany, also
Is leaving Genoa Immediately, along
win several other Berlin leaders. bus
Foreign Minister Rathensu, the chief
power in the German delegation, will
remain here.
The Russian Communication WAS
couched in temperate language and IN
dicated a general desire to continue
the discussions with the Allies. Il
asked for the reason why the delibera-
tions had not been resumed and ir-
quired when the political sub-commis-
sion would meet again. AS the details
Of the Allied reply to this note hnvf-
ever, will have to be taken up
Bolshevik delegates with the
ment at Moscow. some time will
before any decision can be anns ia
The Russian note rather anger S,&
French, but its Importance wa
counted by the British. who chs
ized it as merely grandstand
vas suggested that Tchitcherin might