The New York herald., 1922-07-11
POWERS Will OFFER
ONE FRONT TO SOVIET
Agree on United Action in
All Questions, Especially
of Seized Property.
FRANCE WILL REMAIN
Krassine Tells Hague Dele
gates What Russia Wants
Money For.
HER RAILWAYS AND CROP
Willing to Grant Concessions
to 4,0A6, 600 Hectares for
Ha-
Agriculture.
, HER RAILWAYS AND CROP

THE HAGUE. July 10 (Associated
Press).-The European delegates. un-
der instructions from their Govern
ments decided this afternoon to adopt
a united front on all questions before
the Russian conference, more particu-
larly on the treatment of confscated
property
A definite line of action has been
agreed upon. This includes the put
ting of specific questions to the Rus
sian delegates relative to the restitu-
ton of property. on which their atti-
tude is declared to be unsatisfactory.
Upon the answers depends whether
the conference can continue
The French delegates say there is no
question about their withdrawing for
the present. Sir Philip Lloyd -Greame.
head OF the British delegation, said to-
night: b1.@e
I'VE must Bring abe ut settlement.
or, failing that. must obtain asgcom-
plete exposition Of the facts as to why
a settlement Is impossible. obviously,
there are issues on property on which
we cannot procrastinate." sr
One shceensful Meeting.
The stock of the conferences was
pretty low before to-day's meeting on
the strength OF rumors that the confer
ence was certain to collapse at to-day's
session bur, far from breaking up. the
delegates had what they later termed a
successful and constructive meeting"
Leonid Krassine. the Soviet economic
expert. gave such frank answers to the
Powers question: concerning the use of
credits that even the French Representa-
tive thanked NJ. Krassine for the clear
and logical nature of his. exposition"
NJ. Krassine's statement was in answer
to a series of questions put by the
European experts concerning credits for
transport and agriculture. He explained
that Russia wanted credits to repair
such railroads as woud take care OF
about half of the transport carried or
before the war. In general. he said
Russia was not prepared to accord con
cessions for existing railways. but wa.
ready to grant concessions or the con
struction of new lines. but trunk line:
must remain In the hands of the Gov
ernment.
Concessions for Agriculture.
For agricultural purposes the Gov
ernment was ready. he said. to gram
concessions aggregating 100000 hec
tares. 1t was already in negotiation
with foreign companies and some foul
agreements were practically completed
one for 100000 hectares.
With regard to foreign trade M. Kras
sine declared that for the present h
could not admit the resumption of abso
lutte free trade with foreign countries
AZ he was bound to protect his country
which is suffering from deprecated ex
change
They had centralized the system o
purchases In foreign countries, thereb,
gaining In prices and quality, and the.
had adopted the method of centraliza
tion for the sales Of exports. He coult
not change this system until the rela
tions with foreign countries became nor
NAL. {Nts
The new customs tariff was based ol
the same principle which existed befor
the war and before the revolution an,
figures were about the same.
NJ. Litvnoff submitted a list In writ
ing containing ten questions to the non
Russian commission. 1t being under
stood that any agreement TO be reache
on the same would be conditional o
satisfactory arrangements concernin
property and debts The questions wer
aimed at establishing what the Gov
ernments represented at The Hagu
would be able and willing to grant 1
the way OF credits