Arizona republican., 1922-05-20
PREMIER OPTIMISTIC HAGUE
MEETING NEXT MONTH WILL
END RUSSIAN CONTROVERSY
George Warns Russia There Is Real Sympathy
for Her Condition But She Must Not Out
rage Sentiments of World; Discussions
SholU Value of International Conference

you go to a man who has already
lent you money and say, Win you
lend me more?' he will say to YOU,
DO you propose to repay me what /
gave your and You say, No, it is a.
matter of principle with me not to
repay there is q most extraordinary
prejudice in the western mind against
lending more money to that person.
1t is not a matter of principle.
Il know the revolutionary temper
very well, and the revolutionary tenn
per never acknowledges anybody who
has got principles, unless he is a
revolutionary. But those prejudices
are very deep-rooted; they are rooted
in the soil of the world; they are in
herited from ages, and you cannot
tear them out.
Would Help Honorable Russia
'EuEope is anxious to help-Europe
can help-Europe will help-but Rus
sia must in her dealings with her ac-
cept the code of honor which is an
inheritance. which has come to us
from centuries of hard working, hon
est people, and which has struck deep
into the soil of the world ]
implore the Russian delegation when
they come to The Hague not to go
out of their way to trample upon
those sentiments which are deeply
rooted in the very life of Europe.
AT Cannes we threw out the life
line. and we have not yet drawn it
in, as I thought we might. Neither
has it been snapped: neither has it
been let go. 1t is still true we would
like TO draw all the distressed, all the
hungry, all the suffering in the east
of Europe back To life. with all the
health that the accumulated energy
and skill Of other lands can give
them.
I'VE have signed a pact of peace.
1t is a provisional one. Is it for
months? All, no; it is more than
that. We have decided upon a peace
among warning nations. Once you
establish it, nations are not going
back on it.
THE thrill of peace has gone
through the veins of Europe and YOU
are not going to get a nation lifting
hands against nation again. Believe
me, peace is recovering gently over
the hearts of men and in this con-
ference, by this pact we have adopted
today. we have paid homage to her
sceptre."
Will Do Much for Reconstruction
GENOA, May 10. - The dominant
thought in Genoa tonight as the dele
cations to the economic conference
were leaving or packing their trunks
preparatory to departing for their
home lands, seemingly was that al
though the conference was a thing of
the past as far as Genoa is concerned,
its achievements would live and con-
tribute much to the pacification and
reconstruction of Europe. The Off
Gals of some of the smaller states
undoubtedly viii go home disappoint-
ed, perhaps angry. because their
troubles have not been settled at
Genoa. Lithuania, for example. is
chagrined that Genoa has not chased
the Polish troops from Lithuanian
territory; and the small Russian re-
publics bordering the Caspian and
Black seas are grieved because Genoa
failed to free them from bolsheviki
rule.
But as a whole, the belief prevails
that the Genoa conference despite
disputes which almost pushed it to
the edge of a precipice, has resulted
in the beginning OF better under
standings between the nations of
Europe, including Russia. Evera Of
ficial France admitted this tonight.
France, which came here reluctant
ly, almost suspiciously, goes away
with more confidence. Louis Bar
thou, vice. premier in the French
cabinet, and Frances chief delegate
to the conference, in his final words
to the press. tonight declared it was
his conviction that the Genoa confer
ence, which he called ''the child OF
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