South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-16


new world eat Of chaos and after
a terrible convul-ion ~ the pow
ers asked them 20 pay their old
debrs f would blight me hopes of .
The Russian people
The allied leaders explained that
the rge-War debts were not due
primarily % governments. but iudi-
TlduaIs chiefly French They in-
sisted chat mo- government hau the
reht to wipe out the claims of fore .
eEn individuals
No Difficulty.
The opinion tonight expressed
was that no difficulty would he on-
counteref ln settling the Dr~-wsr
DEBTS Generally speaking the
French seemed Jess optimistic than
the British in telling ~ fhe proc
gresv ~ the allied meetings with
the Russians The French were OF
the opinion that the Ho'shevisi were
disposed 10 give battle at every
point raised and postpone definite
answers.
Tn discussing war debts. tho allies
said this WAS something where the
governments were in position 10
unrea sonahIe. because they realized
the appalling state Of Russia and
they did not desire 70 press Russia
undu.y But the signature of the
Russian government must be re-
spected
The Russians rejoined by citing
damages caused by foreign military
expeditions into Russia.
on restitution Of private prop
ertv the allied leaders admitted that
this would be- accompanied by great
difficulties. nevertheless they must
insist on the principle Tho Rus
slams emphasized tho difficulties
growing out OF the fac, that every
thing in Russia is natioualzed. They
asked how 80 was possible 10 restore
q mine now under water.
Delegate Talks
The United States and Japan
know fun well the necessity for re-
OPENING the trsns-Siheriau railroad
20 world traGc. declared Ambassa-
0or Hayashi. head Of the Japanese
delegation 10 the economic confer
ence today i'm am interview with The
Associated Press spondcut.
tie This vital matter at the Genoa
conference. ne added cit stands
forth as one of tho practical issues
Of special concern 10 the American
republic and the Japanese empire"
I'm view of JapaD'S primal interest
In vast siberian section Of Russia,
part Of which Japan now occupies
with troops. the correspondent asked
the ambassador TO Great Britain to
explain Japau's standpoint as related
90 Tho present conference.
We are present. he replied,
"when the experts meeting i'm Lon
don drew up the uow-famOus Rus
sian report. and we have an econo-
mIc interest i'm AN of Russia. but we
arc especially concerned with the
. Ia eastern aspects of the Russian
: question We Japanese wish 90 see
siberia opened TO the trade of Japan
and hiua and The whole world.
Intercs OF China.
I'm this connection especially
desiTe 90 emphasize The natural in
terest OF China in Siberia. At the
Washington conference. Japan Joined
heartily iu the reconstruction work
for China We must not now for
get that the great traus-Siboriau
railroad trsvcrscs Manchuria
province OF China. and that China
Is certainly entitled 20 policing rights
of that railroad as indeed sac pos
sesses roycrsiouary r.Eht- iu the
Chinese eastern railway. which
formed an important part of the
t-aus-Siberi8n railway. The great
artery OF ttans-Siberi7 which has
been closed for years ON account of
The Russian revolution. y a neces-
sarv link in communicated between
Japan the Asiauc littoral and Euro
pean Russia Before the war we
could travel from Toxic 90 Paris or
London in from f2 90 Is DAYS Now
j. takes a. days hv way of the Sucz
camel
zone OF The first things Che soviet
government should do if necessary.
in collaboration with the far eastern
republic is 90 restore traus-SIberian
rormalcy Ruesfa viii require loans
for this purpose and the work OF
resror8rion offers fine opportunity
for financial cooperation OF Japan
and Tho United States. with China
uorslly backing our Efforts
Plans Pact
Premier LIoyd George has ans
nounced that his aim at tho Genoa
conference is 90 brre into heinz
pact auonc the th.rfy-four nstIonS
represented. agreeing not 90 invade
one arothers territories n would
he similar to Tho fstr power pact
negotiated no Washington
Britain is aeain~- "a pact with miu-
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