Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-16
RUSSIA WILL PARTICIPATE IN
CONFERENCE AT THE HAGUE

Genoa, May is (By the A. P).-Rus-
, sia win participate in the proposed con-
ference at The Hague to discuss the Rus
sian question. NJ Rakovsky made this
announcement tonight after meeting of
the entire bolshevik delegation.
In giving out this information to
large assemblage Of newspaper correspon-
dents. NJ. Rakovsky declared that IN his
Judgment which. he said was also the
Judgment of his fellow delegates, unlesA
the Russian idea of a real mixed commits
sion were adopted, instead Of the double
commission idea proposed by the powers,
the Hague conference was bound to prove
as sterile as the Genoa conference.
NJ Rakovsky emphasized that the
soviet delegation had found absolutely
unacceptable the proposition of the pow
ers whereby no treaties of any sort could
be entered into with Russia, whether po-
litical or economic in character, during
the Hague meeting If persisted in, he
was confident it would provoke the in
tense feeling throughout Russia against
this gathering because the Russians
would regard 1t as a kind Of masked
blockade against them.
He wanted the entire world to under
stand that communistic Russia was heart
iv in favor of a permanent non-aggres-
sion pact by which nations yElld mu-
! tuAIy engage to respect each others ter
! ritorial integrity. Russia, he declared,
| sought only peace and security and was
always willing to accord peace and Sc
curity to others.
! After having disclosed that the Rus
sian delegates would participate in the
| Hague conference, the Russian spokes-
man said his delegation would prefer
/ that the forthcoming conference be held
/ In some other city. There were two rea-
sons for this-frst, Holland, unlike Italy
and some Of the other powers, had con-
cluded no treaty with Russia, nor even
tried to do so, and, second, conmunica-
tions between Moscow and the Hague
would be difficult. His delegation pre-
ferred Stockholm or Riga, and he added
emphatically I'VE will insist on some
city other than The Hague
The gathering to hear what NJ. Ra,
kovsky had to say came near to beiQl
somewhat dramatic. The Russian KEEP
the press correspondents waiting so lonG
that they organized what some described
as soviet, others as plebiscite. voting
that journalistic solidarity and dignit,
required that the correspondents leav'
Immediately"
Suddenly NJ Rakovsky came dashini
Up the stairway che presented his ex
cuses and saved the situation. He ex
plained that the delay was due to the fac
that the entire Russian delegation hai
been having an important meeting, whicl
had just decided what the attitude Of tn
= Russian delegation would be toward tn
I Hague meeting.
Rakovsky speaks fuently in Frenc
and today he was in fine oratorical moo
as he discoursed freely on communism
e and defended its doctrines, which h
T seemingly implicitly accepts as necessar
n for the salvation of the world,
= Just think Of it, he said; this ide
: Of a mixed commission is our idea, an
yet the powers have not given us an OF
portunity to develop 1t or say what
> means. We have at. least the priviea
: Of insisting upon the right of an autho
though 1 don't mean by that that we IL
i tend to insist upon the right of proper
v ty."
Passing to the question Of credits
e Russia, Rakovsky lengthily explaine
n why credits should be given to the Ru
,e sian state and not to individuals who al
II to do business in Russia When 70
- eigners OF foreign companies 20 to Ru
.s gia with credits to do business with Ru
ss sian individuals or companies, it will
IL the same thing he said, as II they did
- with the state, for in Russia the peop
N are the state and the state Is the peopl
- Therefore he added, "let the natio
~ give their credits directly to our COVER
:. ment. which will expend them honestly
= the Development Of our national 7
sources"
- NJ. Rakoqsky closed the meeting by !
~ itersttng that unless a single mixed col
IL mission instead Of a double commissi
was adopted. the differences between I
y powers and Russia would only be age1
waited, and it would be absurd to exp,
ne fruitful results
r The Russian delegates have been ask
1e to meet the political suD-commission
ce 1890 o'clock tomorrow morning to d
ne cnss plans for The Hague meeting.
n process verbal of the meeting in whi
q the Lloyd George plan for dual comm
o stons to meet at The Hague was agre
d. to was Transmitted informally today
s. the Russian delegation and the pow,