New-York tribune., 1922-05-04
n ations Plan
Separate Pacts
ith Russians
With Hopes of Conclud.
ing General Agreement
Fading, Various Camps
Seek to Protect Rights
Course Open to France
lchitcllcrin Firm in His
Demand That Property
Control Must Continue

Copyright 1922. New York Tribune Incl
Special Cable 10 Tic Tribune
GENOA, May With negotiations
mere IN desperately shaky state for
an agreement with Russia, the last
twelve hours have witnessed 8 great
deal Of activity in the various camps
looking to separate agreements with
Moscow in the event Of general break
down of the conference aims. The
agreements Will all look to the protec
ton Of the various national interests
now existing in that country.
The Tribune is able to say that even
France will not refuse to enter upon
such course if the conference falls
INTO scramble OF individual inter
cSts, an event which would surprise no.
body IN touch with developments.
Belgium, with her great interests in
Russia. has hopes of better terms than
she would get under the general scheme
Of the conference. which she has re-
fused TO sanction. 1t is believed here
that it would be fatal for France. which
also has large claims in Russia. to
adopt an intransigeant attitude toward
RUSSIA or to come in as tailenders in
separate negotiations. This would
mean that she would have to take what
was left after others had received pref
crentlal treatment.
French Oil Chief Arrives
Proof that such situation exists
vas found to-day in the arrival from
Paris OF the French governments COM
missioner for oil interests. with the
power to confer with Leonid krassin.
OF Russia, in the matter of French in
terests in that country. He came here
directly from Premier Poincare. It is
his mission to effect an understanding
concerning French interests in the
event that general agreement breaks
down.
Moscow already has separate agree
mcnts with Germany. Poland and the
Baltic States, as we'll as an economic
understanding with Czecho- Slovakia
and others represented in the Genoa
conference That negotiations now go
ing foreward Will result in separate un-
derstandings with large part of
Europe seems a fair conclusion
Reports from within the Soviet dele
CATION, while possibly set af1oat for the
purposes OF experiment, all point to
Tchitcherins refusal to accept the con
terence terms. Pending a decision
from Paris on these terms. which was
not known at the time to be unfavor-
able to agreement. there was confer
cnce this afternoon between NJ. Bar
rere, temporary head of the French
delegation, and NJ. Jaspar, the Belgian
chief delegate. At this conference it
is believed that the French delegate
explained to Jaspar that some modifca
tion would be made in the French posi-
ton. due to the note of Tchtcherin to
Barthou disclaiming any hostile inten-
tions toward France.
Naturalization Policy Defended
In an authorized interview this af-
ternoon Tchitchcrin explained that the
whole principle Of the Russian govern
ment was naturalization Of property
and this could not be changed. He al
so said that Russia could not accent
the clause Of the aggression pact
which treated the subject Of frontiers
because his country already had a
treaty with Poland which could not
in addition there was the Bessaraban
dispute and the territorial controver-
sizes with Japan in Oriental Russia
1t was learned from source close
to DR.. Benes, the Czecho s. Slovakian
delegate, that both France and Great
Britain had accepted the non-aggreg-
sion pact in principle. but that Russia
and Germany had proved stumbling
blocks in the compromise which he had
offered.
The attitude of these two countries
in the matter Of the aggression
pact is such to threaten the collapse
Of the whole structure, which has as
its base the peace of Europe. The
broad reservations made by Russia
seem to present an insurmountable
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