The New York herald., 1922-04-26
Russia HITS at Poland.

GENOA, April 35 (Associated Press) -
Russia further complicated the Genoa
T, tug of war Tonight by sending Poland
"A note announcing that Russia considers
that Poland has violated both its peace
treaty with Russia, signed at Riga
March IS, 1921, and its Baltic entente
agreement. signed at Riga March so.
1922. by participating in negotiations at
Genoa questioning Eussias right to
negotiate treaties.
The note is signed by George Tchi-
j, tchcrin. 1t says:
'Iu connection with the note which
+Sorne of the delegations participating IN
the Genoa conference forwarded on
April Is to the president of tho, German
delegation. and which was published in
the newspapers of April 10, and also in
connection with the answer of these
delegations to the German note of April
%, which was published on the cath, ]
wishsto call attention 20 the following
Leaving completely aside the aues-
ton whether the considerations y~hich
led the delegations signatory to the first
note TO invite Germany to abstain
hencefor.h from participation in the
conference on questions relating to RUS
sia were justified. I think. nevertheless.
these same considerations should cblige
Poland also to refrain from participa-
zion. because the treaty concluded by
Russia and Poland at Riga on March
rs, 1921. settled all questions OF impor-
tance between the two States under a
form much more concrete and definite
Than the treaty signed at Rapallo b.
Russia and Germany on April ].
: "At the same time ! cannot refrain
! from remarking how strange and in
comprehensible It seems that n Govern
|. nlent which recognized do jure without
/ reservations the Soviet Government Of
s.rlussia and which concluded a treaty
Z with it should Join in a movement aimed
at removing It's right to make treaties
with other governments.
'In this action OF Poland my Cow
crnment is Obliged to sec blow against
the sovereign rights or Russia and a
consequent serious violation. first. OF
the treaty of peace concluded at Riga
on March !, 1921, between Russia. the
Ukraine and Poland and ratified by the
Polish Diet on April Of the same year.
and, secondly. violation OF the accord
signed at Riga on March 30. 1922, be-
tween Russia, Poland, Esthonia and
Latvia, whereby Poland engaged not
only to work in harmony with Russia
IN the Genoa conference. but also TO
strive by every force at the Genoa con-
ference to have the Russian Government
recognized de jure by the States which
nave TOI uOne so.
Finally, the circumstance that the
Governments signing the reply 10 the
German note. among them Poland. which
belongs neither TO the big nor the little
entente and is allied to Russia by normal
contractural relations reserved for them.
selves the right not to approve certain
clauses or the Russo-German treaty,
ereates an extraordinary precedent
whereby any third Power can justify
itself in annulling a treaty between two
Powers. BY following this precedent
Russia would have the absolute right
not to recognize treaties or parts or
treaties disagreeable TO her concluded be-
tween Poland and other Powers.
'The Russian Government however, is
not disposed to proceed on this path
bazed by the Polish move and declares
,ategorically that in no case can IT. per-
nit treaties concluded by Russia TO de-
PEND for their legality on the action OF
Powers not signatory"