Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-10
RUSSIAN NUT
TOOHARDFOR
GENOA MEET
President Harding
and Cabinet
Agreed.
ATTITUDE OF u. S.
SOviets' Probation Is
Similar to That
of Germans.
BIZ FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

WASHINGTON, May 10-Indlcations
We're forthcoming today that the Hard
ing Administration considers that Genoa
has flivvered." The conference and its
tortuous proceedings especially with
reference TO Russia were the main topics
of consideration at the bi-weekly meeting
of the Cabinet. Secretary Hughes pre-
scented resume of the latest news from
Genoa including confidential communica-
lions from our unofficial observer there,
Mr.. Richard Washburn Child. No
specific statements were issued at the
White House as to the nature of Sec
rotary Hughes report, but it was un-
mistakeably implied that the United
States Government has abandoned hope
Of any effective results from the con-
ference. The Harding Administration
from the outset has looked upon Russia
as the paramount issue at Genoa. On
European Statesmanship's success or
failure in dealing with il depended. in
American opinion, the utility or futility
Of the conference. The President and his
advisers have about come to the con-
Alusion that Russia was too tough a nut
pr Genoa to crack.
The United States Government views
Eurore's efforts TO deal with the soviet
republic as coinciding broadly with the
basic principles America has laid down
as conditions for recognition 1t was in
dicated at the White House today that il
the soviet accepted those principles at
Genoa, recognition wOnld be in sight.
The Harding Administr ration has been
hoping that the conference In Italy
would accomplish tangible and construc-
tive results in that direction. II it does
not, our attitude toward Russia remains
unchanged. From the fundamental con-
ditions Secretary Hughes proclaimed in
March, 1921, and reaffirmed on May l,
1872 it Is declared in presidential quar-
ters there will be no deviation" There
fore, If Genoa proves an abortive at
tempt to bring the soviet to its senses
and to terms that could command Amer
fca's consideration, then our attitude to-
ward Russia will he giverned as in the
past quite independently of any body or
anything else. 1T will be, In other
Words it was explained at the White
House, exclusively a matter between Rus
STA and ourselves"
RECOGNITION Is
IMPORTANT
II is well known in the highest Amer
lean official quarters that Russia-both
soviet overiords and the submerged mil
lions whom they rule-attach more i'm
portance TO American recognition than
10 recognition from any other quarter
They banker for relations with the
United States, because they look upon
orr country as the only one that is dis
interested in its dealings with Russia.
Other conditions for recognition
emanSting from London, Paris, Berlin.
EOme or Brussels-are looked upon at
Moscow and throughout Russia generally
as having some selfish or sinister poltf-
cal purpose at their back No such sus-
picions are associated with the United
States.
1t i known too. that the terms affirmed
and reafirmed by Secretary Hughes
have had steady accumulat.ve effect in
Russia. They have instigated TO no small
degree '-the economic retreat which
Lenin comedies he has had TO beat as dis
tinct from his reactionary anti-capital-
istie and naturalization Of property
IDEAS. There is never absent from the
soyiets mind the steadfast determination
IF the United States to enforce within
Russia an economic system safeguarding
credit ard foreign property rights If the
soviet government eventually yields--as
there is every reason to feel assured il
eventually must yield-to those condi-
tons. recognition Of Russia will come on
Americas terms They will be the
worlds terms, but terms that originated
in the United States and could hardly
have been imposed except for our
tenacious insistenee upon them.
In 4 certain way President Harding and
Secretary Hughes confront soviet Russia
with the same sort of ultimatum that
President Wilson presented to German
autoeracy. In 1918 the price of peace with
America was overthrow Of the Hohen-
zollerns. In 1922 the price of recognition
of Red Russia by the United States is
the reinforcement Of the soviet tyranny
Copyright, 1872, b. Public Ledger Com
pany.