Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-15
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Ny the Associated Press.

Genoa. May i<.-Subject to ap-
proval. the subcommission on Rus.
sian Affairs decided today that the
Genoa economic conference should
reassemble at the Hague June Is,
meet the Russian delegates and
choose a mixed commission 10 en-.
deavor to settle the Russian situs-
ton.
But the whole plan is vague. X
seems to be a method for temporary
dissolving the conference. pending
the decisions OF the United States
whether II will participate. and with
out admitting there are irrec oncilable
differences between France and Great
Britain.
Genoa, May l4.-France has ap-
pealcd to the United States TO par
ticipa,c in the proposed international
commission TO investigate the Rus
sian situation. The American ant
bassador, Richard Washburn Child,
Informed the Associated Press to-
night that such proposal had been
submitted to him by the French
delegation.
The ambassador understood that
the French proposal suggests that
the United States. ii the invitation
j. accepted. would have dominant
voice in the action OF the commits
sion, but would not be bound by its
acceptance to any decisions OF the
commission which it did not ap-
prove.
II the United States accepts, France
would agree to the Russians being
represented i'll the commission.
No Agreement Reached.
Premier Lloyd George and NJ.
Barthou were in private conference
for two hours this afternoon, ap-
parcntly without reaching All agree
ment for solving the Anglo French
deadlock on the plans 10 continue
the discussion OF the Russian prob
lem. The subcommission on Rus
sian affairs also met and argued for
more than three hours without def
mite results.
Mr.. Lloyd George will have a COM
ference at his villa tomorrow morn
ing with Baron Hayashi, NJ. Bar
thou. NJ. Jaspar and Signor Schanzer,
in an effort to reach compromise.
After the meeting Of the subcom-
Sir Edward Grigg, secretary
10 the British premier. said there had
,een progress, but gave no definite exc /
planation Of its natuc. The Fench
and British delegations, he asserted,
we're we'll OH the road to an agree
ment. but nothing definite was
reached. Accounts Of the meeting
by members of other delegations,
however. give little indication that I
a compromise is any nearer.
Aid Of U. S. Necessary.
The Russians have announced that
they will not accept any plan exclud-
ing them from the discussions On
one thing all the delegations agree.
namely that somehow the United
States must be induced to participate
n the mixed commission. NJ. Colrat.
French under-secretary of state, in
formed the Associated Press that he
still felt confident Of an aceoro
France is still unwilling to have
Russia sit with the mixed commission
discussing Russian finances, but
suggestions have been made that a
special commission of Russian ex-
oerts be formed which may be called
n by the mixed commission when It
iesires information.
Agaii, the Russians declare that
hey will not accept any such plan,
IS that would not be dealing with
Them OH an equality basis and it is
difficult for the delegations to find
my plan appealing to both the
French and British and yet not Of
'ensive to the Russians.