The New York herald., 1922-05-04
SAY TERMS
ALTER CANNES PACT
But Will Probably Accept
General Principles With
Reservations.
OBJECT TO DICTATION
Declare Allies Seek to Make
Rules for Country's In
tPrUal Life.
BY FRANCIS M'CULLAGH.

BY FRANCIS M'CULLAGH.
Special Gable to THE NEW York HERLD.
Copyright. 1925, By THE Nrw YoB T-lALD.
GENOA, May 3.-The lied meuoran-
DUN handed to them early his morn
ing reminds the Il slams rls
baby left on the no
marks of identilcatOu. 1 slans
fepudiate it. the French support the
Belgians and the Germans are not
allowed to have anything to do with it,
The delegates feel that George
Tchitcherin cannot long refrain from
using his sarcastic and indefat1gable
pen on so rich subject for satire
especially as he has thus far flayed
everybody here save the Germans, in
his innumerable epistles. Yesterday
he even nstanced the Serbian op-
preston os the Montenegrins. al
though he dimes with them and the
delegates OF the Little Entente at Ra-
pallo tonight. and is said to be ne
NJ TchitcEerin will ask what kind Of
a diplomatic document it is. He can
say il does not fulfill the Cannes reso-
luton. If the French amendment is
as much; but the Russians probably
will accept the general principals Of
the document, with reservations.
Christian Rakovsky saws the memo
in seeking to impose upon Russia
rules for Russias internal life. vio-
lating ia turn public and private law.
In discussing the conference NJ. Ra-
kovsky compared ii to the congress OF
Vienna. Of which 1t was said: 1T dances
but does not advance" The Genoa con-
ference. he says. "Meanders but it does
not advance" Certain nations. he added.
wish to convert the conference into
discussion Of debts and TO rationalizing
delicate disputed questions wtt which
the conference is not suited to deal
Interferes InternaIIy.
THE allied memorandum" he said.
wishes foreigners TO judge when Rus
sia must compensate and when she must
restore property. That Is an interference
With the state of sovereignty in violation
of the Cannes agreement. Some of the
Powers are using the conference to
preach the doctrine of individtalism
against state OF socialism. but those
Powers practce the nationalizat tlon Of
railways. mines, &c. against comIponsa-
ton.
The Russians did not come to Genoa
to refute the doctrine of capitalism. but
the Russians do not want others TO at
tack the Russian system"
NJ. Rekovsky attacked the non-ag-
gression pact. Can we believe il when
we see Bessaraba seized by Rumanis
with neither the Bessarabans nor Rus
slams consulted and with no pebiscite
Permitted? The Versailles Treaty con-
ceded conquered Germany a pebisclte
in Upper Silesia, but II does not con-
cede its old ally plebiscite in Bes-
sarabia.
Besides the credits offered TO the
business men OF the various nations
under the international corporation
scheme for pushing their business in
connection we presented TO the financial
commission three notes showing the
Russian situation and that credits were
necessary for reconstruction. Also guar
antics were offered. We want 3.900.-
oo000 gold rubles for three yea1s"
GENOA. May ASSOCIATED Press) -
The Soviet plenlpotentiaries are mot
delighted with the project OF the Pow
ers for the reconstruction OF Russia
Such Is the brief summary emanating
from Soviet sources OF the Bolshevist
Views on the memorandum on which
Eurore's statesmen have worked so la
boriously
The fact that tho document does not
mention recognition OF the Soviet Gov
ernment and ignores the suggestion OF
governmental loans Is said TO dlsplease
the Communist leaders. who are now
comforting with Moscow.
There was no ina cation to day that
Belgium Is in any degree satisfied with
the private property clause In the
memora ndum 10 Russia. even with the
clarifying French amendment NJ. Jas
par. The Foreign Minister. was in close
communication with Brussels.
The complete text OF the private prop
erty clause which has caused so much
controversy is ava ailable now. IL en-
phasizes that Soviet Russia has per-
feet right to organize such property
admlnistra ion as che wishes. hut must
return or restore the private property OF
foreigners. or. failing that. compensate
all foreign interests for loss or damage
caused them by the conhscatlon or se-
questratlon of the property.
III " Is impossible 70 reach an ac-
cord on the amount OF compensation
the former owner can submit the matter
TO a mixed arbitration tribunal. II the
tribunal decides that the compensation