The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-15
U. S. RECEIVES
INVITATION To
HAGUE PARLEY
Officials Make flo Comment
Until Matter Can Be Taken
Up By Cabinet-Move Is
Surprise to United States.
WAIT FURTHER WORD
(By Associated Pressl

CBy Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, May 15.-A com.
munication from American Ambassa.
dor Child, reporting that the United
States had been invited to participate
in the newly planned economic confer
ence at The Hague was received today
at the state department, but officials
lndicated that no immediate decision
regarding it would be reached.
Until they had an opportunity to
study the proposal in detail officials
would make no comment regarding II
The general impression given nv them
was that the question probably would
be discussed at tomorrow's cabinet
meeting and that some action might
follow.
At the state department particular
pans were taken to emphasize that
the invitation was complete surprise
mere, offlciais declaring that the Wash
lngton government not only had NOT
suggested 1t, but was completely un.
informed regarding the plan until
today.
Advance Summary
The communication from Ambassa-
do- Child was said to be only an ad-
vance summary of the Official text of
the invitation.
II was understood that various de-
talls regarding the circumstance
which led up to the move still were TO
come and that the department would
take no step until It was fully advised
In their references to The Hague
conference, officials did not indicate
IN what degree they considered tho
case analogous to the Genoa nesotia-
uons, into which the United States
refused to enter.
1t was assumed that President
Harding and his advisers would adopt
similar policy of non-participation
should the new conference appear to
be merely reproduction of that at
Genoa.
May Change Basis
On the other hand, information re-
ceived here in press dispatches has in
o1cated that stipulation expressly
excluding the United States from any
or the effects of decisions reached AZ
Inc Hague might be included in the
invitation in such a way as to change
the basis of the whole problem.
throughout the Genoa conference
the American government has empha-
sized through Ambassador Child that
the United States would not be bound
0y decisions reached there. Whether
The Hague invitation, when its full
text is received, will embodv thar
stipulation in such definite form as tn
meet the views of the administration
is question upon which no officials
VIII make prediction on the basis
OF the information on hand.
GENOA, May 15-Prime Minister
Lloyd George announced this after
noon that he had handed to Richard
Washburn Child, the American am
bassador, last night. copy of the pro-
posal for the commission to sit at the
Hague to discuss Russian affairs. He
SAID this had been done so that the
United States would be fully advised
in case Russia accepts.
GENOA, May 15.-The political sub
commission of the economic confer
snce today unanimously approved of
The agreement reached Yesterday
among the conyening powers to hold
another meeting at The Hague begin
1ing June 10 to further examine the
Russian question.
GENOA, May 15.-What the Genoa
conference has failed to do-solve the
Russian question: is hoped to ac-
at another meeting IL the
United States will participate. A
'ormal invitation to the new confer
snce TO be held at The Hague was
handed to the American ambassador.
Washburn Child, last night.
md today all eyes were on Washing
on for upon the question of American
the chance for an agree
nent with the Russians is believed
o depend.
All the powers now represented
lere will be asked to send delegates to
The Hague meeting, the date for
which is tentatively set at June Is.
Other details for the gathering are un-
iettled, but at the suggestion of
Prime Minister Lloyd George of Great
Britain, non-aggression truce for
our months, or until the new confer
,nce ends its labors, has been ap-
proved informally. The sub-commission
N Russian affairs met today to vote
IN this and the other features of the
Ian arrived at in the private conver-
ations participated in by Mr. Lloyd
ieorge and the other representatives
4 the five inviting powers.
Would End concIave.
Inasmuch as the Russian question
vas the main topic up for settlement
It Genoa, the failure of the present
regulations will bring the confer
nee to quick end, and adjournment
will be taken before the end
# the present week
The Hague conference would consist
# two commissions of experts, one
or the Russians and the other for the
emaining powers participating at
ienoa, but it is extremely doubtful
7aether the Russians will consent to
he plan as it now stands.
While the British delegation has
minated that the two commissions
Fould cooperate and be on an equal
ooting, the French and the other dele
ations supporting their view give the
that the Russian panel
Fould not attend all the sessions of