The Washington herald., 1922-04-07
Ru ssians Reach City
Through Solid Lines of
Armed Soldiery.
POLISH MINISTER
FIRST TO ARRIVE
us. Ambassador at Rome
Will Observe Working
Of Conference.

GENOA. April s.-Coincideat with
the arrival here Of ~. Pulaski.
minister plenipotentiary for Poland.
the first delegate to appear at
Genoa, il became known that
complete understanding betwccn
the Baltic states, the little entente
and Russia. needed In order To en-
able them to present a solid front
in the conference. will he attempted
in a series Of conversations before
the opening sssion Monday
Richard Washburn Childs. tho
American Ambassador to Rome has
telegraphed officials at Genoa that
he intends to come here TO watch
the progress Of the economic con-
vention next week.
Troops Guard Train.
The Russian delegates to the
European financial conference have
arrived at Rapallo. after railway
trip which was made virtually be-
tween two unendinl lines OF
soldiers. Troops guarded every foot
Of the way and every station
through which their special train
passed.
So secret. too. did the Italian au-
Soviet guests that the delegation
arrived at Rapallo five minutes be-
fore anybody in the town suspected
their approach was at hand. Con
sequently there was no demon
stration, either Of welcome or Of
disapproval. when the Russians de-
scended from their coaches
Fifty-two I'm DeleEatIea.
AL
and came in A train made uT sf
three German coaches. an Italian
locomotive. and a baggage car. TIE
train crew was carefully selected.
No person, whatever his nusin'ss.
was allowed to approach the train
during the last stages of the jour
ney, except for the authorized gov
ernment detectives and earsbinierL
nier.
The train stopped a moment at
Genoa where Chitcherin appeared
for an instant at one Of the win
dows. then continued on TO Santa
Marguerite. where the delegates
were hurried into automobiles aud
rushed TO Rappallo. As far a. the
press is concerned. the visitors
were kept virtually incommunicadts.
The Serbs and Rumanians,--v7th
are due at Rapallo tomorrow niSht
They will all be lodged there with
the Russians. or in the nesrb-
towns of Nervy or Santa MarEuer-
ita. The principal obstacle tol
such a lineup appears TO be the at
titude of Rumania who is likely
to demand a return OF the S0o.-
100000 franc gold reserve whiehl
the Soviet now is holding. Rumanis'
also may ask for further conces-
sions in Besserabia as the price OF
her support
To Present Program.
The Italian delegation will pre-
sent to the conference Sompleta
draft of proposed international
agreements based on the program
laid down at Cannes. leaving -
others the responsibility for cN-
tending the scope of the conference
While this program has been oare-
fully guarded. il is known that the
Italian proposals provide for i'm
mediate negotiation of commercial
agreements with Russia by all the
comforting nations. such agreements
containing a most favored natIor
clause under which any special priv
ilege granted TO any single nation
bf -NANhNNh -
all others.
The agreements will also require
ample guarantees that the nations
will respect each others autonomy
and will provide for the creation os
special tribunals to deal with cases
arising between Russians and for
e.gners. A third requirement vii,
be the abolition Of all restrictions
on Importation and expectation. no,
only by Russia but by the other Eu-
ropean nations.
Want BARS Let Down.
The Italians suggest also the re-
moval by the Soviet OF all resirIc-
tions on commerce. the recognition
Of property rights Of foreigners re-
siding in Russia. and ;hCIr right u
employ foreign labor. Italy espe-
cially expects to furnish the work
men for much OF the reconstruction
in Russia.
A FIFTH stipulation suggested Il
the resumption OF navigation rights,
with foreign ships afforded fee NC
cess to all ports. Under the head
ing land transportation" the
Italians ask that all European ma
tions Immediately adopt the agree
ment reached at the Barcelona con-
ference.
Finally the draft reiterates that {,
Is Italy's policy that there shall b
the fullest equality in the ,listribs,-