The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-06-16
HAGUE CONFEREES
BEGIN HARD TASK
New Move TO Solve Russian
Problem Launched.
SIXTY DELEGATES PRESENT
ENJOYS Of Thirty Nations Called t.
Order by Holland Foreign Minister
Dutch Antagonize Press.

The Hague, June l6.-The confer
ence which is 10 consider Russian at
fairs was called TO order in the Peace
Palace by The Dutch foreign minister
a. A. Van karnebeak. Sixty delegates
representing about thirty countries
were present.
All the sessions Will be absolutel!
Escret, it was announced. Even tht
representatives OF the world press
were denied admission TO the Peace
Palace. The neWspapermen insisted
upcn entering the palace grounds. pre-
sentir@ llei- protest personally 10 tho
Du1c;l fore gn l.,.nis,,.i. who r2ihI>eC
to admit hem 20 the oppn:n: session
and sad tilrt s,,or;d ~; have haeI
admitted 20 The place grounds as The
SESSIONS are all 10 be secrer.
The VISITING delegates appeared tt
he helpless in The situation. Many o.
them expressed annoyance over The
attitude of The Dutch government
which. as host. apparently decided tt
exert every a:fnrt 10 avoid publicity.
" hen representatives OF the Dutcl
fore IN office ir.eG 10 prevent TIL.
new S''1per correspondents from Infer
Ing .e palace grounds the American
correspondents called attention 10 !he
1a:t ihar ii IVES an American Nht
buii: r,:e palace ana that American:
id NOT expect such treatment Of
D. I'm St.s which Andrew Carne~'e made
l,usS ~
Apparent y overaw ed by the appear
a2,e III fort, On if.a newsp9l' ,!ner
.aG NgInen. representing American
l.rii:Sh. French, Soi:ih AMERICAN ant
Yu;nns European journals, who rtetlis
et: % iaae an, statements from subor
t'ir,a:r>. ..lilp foreign office attaches ant
po!;cen finally admitted he cores
In,nt;tniS Tor an audience with For
eiEn Minister Van Karnebeek. WHO de
clared the! were not supposed TO en-
ter The peace palace grounds ant
should moi regsrd t.eir entrance 4.
: pre- atart.
All Europe centered its hopes ii
the opening of the international con
ference. lich' is dedicate | to the task
Of making practical arrangements fol
the re entry OF Russia into The con
cert of nations.
The at least temporary failure OF
the efforts at Paris 10 'rganize al
international loan for the restoration
Of Germany has undoubtedly served tt
augment the ,pessimism obtaining il
ulaay countries concerning the pros
poets Of making definite agreements
with Commnnistic Russia on such
vital matters as credits, the treatment
TO be accorded TO property held BY
foreigners, and the payment Of THE
Russian debts.
Nevertheless, determination was
evident among the delegates gathered
here for the PRELIMINARY meetings &c
make every conflisyable effort to reach
the results which the Ge-oa confer
ence did not succeed in achieving.
Chief interest centers in the har
of the attitudes of Eng
land, France and Italy on how to ap.
proach the soviet delegation officially.
For France shows, disposition to ad.
here tenaciously to her Genoa demand
for suitable guarantees from the Boil
shevfki before undertaking to renew
Official latiols with Russia.
France objects to the soviet memo
randum submitted to the Genoa con.
ference on May IL, which attacked the
systems Of the other coun.
tries and charged these nations with
doing many things-confiscating prop
erty, for example-equally drastic
the Bolshevik measures to which they
objected. The French would like &c
gee this memorandum withdrawn by
the soviets before Official pourpariers
with the Russian delegates are gain
inaugurated.
Great Britain and Italy apparently
are ready to pursue q more concilia
tory policy.