The New York herald., 1922-05-18
Final Plenary Session at
Genoa to Be Held To-mOr-
row Morning.
NEW HOPE Z. S. WILL co
Non-Aggression Pact Assures
Peace for Four Months After
Coming Conference Ends.
BY JOHN NIGH. STUART.


Special Cable to THE New YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1929, by The NEW YORK HERALr
GENOA, May 1.-THE Genoa confer.
ence finished its serious work to-day
witEl perhaps its most important
achievement-all the Powers agreed
10 sign the aggression pact, as
suring the peace of Europe for four
months after the adjournment of the
Hague conference which, it is
thought, will last four months.
At tie last moment an amendment
was inserted to make the pact also
apply to the eight Soviet republics, in
Guiding the Chita. The Japanese ac-
cepted this amendment, subject to the
approval of Toxic.
At the meeting of the political SUBJ
commission to-day Russian delegates
accepted in full tie program for the
Hague conference and Moscow will
be represented there on June 26.
Louis Barthou, Henri Jaspar and
Mr.. Lloyd George had long talk,
which, it is reported, Strengthened out
many difficulties. No official reply
has been made to the American note
declining to participate in TIE Hague
meeting, but Mr.. Lloyd George made
an important statement in the morn
ing session. outlining just what the
Hague meeting is to be. and what it
hopes to do, and it was reported he
had sent an explanatory note to
Washington OF the Hague plans.
There also was report that an off,
cial invitation to attend June 26 had
been sent to Washington.
stiIi Hope U. $. Will Join.
BY those close to the British Prime
Minister it was stated that he hoped
h. frank admission of the failure of
G-.oa to reconcile compunism and
capitalism as principles, and his un-
equivocal statement that the Hague
meeting would try to work out a
practical basis for dealing with Rus
sia, would convince America that she
should attend the Hague conference.
The real fact is that there has been
such a divergence of opinion on ques-
lions of vital principle" said Mr.. Lloyd
George. that it was found impossible to
reconcile them. We have. therefore,
had to try to approach the problem
from different point of view, seeing
whether we cannot reconcile these
Emergencies in practice If we cannot
in principle. That is why we are
relegating it to experts. to explore the
ground to begin with. TO see IL there
are insuperable practical objec-
It was after that statement that NJ.
Tchitcherin agreed TO go to The
Hague. And perhaps even more IL
Eliminating than Mr.. Lloyd Georges
hopes for success at The Hague and
his hopes for American participation
was the following:
There is no doubt at all that the
two systems (communistic and capt.
talistic) are irreconcilable--the system
in Russia and that obtaining in other
parts of the world. They are becoming
nearer. After all, there's a vast
amount of private property in Russia.
Nominally the land is nationaIized
but in reality it is under peasant pro-
prietorship.
Final Work Tomorrow.
There is no use trying to conceal
this fact: No one can turn out the
peasants from their land whatever de-
crees are Issued by Moscow. II will
result In the end In the same system
that followed the French Revolution, a
system Of peasant proprietorship."
The final stages OF the conferences in
clude meeting OF the first political
commission tomorrow. where the nom
aggression pact will be drafted, and the
hnAi plenary session Friday morning
where IL will be signed, and probably
the principal delegates will sum up their
work at the conference for home con-
sumption.
Tchitcherin's agreement to The Hague
as meeting place was secured only af-
ter two hours OF wrangiing. at the end
Of which representative Of the Dutch
Government gave formal assurance to
the Soviet delegation that II would be
given the same privileges and facilities
accorded to the other representatives at
the conference.
The more important points in the ex-
tension OF the non-aggression pact to
cover Chita and to extend four months
after the conclusion of the Hague con-
ference were quickly settled.
IL sun possible the French and
the keigisns will refuse to send dele
yates to The Hague. their attitude
being admittedly largely governed by
that OF Washington. though II Is not
certain they will stay away II America
does not attend. At present however.
they are bound only to recommend
attendance 10 their own governments.
and either government may refuse
after the adjournment of the present
conference.
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