New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-06-15
British to Sign
Soviet Treaty if
Others Refuse
Lloyd George Determined TO
10 Get Results at Hague.
Regardless of Attitude
Taken by the Confcrccs
Farley to Open To-day
France To BE Represented at
Conference Only by a
Commission of Study"
By Wilbur Forrest
Special caLie 10 ~. .Tribur,

Copyright. i522 New York Tribune Inc.
THE HAGUE. June ID Amid tho
confusion among the majority OF dele
gates who arc gathered here IN n sec
ond attempt TO develop somo under
standing with Russia one idea alone
seems to stand out clearly. England
will insist upon some results at the
conference, even n they are between
England and Russia alone, with n ma
jority Of other nations dcmurring or
abstaining from action.
The British delegation OF experts is
already quartered at a big Motel in
Schcveningen. the nearest watering
place to The Hague. on tho North Sea.
primed and ready for business which
word, by the way. is the keynote Of the
whole British policy. While Premier
Lloyd Georges program at Genoa
failed because Of It's cumbersome pro-
portions. involving the treaties. boun-
daries, aggression pacts and other
complications Of European politics, the
questions involved IN the coming dis
cussions are simpler. They deal mainly
with an hnglo-Russian commercial
treaty and will include all the nations
that care TO enter the agreement.
Those that do not desire TO be taken
in VIII be ignored.
Many Adopt Passive Attitude
Judging by the makeup Of the Little
Entente delegations here, this group is
following the lines adopted by France,
which is merely furnishing observers
for the preliminary sessions OF the
conference. the main meetings Of which
which will not begin until June 25.
Spain. Switzerland and many OF the
ncutrals also are adopting a passive
attitude.
The Dutch government was advised
to-day that France is not officially rep
resented. although several specialists
have been sent from Paris who are
acting under the direction OF the
French Minister 90 The Hague. They
arc known as commission OF study"
and are TO be somewhat more active
than the American observer
England is already marked as the
most active power here, and all indi-
cations point to the fact that she is
ready 20 make important concessions
10 the Russians before the conference
is over. accepting a reduction IN her
debt and compensation for property
seized By the Soviets rather than IN
sisting upon restitution such is as de-
mandcd By Belgium and France. IL ~
not expected that the British will act
ually advance cash or credits direct
10 Moscow, bat something in the nature
Of commercial credits, upon whicn the
Russians may revive trade. This Is
vital 20 British commerce.
Soviet TO Send Experts
That the Soviet government has not
given up hope Of renewing trade with
Furcpc is indicated In an announce
mcnt made tonight that Russia is pre-
pared 10 send a large delegation OF
experts. headed by three chiefs Lit
vinoff. head OF the central Soviet COM
mittee: Krassin, 20 represent trade,
commerce and business Of all kinds,
ard President Radowsky. of the
Ukraine.
Aside from the japanese. who always
are numerically well Represented AZ
European conferences. the British and
the Russian delegations will be the
largest. Germany is represented N
the lobby. although she has no oihciai
place in the conference.
The attempt that the British arc
expected 20 make 20 restore husslan
markets is n matter Of keen interest,"
10 the Germans, who see prohtaole
augmentation OF business in any deal
made between Russia and England. II
is nrobable that the British are willing
10 let Germany have some oil tne nus
sian trade and thus relieve tnat pre-,
sure Of competition on otner HaiSes.
which were normally BRUSH pcloie
the war.