Evening star., 1922-04-09
Allies Seeking Solution There
Rather Than in GERMANY,
Says Barnes.
EXPECT SOVIET TO YIELD
Delegates Assuming Make-Believe
Position Which They Are
, Thought Likely to Drop.
BY GEORGE n. BARNES,
British Parliament Leader,
By Radio to The Star

Iy haulo 10 The Star.
LONDON, April S.-AIl eyes are
turned toward Genoa where the much
= discussed economic conference opens
on Monday. The crux of the pro-
ceedlngs there must be the attitude
that is to be adopted toward the Rus
slams and the manner displayed by
the Soviet representatives toward the
rest of affiliated mankind.
The outstanding fact about Russia,
of course, is that sovietism has been
dismal failure and has landed Rus
sia in ruins. 1t now becomes the
task of the world statesmen to get
Russia back into the orbit of inter
national trade, and. judging from re-
cent declarations of the Moscow
spokesman. 1t is sovietism itself that
stands in the way.
Strengthened by Expression.
AS l foretold in these dispatches.
Lloyd George, after appearing on the
scene, has got his vote of confidence
from the commons. The Genoa de-
bates have disclosed the weakness of
the policy of opposition to the con-
ference. for it was both incoherent
on a motion apart from any opinion
of lack of confidence because the op-
position declared that if it could not
have everything it desired it would
have nothing. 1t declared that neu-
trails who had done nothing to win
the war had no right now to step in
and decide the terms of peace. 1t was
little wonder. then. that by vote of
q to l the house of commons voted
down the resolutions condemnipg the
governments program and that the
prime minister has gone to Genoa
strengthened by renewed expressions
of faith on the part of the British
parliament.
First of its Kind.
The conference opening Monday is
the first of its kind since the war All
others have been of the allied and as
sociated governments or of the ex-
perts of such governments. The
delegates at Genoa will come from
nearly all European countries and
will include Germany and Russia.
The restoration of Russia is de-
pendent upon the flow of capital and
skilled labor into that country.
Neither one nor the other is likely
to be attracted there until security
can be guaranteed. The government
at Moscow must undertake complete
responsibility for the debts and the
restoration of the properties of the
nationals of other countries. as well
as the safety of other capital and
labor that might go in to replace that
which has been lost or killed.
The soviet delegates at Genoa have
insisted that they are there rather
as creditors than as debtors; as in
jured innocents suffering from the
results of aggression of capitalistic
countries. instead of representatives
of system of government which has
been tried in the balance and found
wanting.
A Make-BeIfeve Position.
1t is to be hoped that this will
prove merely a make believe posi-
ton and that the delegation will be
mind when the proceedings open.
Russian admission into the comfy of
nations depends upon the degree to
which she can restore confidence as
to her future intentions toward those
who may be willing to help in again
placing her upon her feet.
World recovery likewise largely de-
pends upon the degree to which the
nations will agree to lessen their
armament Here again the key is
under arms the largest army in the
world. Disarmament elsewhere de-
pends entirely on what Moscow is
willing to do.
Exchange Next In Importance
Next in immediate Importance at
Genoa will be the problem of f1uc-
tuating exchange. Trade between the
several nations is impossible while
these daily changes in the rates take
place. Allied with exchange is the
question of proper credits. Nations
with great power to produce suffer
from the poverty of their erstwhile
customers. These are but truisms
which have been oft repeated. yet
but little needed. 1t remains for Ge-
noa to act upon these realities and to
get the nations of the world to fol-
low the lead which will be given
them. If that is done Genoa may
indeed become the turning point from
the long period of gloom and depres-
sion toward the time of peace and
prosperity.
Copyright 1927