Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-15
RUSSIA To REJECT
ALLIED PROPOSALS
As 'PREPOSTEROUS'
Soviet BaIks at Idea Of Set
ting Up Foreign Tribunals.
Disarmament Again Over
ruled
BY EDGAR ANSEL MOWRER

BY EDGAR ANSEL MOWRER
Especial Cable to The Atlanta Journal and
Chicago Daily News-COpyright, 1J22.)
GENOA, April 13.-"Illegal" and
! 'preposteroIs" are terms with which
Foreign Commisar Tchitcherin, Of
Russia, will today or tomorrow re-
fuse to accept the London report of
the allied experts as a basis for dis
cussing the financial rehabilitation of
Russia. He believes that an attempt
to influence the organization of the
Russia courts of justice constitutes
violation of the first of the Cannes
resolutions, and simply laughs at
the idea of establishing especial ca
pitulationS under consular protection
for foreigners in Russia.
M. Tchitcherin will reply that un-
til these parts are removed the Lon
don report will be unacceptable; II
they are removed the Russians Will
accept the remainder as a basis for
discussion, and will submit counter
proposals. Part Of the 600-page Ger
man memorandum, which has Eeen
laid before the conference, consists
of a statistical study of the Russian
economic and financial position
This, the Germans declare, is the
best report ever compiled, and they
believe that it will enable the allies
to understand Russia as the Rus
SLAMS understand conditions in the
allied countries.
Meanwhile, it is stated that the
Russians yesterday in the financial
subcommittee again raised the dis
armament question only to be over
ruled. Considerable curiosity exists
as to what they expect to accom-
plish by their continual provocation.
The general belief is that they will
injure their position at the confer-
ence,
Proposals Drastic
The allied proposals regarding
Russia were more drastic than had
been anticipated. They Included
Russian recognition of czarist and
provisional governm ant debts, and
guarantees for non-aggression and
for safety of foreigners in Russia.
This was expected, but a French
proposal for establishment of for
eign tribunals within the borders
Of Russia, and measure of super
vision over Russian internal affairs
also was included in the experts
plan.
1t was to this last suggestion that
Tchitcherin indicated Russia never
would agree. He declared his dele
cation was willing to give financial
and other guarantees in the name
of his government, but that it was
impossible to grant special tribu-
nails. infringing upon Russian SOW
ereignty.
The Russian spokesman today pre-,
pared a list of counter proposals.
ha al
ready outlined sin United Press dis
patches, namely:
THAT Russia be granted q loan
of $5UO%0,Ot1.
Prussia will guarantee the safe
ty of foreigners within her borders
in exchange for similar qua 'Gntees
by otttcr Countries;
3-Russia Will agree to recognize
cZarist debts, and those of the
Kerensky regime, but will ask for
moratorium. and for payment of
damage caused by attacks OF WraE-
gel, Deniken, Kolchal:, and other
commanders hacked by the allies in
futile attacks against the Soviet:
Russia will insist upon absolute
sovereignty, and will under no cir.
cuHlstances pcr;nit allied supervision
Of her internal affairs.
German Reply
Tcnitcherin today said the allied
plan apparently contemplated q
regime of capitulations on the part
Of Russia.
Lloyd George, it was believed,
would today introduce d plan Cor
guarantees Of non-aegress.en among
European states. This while not
infringing Eron France s stand re-
garding Limitation of ,a1d arms-,
ments, would give Europe breath
ing spell III which nations could.
turn their attention to matters other
than war. i
y Germany also will object to the
allied experts proposals regarding
finance; it was understood The
German reply was ~ be submitted
today
Finance Minister Hermes, of the
German delegation, declared it was
impossible for any country to es-
tablish equilibrium of it's internal
budget without considering foreign
debts. By this, he alluded to the
forbidden subjects of Preparations.
Sir Robert Horne proposed that
an international congress of all Eu-
I pean banks issuing paper money
be called. The question of inflated
currency was fully dealt with in
the experts plan for financial re-
construction of Europe.
President Rakowsky. of Ukrar'~ :;
declared his delegation was fully in
accord with the allied report on this
question
GENOA DELEGATES WILL
WORK ON GOOD FRIDAY
GEONA, April 13.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press).-Even Good Friday
will not be a holiday for the dele
gates to the international economic
conference, as at least three sub
commissioners are to meet on that
day. Meetings are also scheduled
for Saturday and it is not improba-
BILE that there will be sessions on
Easter Sunday, SO keen are the
delegates to get the basis worked
out for Europes financial recon-
People who came here to enjoy the
lighter side of the conference have
been disappointed, as there is no
such thing. The wife of one dele
gate remarked sadly today that she
had never attended any conference
which gave so little attention to So
cial affairs.
At all hours of the day and night
the delegates are rushing through
the streets on their way to group
meetings, and from ten until six
o'clock every day the subcommis-
Sions are grinding away. Delegates
who are members of more than one
have to appoint
proxies, as three or four of these
bodies often meet simultaneously.
Mr.. Lloyd George and the other
British delegates were keenly dis
appointed at first at not finding a
golf course within reach, but thus
ar they have had no time for recrea-
ion other than that afforded by the
sporting game of keeping the con-
ference from blowing up under the