Evening star., 1922-04-11
SHARP T|LTS MARK
PR0CRESS|NGEN0A
ON RUSSIAN TANGLE
Chitcherin Protests Places
for Japan and Rumania on
Main Committee.
LLOYD GEORGE WINNING
HIS POINTS AS MEDIATOR
Smooths Out Snarl When French
and Belgians Align Against
Soviets and Germans.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENOA, April 11.-At this afternoons
meeting of the principal conference
committee, which is to consider Russian
affairs, Foreign Minister Chitcherin Of
Russia protested against the presence OF
tie Rumanian and Japanese delegates,
because Rumania was occupying Bess-
arabia and Japan was occupying por-
tions of Siberia.
Premier Facta of Italy, who was pre-
siding over the committee, declined to
consider the Russian protest. giving as
his reason that all the countries In
vited to the conference had right to
be represented on it's committees.
Lloyd George Wins Point.
Admission Of Russian and German
representatives to the committee also
was strongly opposed today by both
French and Belgian representatives.
Premier Lloyd George. together with
Premier Facta and Foreign Minister
Schanzer of Italy intervened, however,
and their conciliatory attitude finally re-
suited in the admittance Of both the
Russians and the Germans.
The opposition to the presence of
the delegates from the two countries
was an outsrowth of the Franco
Russian incident at the opening ses-
sion of the conference. NJ. Barthou.
for France, but more especially M.
Theunys. for Belgium, placed them
selves in opposition to the German
and Russian representatives being
while the representatives of the
smaller countries which fought with
the allies were excluded.
Cannot Be Barred.
Premiers Facta and Lloyd George
and Signor Schanzer maintained it
would be impossible not to permit
the Russians and the Germans to be
represented on the committee which
was to deal chiefly with the problems
affecting Germany and Russia. They
argued that the exclusion Of these
delegates would stAltify the objects
of the committee, because all were
in agreement that the cooperation of
Russia and Germany was indispensa-
BILE to the reconstruction of Europe.
Premier Theunys, in his argument,
declared the Germans were unworthy
of taking part in the work of a COM
mittee of such importance in asso-
citation with the representatives of
honorable countries.
Lloyd George Is Stern.
The discussion became so heated
that Mr.. Lloyd George declared en-
phatically that if such an intransi-
geant spirit was going to prevail 1t
might be as well Immediately to break
up the conference, the principal OBJ
ject of which was to readmit Russia
and Germany to the European family.
The work Of conciliation undertaken
by Premier Facta and Sfgnor Schan-
zer was finally successful in bridging
the crisis and securing the admission
of the Russian and German repre-
sentatives.
The discussion over the membership
meeting of that body this forenoon.
AS originally planned it comprised
British, French, Italian. Belgian, Jap
anese, German and Russian delegates.
In addition to these, representatives
of Poland Rumania, Switzerland and
Sweden were admitted this afternoon
after the mornings argument in
which Premier Theunys of Belgium
urged the desirability of having the
smaller countries represented.
Most Important Task.
The principal committee. which is
known as Commission No. l." met
under the presidency of Foreign Min
lister Schanzer of Italy The work of
this commission is the most import
ant of all, as it has to deal with the
practical application of the resolu-
tions adopted by the allies at Cannes
and settle upon che details as to how
they are to be worked out. 1t ap-
peared obvious that Russia would be
the biggest feature of this body,s
work.
The committee also has to deal with
the establishment of peace in Europe,
admitted to be of first Importance as
prelude to any disarmament con-
ference which may be called.
1t is understood that Great Britain
has a very definite scheme with re.
gard to Russia to place before the
committee.
George Chitcherin, head of the Sow
let delegation, issued a statement to-
day declaring it useless to discuss
the reconstruction of Europe without
also discussing disarmament,
"Amelioration of present conditions
is impossible while the imperialistic
countries continue vast expenditures
for the maintenance of large armies,
he said.
Russian Commission Meets.
Consideration of the Russian oues-
tion by the International economic
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