The New York herald., 1922-04-13

ear to his public in Russia, not with
the idea OF creating friction.
1t Is learned that M. Tchitcherin is
dead against the consortium scheme,
as he thinks 1t would reduce Russia
to vassal State. He wants loan
for reconstructing transport. indus
try and agriculture, and he offers
concessions, including new railways.
He believes de jure recognition win
help Russian commerce and the con-
clusion of new treaties. and desires
also moratorium.
Disarmament Won't Down.
Another day spent with the numer-
Gus delegations suggests that large
minority, perhaps majority of the
delegates. think that the conference
is setting out to remove merely the
symptoms of Europe's illness. ignoring
the fundamental causes. which in
their opinion are political In other
words, they think that America was
profoundly right when size pointed out
that the cure for European economic
Ills lay in the hands of the several
States, and could be effected in the
disbandment of the great expensive
armies some of them are maintaining.
Curiously enough. the Russian dele
cation, whose Government has been
accused of making an armed camp of
eastern Europe. necessitating the
maintenance of the French army. was
most vehement in the demand for
disarmament
As it was pointed out by one OF NJ.
Tchitcherin's subordinates, Russia
planned the rehabilitation of the Red
army last year. but was prevented
from executing the plan by the hostile
attitude of Poland, Rumania and Fin
land. which refused to disarm and en-
couraged raiders to cross the Russian
frontier. Poland supporting the White
Russian leader Savinkoff, Rumania
supporting Gen. Petlura In the Crimea
and Ukraine and Finland permitting
the invasion of eastern Karelia This
made it absolutely necessary that
Russia remain armed. notwithstand-
ing the frightful drain upon her
scanty resources which the main
tenance Of a large army involved
The solution of the whole difficulty
would be the ten years truce that Mr..
Lloyd George is proposing. with the un-
dertaking by Russia's neighbors that
they will not attack her, she undertake
Ing at the same time not to attack
them. Such truce would give eastern
Europe breathing space for productive
work. In this connection the Bolshevist
delegates gave THE NEW York HERALD
correspondent copy OF the protocol
drawn up in Riga on March 20 and 80,
signed by the representatives OF Russia,
Poland, Esthonia and Latvia. and prom
isng categoricaiIy 10 support the prin-
ciple or disarmament. The Polish dele
gate, DIR. w. de Jodke. certainly signed
the document, copy OF which the head
of the Lithuanian delegation here has,
exactly corresponding with the Russian
copy; but the Polish Foreign Minister.
apparently under outside pressure. has
denied that NJ Jodie signed 1t.
Root Questions Avoided.
Many of the delegates or the smaller
states believe that the root questions
at Genoa, besides disarmament. are
reparations. treaties and Russia. But in
stead OF tackling these root questions
The conference apparently will deal ex-
clusively next month with the superficial
questions of transport economics and
finance. which cannot be settled until
the political question IL solved The
probability Is, therefore. that for the
next month the conference will be deadly
Gull. with secret committees working
overtime on tasks as futile as making
ropes OF sea sand.
The dullness will be increased by the
withdrawal of Mr.. Lloyd George for a
fortnight. but the conference will be iiy-
ened up when he returns. especially II
Premier Poincare puts in an appearance.
But the chances are overwhelming
asainst the arrival OF Nikolai Lenine of
Russia. The air may also be stirred by
some OF the smaller States getting out
of hand later on and introducing politics.
with the result that some of the more
important delegations will abruptly quit
In the last few days Italy has made
q graceful diplomatic gesture. which is
full OF good augury for the success OF
The conference. Knowing how bitter the
Jugo-Slavs feel on the F'i,lme and Dali
matian questions. and that consequently
the Serbs were bad tempered and likely
TO create scandal at the beginning Of
The conference. the Italian Government
had the great courage frankly to ap-
proach Premier Nikola Pashitch, head
OF the Jugo-Slav delegation, with a view
to settling the Observation-Disclosures that
have arisen from the treaty OF Rapallo,
concluded in regard to Adriatic ques-
lions between Italy and Jugo-Slavia. but
not yet enforced. The Jugo-Slavs COM
plain OF the failure of the Italians to
evacuate the third zone, and the Italians
complain that the Porto Bsrros question
Is hindrance to Fumes trade from
the Slav hinterland, In disregard OF the
rights OF the Italian minority In Jugo-
Slav territory. Therefore. frank dis
cussion OF all these difficuties should
lead to healthful and essential give
and take arrangement.
Tosti de Valminuta. the Italian Under
Secretary for Foreign Affairs. on Satur-
day called personally upon M. Pashltch.
IN the hope OF pacifying the veteran
Serbian statesman. who has openly ex-
pressed the bitterness he feels toward
Italy In what he regards as the non
fulhiiment OF the Rapallo treaty sem
ator Contarini, secretary-generai of the
Italian Ministry OF Foreign Affairs. also
called upon the Jugo-Slavs.
Sunday the negotiations began. The
Jugo-Slavs wish the Rapailo treatv car
ried out. the frontier between Juro-
H..