Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-25
RUSSIA DEMANDS
CANCELLATION OF
ALL ITS WAR DEBT
Also Calls for 3O-Year Mo.
ratorium on Pre.War
Obligations.
EXPERTS QUIT WHEN
SLAVS SUBMIT TERMS
Body of Financicrs Adiourns
Sine Die, Due to Reds
Radical Move.
CONFERENCE IS DEPREssEn
incident Endangers Economic Gath
erlng'S ReSuIts ISolIoxrIpr I,r.n,A y.
EXPERTS QUIT WHEN
SLAVS SUBMIT TERMS
CONFERENCE IS DEpREssEn
Incident Endangers Economic Gath
crinE's Results Following French
Threat to Withdraw.
icy Associated prnsal

GENOA. April 2i.-Anothcr new
twist In the Russian tanglc again
causes disruietude In conference
circles. Seemingly the Russian dele
gates have developed n new set OF
proposals. 1t is understood that ae
the meeting of the experts on the
Russian question this afternoon tho
Soviet delegates argued for the
complete wiping out of the war debts
ana also REIMBURSEMENT OF all ar
rears In interest on pre-war debts.
simultaneously they asked for as
surances that the powers would grant
loans sufficient to enable Russia to
reorganize her national life.
New Demand Causes Surprise.
AS the Soviet had previously given
the allies to understand that scal-
ing down OF the war debts would he
accepted. the demand of the delegates
for protocol canceling these debts
caused great surprise to the repre-
sentativcs of the powers, who re-
ported to the chiefs OF their respec-.
tive delegations that the trend OF.
today's meeting with tho BolshevIsts
Indicated tho possibility OF Insuper-
able difficulties IN coming to some
arrangement with the Soviet. ~
Difficulties in the Way.
The Russian request for extensive
loans caused dissatisfaction because
1t Is recognized that 1t would be ex-
tremely difficult to guarantee credits
to Russia without some reasonable
assurance that they would be han
died by a truly responsible Russian
government.
The allied chiefs tonight expressed
their opinion that an arrangement
with the Soviet will be extremely, diff
fcult unless the Russian delegates
show n reasonable attitude Sir Lam
Ing Worthngton-E Evans, the chair
man OF the commission, said he
could not discuss the matter further
IL the Soviets adopted such an Inn
possible attitude, and therefore must
refer the situation to the respective
governments OF the allies
Moratorium Demanded.
The experts adjourned sine die be-
cause OF what they termed the ex-
cessive Russian demands, which pro-
posed also that the terms they were
first, on tho recognition OF theIr gov
ernment. and second, receipt OF a loan
from foreign countries. In addition
TO cancellation or arrears in interest
on pre-war debts. the Russians de-
manded moratorium OF thirty years
on the pre-war debts themselves.
The Russians stated that restrlc-
ton OF property was contrary to their
policy OF naturalization. but claimed
that Russians had the right TO possess
property In foreign countries because
these countries were under bour-
Geois regime.
Depresses Conference.
The breaking up OF the experts
meeting has caused depression In con-
ference circles. IT is realized that the
new incident endangers the good re-
suits of the conference. especially
after tho French Premier's declaration
that France would withdraw from the
conference unless the Cannes reso-
'ut!ons were scrupulously adhered to.