The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-15
Second Attempt To Open Way
for Russia Is Made.
Germany Is Not Represented,
and U. S. Is Not, Either.
RUSSIA CALLS A new FARLEY
Balkan States Are Invited to a
Disarmament Conference.
Takes Occasion To Slap France
for Her Genoa Stand.
(By the Associated PressJ


Moscow, June 15.-On the eve OF
The Hague conference officials OF the
Russian soviet government informed
the Associated Press that the Russian
attitude at the new meeting will be
the same as that adopted at the Genoa
conference. The only concessions to
foreign capital possible, it is added.
will be on the basis of the recently
enacted laws governing private prop
erty.
Karl Radek, soviet chief of public
ity, declared: 1.-The Hague confer
ence Of experts will be rather a him
drence than a help, because it will not
be a mutual discussion of problems.
but merely create a new united front
of capital.
larations of Hoover and Hughes and
the memorandum of Poincare as
empty threats. then what they ask
before the pour parlers with Russia
is Russia's withdrawal of the memoir
andum of the 11th of May in which
the principal position of Russia was
expressed.
1.-THE Russian government is not In
such low position as to allow itself
to be treated with contempt, either by
France or even America"
The Hague, June 15.-The interna-
tional conference to consider the
means for the reconstruction Of Rus
sia and by which Great Britain hopes
to bring about a long term true to Sc
cure the peace of Europe, opened to-
day.
The threads of the Genoa conference
will be picked up at once after
mixed commission is appointed to
study the Russian problem in detail.
Economic experts, representing more
than a dozen nations are gathered
here. The United States is not Off
cially. represented. Neither is Ger
many
The next ten days will be given over
to the appointment of the mixed COM
mission and the outlining of the
agenda.
The taking of testimony from the
commission of Russian experts will not
begin until June 26. If the present
plans are followed, the examination
of the Russians will continue far about
three months, after which the mixed
commission will make a report, en-
bodying recommendations as to the
best means of rehabilitating Russia
economically.
The star diplomats of Russia were
absent when the curtain was rung up
for this latest international confer
ence. Premier Lloyd George decided
not to attend. British interests are
in the keeping of a commission OF ex-
perts headed by Sir Philip Graeme-
MOSCOW j une 10--fIu5sla To-Day IN
vited all the Baltic states to the dis
armament conference. The invitation
was issued by M. Litvinoff. who Is
acting as commissar for foreign af-
fairs in the absence of George Tchitch-
erin. The states invited are Poland.
Finland, Esthonia and Latvia.
THE Genoa conference failed to
satisfy the hopes of the masses be-
cause France refused to consider the
burdens of armaments that Europe IL
now carrying" said Litvinoff in a
statement to International News Serv-
ice. He added:
THE action of France. however.
does not prevent us and our neighbor-
ing states from entering into an agree
menr for a proportionate reduction OF
Lard and sea armaments."
During the Genoa conference, M.
Tchitcherin proposed reduction Of
arma aments, but the suggestion was
rejected by France.