Evening star., 1922-07-02

ject Of credits. That little matter arranged,
place. it should be understood that the Rus:
their counter claim Of fifty billion gold rubles
Offer except that now they would be satisfied
with credits instead Of loan. AS for the
credits. the Russians were perfectly satisfied
with credits from private sources to the soviet
or for the benes Of Russia but direct
to the soviet government.
The next day Litvinov climbed a+n.d on ms I nisn
but not nearly 90 much So HIS initial blur blum
ing to accept his dictation. he consented to
confer as equal with equals and that the sub
jects and order of debate should be mutually
arranged and not imposed by himself
X X X X
The reader will please note again that the
Russians are not now asking for loan, but
for credits for purchases outside Russia, these
credits to be guaranteed by the governments
of the nationals furnishing the goods. You
say the shippers must have confidence in Rus
sia?" says Ltvinov in his manner of the saucy
sophomore. mo. that isn't necessary, if their
own governments furnish the guarantees"
But the non Russian delegates don't it
that way. There can't be any business done
with Russia. they say, unless foreign business
men have confidence in Russia. And such con-
fdence depends on what the Moscow govern
ment does about debts and property. And
even with Russia doing the right thing about
debts and property, the Moscow government
must exhibit scheme of reconstruction be-
machinery Of credits for Russia's behoof For
what purposes are credits desired? How much
antees ,sts are forthcoming? These questions
must be answered Litvinov. who apparently
x he aa no e
reconstruction ready-he must have time to
of croHi 10 into ed wit Of
debts and property. He wouldn't go so far
as to admit that the latter questions ;,o should
latter equality with the first
On Wednesday the Russian commission met
the debts subcommittee OF the commission of
the associated powers Asked what PROPOSE
ton Moscoy had to make about debts, Lit
prHr toriumNa ree good a long % one Before we can
discuss that" said the subcommittee. I'VE
You insult u.s." replied Litvinov. you fout
our sovereignty. Our budget is our own busi;
the subcommittee. "if to talk mora
torium we must see your budget All
as havent the sures By me and must get
them from Moscow. But, mind you. long
must be Of ANY any
Litvnov made poor impression the sub
committee. but that the British continue op-
timistic.
United States Of America.-I take it that I
should be absolutely impartial in allotting
my space So aiming. I find that the domestic
news must yield precedence to more i'm
portant foreign matters. We have no domestic
happenings to record so interesting to the
angels as Rathenals murder the Irish civil
war or The Hague negotiations. We are to
congratulate ourselves therefor. Despite the
threat of a strike of more than million rail-
road men 100000 were ordered out yester-
day): despite the continuance Of the coal
miners strike (there's light in that quarter,
however. through the Presidents friendly in
terventon): despite bumper crop of Ford
cars; despite the prospect of anarchy opened
up by the Williamson county. ILL.,. episode;
despite insurgency in the republican party.
and this that little drawback contre-
temps, we're doing nicely. thank you, COM
pared with the rest of the world.