Evening star., 1922-04-16
By the Associated Press.

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.egates were told today to answer def
nitely yes or no as to whether they
will put into practice the conditions
Of the Cannes resolution and the
guarantees contained in the London
experts report, according to a French
communique issued tonight subse-
Quent to the adjournment of a lengthy
meeting between the allied leaders
and the Russians.
It seemed Impossible, said the
French statement. to get anything
tangible from the soviet delegates
who astonishedt the allied representa-.
tives by demanding $4,000, 600, 900 gold
rubles as the amount due Russia be-
cause OF foreign Intervention. This
IL two and half times greater than
the amount the allies claim from
Russia.
An Italian statement regarding the
meeting was more optimistic. 1t
pointed out that the subjects dis
cussed are vaster in scope than was
dreamed of when the German confer
ence originated.
This" says the statement, "is an
attempt to bring about the coexist-
ence in the world Of finance, economy
and commerce of two opposite re-
gimes-capitalism and communism
This morning the experts were strug-
Cling in a kingdom of figures and in
the afternoon the allied leaders took
the discussion back into the kingdom
Of principles"
The bolshevik delegates have been
asked to expedite the discussion as
much as possible and the converse
tions will be resumed as soon as pos
sible.
The discussion between the allied
leaders and the Russian delegates
today centered on three points:
First, debts; second. war debts.
and third, restitution of private prop
erty.
Might plight Hopes.
With regard Ito the first. the Rus
SLAMS explained what they called the
confused condition" of their people,
who believed they had made a new
world out Of chaos and after a ter
rible convulsion. II the powers asked
them to pay their old debts, it would
blight the hopes of the Russian
people.
The allied leaders explained that
the pre-war debts were not due pri-
marily to governments. but individ-
uals, chiefly French. They insisted
that no government had the right to
wipe out the claims of foreign indi-
viduals.
French See Opposition.
The opinion was expressed tonight
that no difficulty would be encounter
ed In settling the pre-war debts.
Generally speaking, the French SEEM
ed less optimistic than the British
in telling Of the progress Of the al
lied meetings with the Russians. The
French were Of the opinion that the
bolsheviki were disposed to give
battle At every point raised and post
pone definite answers.
In discussing the second point. war
debts, the allies said this was some
thing where the governments were in
q position to negotiate. They did
not want to be unreasonable, because
they realized the appalling state OF
Russia and did not desire to press
Russia unduly. But the signature OF
the Russian government must be re-
spected.
The Russians rejoined by citing
damages caused by foreign military
expeditions into Russia.
Restoration Of an effective gold
monetary standard and tho strict bal
ancing Of budgets without resort to
tho issuance Of surplus paper cur.
rency or bank credits. are under
stood to be among the important rec
concentrations being examined by the
financial subcommission after today's
conference.
= DE-. Walter Rathenau, the German
delegate. expressed his satisfaction
today with the good feeling display
ed at the conferences; it indicated that
European countries were again think.
ing-of themselves as parts Of Europe
as . whole. rather than as friends OF
enemies Of certain countries and mem
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