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ALL DISCUSSIONS
WILL BEGIN AND
END WITH RUSSIA
Impossible. Of Discussion With
out Consideration of The
Basis Political Problems
BALTIC ENTENTE AFRAID
OF THE LARGER POWERS
Article In The Agenda Speaks
Of Establishment OF Euro
pean Peace On Solid Basis
teyl rhs AssoeIatsd Pres.l

GENOA. April 9.-The recognition
OF Russia is a dominant question in
the Genoa conference and win prob
ably be the first subject taken under
consideration. All discussions will be-
gin and end with soviet Russia, whose
150,O00,000 inhabitants and territory
comprising a large fraction of the
earth's surface overshadow the smaller
states which make up the mass Of rep
resentatfon at Genoa
The supreme councils Cannes reso-
luton of Jan. 6, from which the Genoa
conference grew, announced that steps
must be taken toward the economic
reconstruction of central and eastern
Europe in order to restore interna-
tional commerce and develop the re-
sources of all countries, which clearly
includes Russia.
The agenda, which later developed
from the resolution, while superflcially
dealing with financial and commercial
questions seems impossible Of discus
sion without consideration Of the basic
political problems. Article one of the
agenda makes reference to "examinas
ton Of the best methods for the execu@
ton of the principles contained in. the
supreme council on Jan. g."
The Italian delegation, to whom the
direction of the conference has been
entrusted, explains that this article is
the pivot on which the conference
work must turn. Referring especially
to relations with Russia and her rec
ognition a consortium was mentioned
at Cannes. This plan was stoutly re-
sisted by Russia, which has since been
Joined in this opposition by Poland,
Esthonia and Latvia, which met with
Russia at the recent Riga conference
and signed q protocol pledging them
selves to stand for Russian recognition
and unite in opposition to a consor-
tfum
This attitude Of the Baltic entente
against the proposed consortium was
based on the belief that the great
powers contemplated infringing their
sovereignty through financial control
and hoped to place them in the posi-
ton of colonies, much, 1t was argued,
as had been done with China.
Article two of the agenda speaks OF
"the establishment Of European peace
on a solid basis" This section, ac-
cordtnR to the Cannes discussion, aima
at finding q means whereby confroA
verstes between nations can be solved
without recourse to the barbarous usA
of arms"
This article naturally win bring
about a discussion Of land armament,
which was impossible at the Wash1ngAs
ton conference owing to French oppoA
sition. AS most Of the European nae
tions are finding excessive military
budgets ruinous, this has great finanS
cial Importance.
Russia asserts that she is willing to
reduce her army IL Japan evacuates
Siberia and Rumania evacuates Bessat
ra1bia and guarantees for the security
of its boundaries are given. France
contends that she cannot reduce her
army because Germany is not complya
ing with the Versailles treaty.
Article three of the agenda refers
to Essential conditions for the rec
establishment of confidence without
affecting existing treaties"
This according to the Cannes disy
cuss.on, had to do with the interallied
debts, which were not mentioned bee
cause it was feared such mention
would prevent American participation,
The clause without affecting existing
treaties" was insisted upon by France
in order to prevent revision of the rep+
arations provisions of the Versailles
treaty.
Article four deals with financial
questions; first, currency; second
central banks; third, public finance in
connection with reconstruction
fourth, exchange, and fifth, organiza~
ton OF public and private credit"
Article five of the asenda covers
economic and commercial questions;
first, oscillations and guarantees for
export and import commerce; second,
legal guarantees for the resumption Of
commerce: third, protection of indus-
trial, literary and arctic property;
fourth, consular regulations; fifth. ada
mission and status of foreigners ip
connection with their participation 10
trade; sixth, technical assistance to be
given in the work of reconstruction
Article six of agenda deals with
transportation"