Grand Forks herald., 1922-06-12
RUSSIA AT THE HAGUE

During the coming xee; the economic experts
o' the Entente nations and some others viii gather
At the Hague in effort bring o~de. ost of the
Russian chaos. The ef7os, vas made at Genoa la.
month ,s;t progei futile.
"a hat said prior 70 the opening OF the Genoa
conference may also be said IN sdyanee in regard to
the meeting al the Hague ss little il, the va. OF
concrete results can be expected. The greatest sc-
crrnTi'skrscnt mas be. the case at Genoa a
decision TO gather other city on some other
day for renewed consideration of the seeu;ngl.
uniataon1able Soviet enigma
l. Foreranners of storm are missing For
'nstance~-sremjer Foincare has cabled rre.norzn-
dim 10 all nations who send representatives 10 the
t.agre that unless Kussia witniraws her note Of
21ay ]l and that unless the Soiet administration
giSes ASSURANCE that t,f respect foreign and priv
ate rights of property. France cannot participate
~ lo'ncarc points out that it would be desirable
that all nations invited 10 this weeks conference
assume the same attitude for If the, do not be SAYS
~ IS clear that ANYTHING that n'ay be done at the
Hague viii lead irres;stibv up to the necessity of
considering recognition Of Russia
" bile the powers addressed b. the French ore
rlier haze not ofic;aI, indicated what their r.
sponsc vii be. there is Information from, Moscow to
the effect that the Scsiei government viii not give
'u'i recognition To private property and that what
eyer Inducements the so-called capitalist nations
might offer. such pledge from the Soviet deiega
ion Wonld be without value since il would be pIan
~ IN conflict with the bono attitude A reason is
given by the Russian5: They sax that full recogn;
non 70 private property cannot be effected without
great deal of delay because the questionis vital
one 70 Russian interests and has ramifcations OF
winch the eastern powers know very little
30 tar, these are the two extreme viewpoints
that may clash at the Hague during the coming
week, and there will be plenty Of fuel for other
lb]azes. when additional important matters are
placed before the economic experts
This, however, does not necessarily mean that
IA rupture viii take place. that the conference
will be entirely dcvoidSo results For the history
of the n1ut1tudinous international conferences Of
the last tcw years has taught observers that even
though the development may be a painfully slow
and tedious one one little step ahead is always re-
corded
Furthermore, Njkolaj Lenin and his strewd rem
rcsentatye in the council OF the powers Jschitcher.
IN. have repeatedly shown the world that they are
masters par excellence OF that art Of opportunisn,
which they until recently affected to dcspisc The
enemies Of capitalism have actually been obliged to
nrn tn that very capitalism in order to keep their
dictatorship of the .proletariate going
Therefore. il need not be feared that the next
conference wills end in complete disaster. The
greatest weapon in the hands Of modern statesmen
is the principle OF compromise. It can be applied
where stubbornness fails utterly and although, It
may not at one bound lead to the goal Of these IN
terestcd there is always the possibility that Il viii
pave the way for progress, and ultimate benefit to
| all the nations interested.
Say it with,flowers" is good idea, but better
be sure that the person you say it TO isn't afflicted
with hay fever. ~
Now congress is going to investigate coal prices.
Investigating is one Of the best things our national
law makers do,
The country IS being saved from going to the
dogs pretty frequently these days. Il Is the season
\ OF college commandments S,sa
Mars i only tifIe of ma go miles away
chance q try little radio broad IN that
4 direction. Z ssa ssSs
i TIE price 81 a fsppcr dress seems 10 yarv Ia
lvefsely viii the amount Fl cicth II coa hins.