The Washington herald., 1922-04-30
Soviet to Get 25,OO0,O00
Pounds, But Must Give
Guarantees.
PREAMBLE OF NOTE
TO REDS AGREED ON
Tchitcherin Complains at
Lack of Reply, and
Makes Threat.

commission OF the Genoa confer
ence broke up without reaching
further agreement upon its note 20
the Soviet delegation.
The commission will meet tomor.
row TO continue work on the note.
Resumption OF relations with
Russia was laid down as an eco
nomic necessity by the allies. and
the members of the little entente
and two neutrsls who Joined theIr
deliberations.
Russia must give strict guaran-
tees before this can be done. how
ever.
The Soviet is 20 be granted 90
100000 pounds sterling in credits
and loans through an international
consortium.
AEree on Preamble Of Note.
The allied experts drafting com
mittee today produced a document.
combining the French and British
views. upon which the note 20 Rus
sia will be based.
The political subcommission
agreed upon the preamble Of the
note. after which discussion Of the
separate articles cs :Ss document
was begun. II was hoped the al
lies might he able to agree upon
the note before breaking up tomor-
row.
French agreed and which was
adopted. fixed between 25.0eO. .Ooe
90. .00O, 600 pounds as the amount %
financial help the allies will be able
to extend Russia. This contrasts
0OO. 900 pounds.
Would Halt Propaganda.
The aid to be offered the Soviet
government will consist OF English,
Belgian and Japanese credits. COW
ering exports to Russia French
and Italian contributions will be
confined largely to material and
technical personnel
The project is left open for the
inclusion Of an international con-
sortium with a capital OF 2O,oOo.0
pounds.
The political subcommission then
took up discussion Of conditions
which shall be imposed upon Rus
sia The French proposal was 10
oblige the Soviet government 10
abandon foreign propaganda Era
itano. Of Rumania. offered an
amendment to this, pledging The
Bolsheviki to abstain from disturb
ing either the present political or
territorial status quo Of her neigh
bors.
Explain BarthOu's Visit.
Motta, Of Switzerland. on behalf
OF the neutrals. protested. declaring
this involved a fixing OF frontiers.
which does not concern the political
commission. This. Motta said. the
neutraIs would be unable TO sup
port.
LLOYD George replied warmly q
this suggestion. The British pre-
mier insisted the entire terrtoriai
question must be opened at Genoa
and discussed and frontiers fixed a>
the first essential Of a bais for Eu-
ropesn peace.
A compromise finally was adopted.
requiring the Soviet government 70
abstain from propaganda and viola
tion OF the political status QUO OF
other countries.
The French delegation then an
nounced the principal object OF Louis
Barthou's visit 20 Paris was TO reach
an agreement with Premier Poih-
care regarding the proposed psn-Eu-
ropesn pact Of nonagGression.
This pact. the French declared nov
is the biggest problem before the
conference. II was not on the orie-
ina. program outlined at cannes
Therefore the French delegation y
without definite instructions regard
ing IL. Jacques BardouN, Poincare
personal advisor on English relations
alreary has left for Paris TO be there
when discussions Of the proposed ten
year truce take place
The question of the supreme coun-
ell conference called by LLOYD George
to discuss the reparstions crisis and
Frances intentions toward Germshl
came up this afternoon. The French
notified the British they were op-
posed 70 such a meeting being held
until after May 81. on which date
the Germans are expected TO de-
| fault their payments. The British
replied that the supreme councit must
discuss the situation before the crisis
arises. The matter rested unsettled
A note was received by the con-
vening powers from Tchitcherin, head
OF the Soviet delegation. The Rus
sian leader protested vigorously
against the failure of the Genoa con-
ference to convoke a commission OF
experts to deal with Russian affairs
.Such convocation Is all the more
needed Tchitcherin wrote, ''inas-
much as the present methods Of the
conference not only preclude posi- :,
bility OF satisfactory agreement but
are not in conformity with the reso-
lutions of the supreme council a.
Cannes. which assigned n 81 plsce or
the agepda OF Genoa 10 reconstruc-
ton and financial help for Russia
Tchitcherin also complained he had.
received no reply 10 his note 20 Lloyd
George. dated April 20. relating ."
credits and financial aid TO Russis-
He Threatened 20 cancel all previous
offers Nhe deleestion hiss made un-
lees an immediate reply WIS ~
received t-a
The allies considered the note upon,
which they worked today would cor
stftute reply 10 this Russian prs-
ttest.