Arizona republican., 1922-05-17
WILL URGE j. s.
ATTENDANCE 1T
GREAT NEE TING
At TIE HAGUE
Allied Powers Will Renew
Efforts To Have Nation
Represented On Com
mission Of Experts

pIOUdDly Will De IIldQe 10 the CuiiSu
States by the allied powers in an en-
deavor to induce that country to take
part in the meeting of the commits
sion of experts at The Hague on June
Is. The inviting powers. England,
Japan, France, Italy and Belgium,
held meeting this afternoon to con-
slider the matter further.
The French delegates are anxious
to have the closing plenary session
of the economic conference on Thurs
day, but this is considered impossi-
BILE as there is no disposition to hurry
the Russians in making their final
reply regarding The Hague confer
ence and it seems likely that the
closing session will not be held until
Saturday or Monday. Tomorrow
morning the Russians will reasam-
Bile with the sub commission on po-
litical affairs to discuss plans for The
Hague.
The inviting powers decided that
the Eastern Galician and Lithuanian
boundary questions would not be con-
sidered at this time. Mr.. Lloyd
George declared that these two ques-
tions were a great source of danger
there might be trouble this year or
next, but the question must be treat
ed eventually although it was mad
visable to press consideration now as
there was tn, probability of truce
He hoped the Lithuanian question,
which had been referred to the League
of Nations. would be taken in hand
by that body.
Hungary and Bulgaria were per-
mitted to present petitions for bet
ter treatment of minorities. Bulga-
ria was not permitted to submit a
statement pleading for a portion Of
the Aegean sea, as it was held that
this was a question for considera ton
by the signatories of the treaty of
Neuilly.
The powers decided to have the
conference make an urgent appeal
to Europe to support the nti-epi-
demic campaign.
Russ.-Jap. Delegates Clash
proposal to make the Red Cross
the official machinery for dealing
with famine and epidemics was
deemed not a proper matter for the
conference to consider and was re-
ferred to the League of Nations.
NJ Titcherinn's clash with Viscount
ed much attention and there is some
speculation as to whether it will be
continued when the same sub COM
mission reassembIes with the Rus
slams tomorrow. Tchitcerinn issued a
statement setting forth his side OF
the controversy. which was provoked
by his declaration that Russia never
would permit the Far Eastern repub-
lie to be converted into a Japanese
colony and that Russia would pro-
tect it and all other allied republics
against foreign attack.
The discussion opened with the
question of interpreting what the
present boun&laries" mean in the pro-
posed agreement for The Hague meet
ing, in which the powers agree to
preserve the existing status quo. NJ
Titcherin said that the proppsed
agreement referred only to Russia,
but he wished it understood that it
was Implied that a non aggression
undertaking must be extended to
the far eastern republic and other al
lied republics.
After Viscount Ishii had declared
that only states invited to Genoa
could participate in the conference
and that Japan was forced to keep
troops in Siberia to protect herself
again massacre, Titcherin charged
that the troops of Nikolaievs had vi
olated the armistice and provoked the
clash which resulted in many deaths
on both sides
At this point President Facta in
terceded and suggested that the dis
cussion was not serving any prac-
tical purpose of the Genoa confer
ence.
NJ Titcherin summed up his state
men then by giving definite warning
that any attack on any republic al
lied to Russia could automatically
bring about state of war with Rus
sia.
The conference has steadily taken
the position that it is dealing with
European affairs exclusively and has
barred from consideration all ques-
tions relating to Armenia. Azerbaik-
jan, Georgia and the Far Eastern re-
public, as they are regarded as
Asiatic.