Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-28
SOVIETS EXPRESS
THEIR Discomfort
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were not being kept Informed OF
| whit the powers intended to do.
! Their statement insisted that Rus
! sia would protect her sovereign rights
, and contendcd that she aione was fol.
lowing the fundamental ideas Of tho
Cannes resolutions touching the ques-
tione of reciprocity and economic re-
constructions. The text of the state
ment follows:
Text OF Statement.
after the meeting OF the experts
Mt which the Russian viewpoint on
the first seven articles of the Lon
don experts report. was presented in
detail, no news has come to us con-
corning the attitude which the pow
ers Will pursue. Russia has not the
least desire for a rupture. but she is
determined TO safeguard the princI-
pie Of her sovereign rights and the
/ principle OF reciprocity, which Is the
only possible basis of community
or peoples and economic reconstruc.
ton.
Such. indeed. constitutes the fun
damental idea of the Cannes reso-
iutions and we believe that It is Rus
STA alone which remains entirely
faithful TO the Cannes resolutions in
all their essentials"
Allies Document Ready.
The document of the powers which
is to be handed to the Russian dele
gates was considered today by Pre-
mier Lloyd George. Signor Schanzer
NJ Barthou, NJ. Jaspar and Baron
Hayashi at Mr. Lloyd Georges villa:
II will be submitted to the subcom-
mission on Russian affairs tomor-
row.
immense interest is concentrated in
, the probable text of Lloyd Georges
nonaggrcssion pact several drafts of
which have been drawn. 1t Is learned
that one of the drafts contains the
proposition that the members OF the
little entente shall mutually agree
to organize kind of flying arm,
corps. which will act as international
protection to protect the frontiers
and punish violations OF the nonag-
erosion agreement. II is understood
tEat the Idea emanated from Ru-
mania. hut several delegates gave IL
as their opinion that there seemed
little chance Of its being incorpo-
rated.
TWO Distinct Political Waves.
AS the conference assumes broad
er aspects. certain indications come
to the surface that two distinct 20
Htical waves. which. being contradic-
tory. are difficult to reconcile. are
surely spreading throughout Europe.
One Is internation-lism, which the
thinkers of almost all countries are
FHn ri,
me latter has nourished particularly
since the great war, and the birth Of
new states through tho treaty of Yer
saiiies has only served to multiply
nationalist!c sentiments.
While few statesmen dare to sneak
openly OF the possibility of attain.
ing some form OF federation of IN.
european states, Il is learned that
many of them secretly possess am
billions To bring about harmony be-
tween nationalism and International.
Ism. and the basis Of this new Eu-
ropean construction would be the
principles OF equity. iustIcs and the
fellowship of man. -.
sturIo and Lloyd George Agree,
Many conference circles remarked
today on the coincidence that two
leaders so widely apart as Lloyd
George and Rev. Don LoulE sturzo.
leader OF the Italian Catholic party.
should be exhorting Europe that IL
must move along the lines Of inter-
nationai!sm based on equity and self
restraint, as we'll rs justice and
CHARITY. 1t is understood that LLOYD
george has profound ambition to
make his nonaggressi0n pact the
precursor OF broad movement TO
bring all the peoples of Europe. in