Evening star., 1922-04-11
SHARP TILTS MARK
PROGRESS IN GENOA
ON RUSSIAN ''TANGLE
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and financial conference began today
| with the meeting of the Russian COM
| "'iasion appointed yesterday by the
conference chairman, Premier Facta
of Italy.
The clash between the Russians
and French at the opening session
yesterday was still the subject of ex-
cited comment as the delegates gath
cred today. Allied diplomats believe
| that only the prompt intervention of
Prime Minister Lloyd George of
Great Britain and the firm attitude of
the chairman averted break which
would have seriously affected the
coming deliberations.
Lloyd George SOOthes Tompest.
Announcement by George Chitcher-
in, head of the soviet delegation. that
Russia was prepared to support any
proposals that would avert war or
tighten the burden of armament was
accepted as fling at the French
! who heatedly declared that France
| would refuse to discuss disarmament
at Genoa.
While MIR. Lloyd George appealed
to the delegates to adhere to the
agenda as adopted by the supreme
council at Cannes, he made the fiat
declaration that unless the Genoa
conference leads to disarmament 1t
will be failure"
But before you get to disarna-
durable peace With the present
agenda we have all the cargo the
ship can carry"
Chitcherin Refused Floor.
NJ Chitcherin made another attempt
to gain the floor. but was refused the
privilege by the chairman, who in
sisted the discussion had gone far
enough, and ruled that the agenda
must be followed.
After quiet was restored appoint
ment was announced of the commits
sions on verifcation of credenu ais
the Russian question. finance, eco
! nomic questions and transport.
| The keynote of the conference was
! sounded by Mr.. Lloyd George, when
| he outlined the only conditions on
| which we can consent to deal with
others this supposedly referring
! specifically TO the Russians.
| Outlines Conditions.
1.-The first is he sand. when a
country enters into contractual obli-
| cations with another country or it's
| nationals for value received, that
! contract cannot be repudlated when
; ever the country changes its gov. rn-
| ment without returning value. The
| second is that no country can wage
war on the institutions of another.
i The third is that one NATHAN shall not
engage in aggressive operations
/ against the territory of another. The
| country shall be entitled TO impair
! tial justice in the courts of another"
| Any nation which rejected these
elementary conditions OF civillzed
intercourse" he declared, could not
be expected to be received into the
| comfy of nations.
I The principal committee of the con-
| ference. composed of the chief dele
I'D, "a
iattended by the experts of the various
delegations. assembled this morning
T; in the PalaZZo Reale. Considerable
importance is attached to the delib-
1 erations of this committee.
! Little Entente to Meet.
/ 1t is announced that the represen-
tatives of. the states composing the
little entente are to hold further
meeting to decide upon thcir precise
attitude toward the problems before
4 the conference.
Premier Lloyd George and the boil
| shevik delegates were central fgures
ference. Both the British prime
| minister and the soviet delegation
| arrived after all other delegates. and
, the expectant crowd stirred audibly
was ouieted by Kisses from the spec
tators anxious to have the meeting
opened.
! Those gathered in the assembly hall
| were clearly disappointed in the five
rather formal-appearing men who
| made up the soviet representation.
These delegates wore morning coats
| and black ties and were attired other
wise in the conventional manner,
| though the spectators seemed to
think that they ought to have a diff
| ferent appearance.
| Chitcherin. Litvinoff, Krassin, PAX
| oysky and Joffre occupied the chairs
assigned to soviet Russia, or rather
| to Russia, for the conference rec
!, oguizes these men as the spok esmen
! of all Russians directly under the
Moscow soviet federation and af-
! filiated Herewith.
| The United States was represented
| unofficially by the American ambas-
| sador to Italy. Richard Washburn
Child. Four hundred correspondents,
| representing the newspapers Of the
world, crowded the large gallery of
the hall, and there were also many
! photographers present. Five hun
| dred distinguished visitors and unof-
fetal observers were ranged about
! the walls of the main floor. The
delegates sat at tables in the center
| of the hall.