Evening star., 1922-05-18
STRICT CONDITIONS
LAID DOWN BYU,S.
T FOR PART At HAGUE
Allies Informed America viii
Stand Firm Unless Politics
Is Divorced.
PRODDING OF POWERS
AR0USES CRITICISM HERE
Nations Pledged to Preserve Peace
in Pact Agreed on By Genoa
Commission.

BY the Associated Press.
Further information as to the attf.
tude OF the Washington govern
ment regarding the meeting next
month at The Hague undoubtedly has
been obtained by the delegations of
the powers at Genoa, either from AM
bassador Child, who is known to be
fully informed as to the State De-
partment's views. or possibly through
reports from their own ambassadors
in this country. Several of the Eu-
ropean ambassadors, including Am
bassador Jusserand of France, have
conferred with Mr.. Hughes since the
American note declining to partici-
pate in the commission discussion al
to Russia at The Hague dispatched
to Genoa.
Whole Basis Must He Altered.
With respect to the statement made
for the British delegation at Genoa
that it was doubtful that the United
States could be induced to join in the
discussion at The Hague until the
scope of those discussions was more
fully understand. it can be said on
authority that the whole basis OF
those discussions resting as they do
upon the Russian memorandum OF
May IL, must be changed before the
attitude Of the American government
would be altered. In other words, the
American government will not join
even in a scientific discussion of eco
nomic problems in Russia unless the
Russian memorandum of May IL is
withdrawn by the Russians as a con-
dition precedent to Russian partici-
patton in such a commission II also
is very clearly understood both here
and at Genoa that the United States
will not take part in any economic
commission deliberations as to Russia
unless it is understood specifically
that no political questions are to be
taken up.
Would Not BE Opposed.
Under those two conditions, name
ly. withdrawal by the Russians of the
memorandum of May IL and the spe-
cine understanding that no question
of recognition Of the Russian soviet
government is to arise. the United
States would not feel disinclined to
join in any economic commission
which was created purely for the pur-
pose of diagnosing Russia's economic
maladies. And, in addition, 1T caa be
said that under such restrictions the
American government would have no
objection to the participation of Ger
mission deliberations.
The whole trouble with the Genoa
conference and the new proposal for
the meeting at The Hague, in the
American view. is that political Ques-
tions of Russia have been allowed
at Genoa to overshadow economic con-
siderations. and that under the Rus
sian memorandum the same thing
must of necessity apply to the meet
ing at The Hague.
Trxfn~ Netfle~ nA~I~l~
The American government does not
feel that further economic discussion
Of Russia is necessary to define the
Russian problems, which are already
held to be well understood here; but
IT would not put any obstacle in the
way of such a discussion IL ii were
divorced entirely from the Genoa pro-
ceedings and were started as a wholly
new venture subject to the restric-
tions as to its scope already indicated.
1t was said today at the State De-
partment that no new communications
from Genoa had been received and
that 50 far as the American position
was concerned the situation was un-
changed. There are strong intima-
tions. however. that Secretary Hughes
would prefer that the Genoa delega-
tions refrain from arguing further
for American participation at The
Hague In view of the fixed determine
tion OF this government to stay out
of that meeting unless it's scope
should have. been radically changed
along the lines indicated.
FURTHER ADVICE FROM a. &