Evening star., 1922-07-13
hon.Russian Subcommission
Is Convinced an Agree
ment Is Impossible.
ALLIED DELEGATES HOPE
FOR A FORMAL BREAKUP
Ltvinoff Stands Unyielding.
Lloyd George Informs Commons
Conference Is Deadlocked,
BY the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
THE HAGUE, July 1.-THE non.
Russian subcommission on private
property. Of the conference on Rus
sian affairs, unanimously adopted to.
day resolution declaring that in the
light OF the views expressed yesterday
by the Russians concerning the resti.
tuition of foreigners property in Rus.
sian 1t would serve no useful pur.
pose to continue the meetings with
the Russian commission"
This resolution was forwarded to
the Russian representative here and
also to the full commission of The
Hague conference. 1t was regarded
as the first of the formal steps for the
conclusion of the conference.
Tomorrow May End 1t.
Actual dissolution of the confer
ence probably cannot take place be-
fore tomorrow, as the session of tbs
subcommission on credits has been
postponed until then, and no meeting
Is planned for today between the
Russian and non-Russian delegates.
Meanwhile experts representing the
countries which have tried to reach
an agreement with the soviets are
holding meetings for the discussion
OF their final stand on the question
of foreign-owned property in Russia
connscated by the soviets. about which
al! the minor differences center.
Many of the delegates have made
train reservations. tor tomorrow or
saturday, and have advised the hotels
they will surrender their rooms. The
deadlock over the property question
Is SO tight and both Russians and
non>3tussians are SO firm in their
fespective stands that 1t seems un-
iikely any formula can be evolved
ton.
Abruptness II Marked.
The nom Russians seem inclined TO
break up the meeting in a parlia-
| mentary way and talk of the neces-
| sity OF the various subcommissIons
| making their reports to the main
commission, which, in turn. must act
upon them. Litvinoff. the chief Rus
sian delegate. has been 80 precipitate
in his methods that the entente group
has been unable to soften the ab-
ruptness of the clashes and pave the
way for peaceful ending.
In replying to the questions Of the
European experts yesterday Litvinoff
largely devoted himself to explaining
the proposed concessions.
He declared the question OF COM
pensation for confiscated properties
had not yet arisen, and that 1t was
a question for negotiations
Sees New Obligations.
The assumption of the burden of
compensation, he said, meant new
obligations for Russia. and she could
not promise to assume them until she
saw how speedily the country could
be reconstructed with the help of
foreign capital.
The soviet government, Litvinon in
sisted. was the stablest government in
Europe, and there was less risk in bring
ing capital to Russia, he declared than
to any of the capitalistic countries Of
Europe.
NJ Litvinofr reported that IL the me-
gotiations broke down the Russians
would regret it. but that they were con-
vinced that the fault was not theirs.
Premier Tells Of Deadlock.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 13.-Prime Minister
Lloyd George told the house Of COM
mons this afternoon he was afraid q
deadlock had occurred at The Hague,
but he had no information that there
had been a breakdown of the confer
ence on Russian affairs.