The Washington times., 1922-05-15
BORAH ASSERTS
RUSSIANS HAVE
FINISHED GENOA
Greed and Selfishness Of Allied
Powers Revealed by Soviet
Note, He Declares.

Inc Tepty ~ cOOot nnootu tu
the allies at Genoa "jerked off the
mask" declares Senator Bordh in
a trenchant article in tChich he
terms Russia's note Exceptionally
able and ddroit" and justified IN
its attitude.
The Genoa conference toas doom
ed from the first, in the opinion OF
the Idaho "irreconcilable." Jedt-
oalsy, hate and greed haze con-
trolled it, he says.
BY WILLIAM II. BORAH.
United States senator FROM Isdho.
, Copyright, 1922. by Cosmopolitan News
Servtce,)
Providence works in mysterious
ways His wonders to perform. The
genius Of Lloyd George could not
save Genoa from disaster. But what
Lloyd George could not do, selfish,
ness we'll mixed with oil may do.
Saturday 1t seemed the RUSSIA n
reply had offended and all were
going home No more conference.
declared Poincare. But yesterday
the dispatch tell US that they
cannot 60 home without some un.
derstandIng among themselves lest
some one OF the allies make a sep
arate deal with Russia and thus
secure an advantage in the ex
ploitation OF Russia's natural re.
sources. and none of the allies is
quite satisfied to leave Russia and
any other ally alone and free lest
a liason take place and some fran.
chise result therefrom. They all
want Russia's wealth. her trade.
her franchises. but they cannot az.
ford to be seen in her political
set"
Policy Of Greed.
A few days ago the news comm 2
out OF Genoa told how all the allies
and their half sister, the United
States. were getting ready TO &c
franchise hunting ii Russia. and
| each was eyeing the other. 1t re
| minded one of a Western land opAr
ing just before the wild race started
for the best quarter sections.
1T is disCouraging to look upon
such selfishness. such Greel and al
the same time such narrOwnes4 and
bigotry as the policy now obtaining c
toward Russia.
Leering in upon her wealth, eager
to select her oil. they stlIl withhold
rec ognition OF her government.
The Offense OF the Russian note
at bottom was nothing more and
nothing less than the falLt that 1t in
formed the allies in trenchant terms
that Russia would deal on a leveI
with the allies or not At all >
The note informed those nsse.n
bled and all the world that RuSsis
would settle for herself her internal
policies and standards. and that, as
to foreign matter she would deaI
with the allies upon thA same prin
ciples the allies applied TO Russia.
The fact Is the reply was eXCep
| tionally able, adroit and disclosed
that in Intellectual force and diplo
matte finesse Russia is the equal OF
| any OF those assembled.
II was a scathing but Just epitaph
on the conference found in the words
OF the reply wherein 1t said: prob
lens of the future which interest the
whole world have been subordinate ed
to interests Of the past which touch
only certain groups OF foreign sub,
jeCts." The final judgment OF his.
tory, II impartial on the Genoa con.
fierce, will be found within the com.
pass OF tndt HnlRlt sentence.
With two notable exceptions the
conference has been inspired and
controlled from the beginning by
consideration Of the past rather than
plans for the betterment of the fu
ture.
In another place in the note
speaking OF the possible failure OF
the conference, 1t says the responsi
bility will fall on those powers" who
place the interests OF certain socia'
groups above the common interests
OF Europe"
Is not that true? Must not everv
one admit that the thing which 10
wrecking or has wrecked the con
ference is the seeking OF individual
or local interests rather than the
common interests Of Europe.
Beyond Understanding.
II is impossible 20 understand the
failure OF the Genoa conference and
impossible to understand the pro
gram being pursued unless It is un
derstood that certain powerful in
fluences want to zee Germany de
stroyed. dismembered, and Russia
placed back under the control Of the
old regime. No program which will
permit these two peoples to come
back and prosper will ever be sa tis
factory to some Of the powerful in
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