The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-13

| (By Associated Press Leased Wire.1
| Genoa. - Consideration of the Rus
sian question by the intersectional eco
nomic and financial conference began
today with the meeting of the Russian
commission appointed yesterday by the
conference chairman, Premier Facta of
Italy.
The clash between the Russians and
French at the opening session yester-
/ day was still the subject Of excited
comment as the delegates gathered to-
day. Allied diplomats believe that only
! the prompt Intervention of Premier
Lloyd George of Great Britain and the
| firm attitude of the chairman averted
break whic hWould have seriously af-
feeted the coming deliberations.
| Fling at French Policy.
Announcement by George Chitcherin,
head Of the Soviet delegation, that
Russia was prepared to support any
proposals that would avert war and
| tighten the burden Of armament was
accepted as a fling at the French mill
tary policy by Louis Barthou, who heat
| eddy declared that France would re-
fuse to discuss disarmament at Genoa
While 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 council leads
to disarmament, it will be failure"
"But before you get to disarma-
ment," he added, "you must have DUR
able peace. With the present agenda
we have all the cargo the ship can
carry"
| M. Chitcherin made another attempt
to gain the floor but was refused the
privilege by the chairman, who insist.
ed the discussion had gone far enough,
and ruled that the agenda be followed.
After quiet was restored, appoint.
ment was announced Of the commits
sions on yerifcation of Credentials, the
Russian question, finance, economic
questions and transport.
Lloyd George Sounds Keynote.
The keynote of the conference was
sounded by Lloyd George when he out
lined the "only conditions on which
we can consent to deal with others
this supposedly referring specifically
to the Russians.
"The first is" he said, when coun-
/ try enters into contractual obligations
with another country or it's nationals
for value received, that contract can
not be repudiated whenever the coun-
try changes its government without
returning value. The second is that
no country changes it's government
without returning value. The second
is that no country can wage war en-
the institutions of another. The third
is that one nation shall not engage in
aggressive operations against the ter
ritory of another. The fourth is that
the nationals of one country shall be
entitled to impartial justice in the
courts of another"
Any nation which rejected these
elementary conditions of civilized in
tercourse," he declared, "could not be
ity of nations"
Hold Meeting Today.
The principal committee of the. con-
ference, composed of the chief dele
gates Of all the states represented and
attended by the experts of the various
delegations, assembled this morning in
the Palazzo Reale. Considerable inn
portance is attached to the delibera-
tions of this committee.
Extraordinary police precautions
were taken at the palace and forces of
military and carabinieri lined the
main street leading to the meeting
place. A large crowd assembled to
witness the arrival of the delegats.
! It is ANNOUNCED that the representa-
tiYes of the states composing the lit
tie entente are to hold a further meet
ing to decide upon their attitude to-
wards the problems before the confer
ence.
The delegates today made every
preparation to settle down to the seri-
Gus technical work of the congress
accepting for the moment at least, the
idea expressed yesterday by Mr.. Lloyd
George and Premier Facta that the
agenda as arranged at Cannes pro-
vide a sufficient cargo for the confer
ence ship with the danger of wrecking
it if new and controversial problems
we're added.
Admit Germans and Russians.
| Admission of Russian and German
representatives to the principal com
mittee of the economic conference was
strongly opposed by both French and
Belgian representatives. Premier
Lloyd George, together with Premier
Facta and Foreign Minister Schanzer
of Italy, interviewed, however, and their
conciliatory attitude finally resulted il
the admittance of both the Russians
and the Germans.
The opposition was an eutgrowth Of