The New York herald., 1922-05-22
ITALIAN SHIP SUNK
BY SOVIET BATTERY
Black Sea Incident Blow at
Tchitcherin's Talk Of
Friendship.
TROTZKY SLURS GENOA
Red Bayonets, Not Speeches,
Will Get Us What We
Want, He Says.
TRoTzKY sLURs GENOA

GENOA. May 21 ASSOCIATED Press) -
The friendly declaration OF hope in the
forthcoming agreements and pledges be-
tween Russia and Italy made by NJ.
Tchitcherin, head of the Russian dele
cation TO the italian delegation, Is con-
trasted with news received from the
Black Sea, according to which the Ital-
ian steamship Marie was fired on and
sunk by sRussian batteries and half os
her crew killed. and with the address
OF Leon Trotzky, the Soviet War Min
lister, to Communist cadets.
Trotzky is reported to have said to
the future Red officers: Don't believe
In the Genoa speeches. trust only in
your bayonets and your batteries. Con-
ferences will not give us what we need ;
this can only be obtained by having the
Red army cross the frontier of capt.
talistic States and the Red flag wave
over the whole of Europe. Perhaps
during the summer the Red army will
be called on to give proof Of its fight
Ing force"
1t is noted at the same time that
Tchitcherin, as the representative of the
Soviet. gave his adherence to the nom
aggression pact. Delegates still here
are asking: which OF the two really
reflects the thoughts OF the Soviet Gov
ernment?"
"Cemetery OF Starving"
Meanwhile reports Just received from
Novorosslsk, to which place the steam
ship Scrivia has taken relief mis-
sion of the Italian Red Cross, are more
the reports declare. has been trans
formed into "a great cemetery OF starv-
ing people. Men. women and children
are dying OF starvation not by the thou
sands. but by the million"
M. Tchltcherin. In bidding farewell to
Premier Facta and Foreign Minister
Schanzer, said: 1--WE representatives of
new Russia look upon Italy as the
country where the great precursors o.
our doctrines found hospitality, safety
and tranquility for their studies"
Passing to more, practical things. hc
added: The economic forces which
regulate world relations have contrib
uted to bring about close union between
sia can send to Italy wheat. wood. OIL
and coal. Italy can supply Russia
with the products of her industries SO
magnificently developed. This forms
an economic basis OF collaboration be-
tween the two countries which to-day
enters into still more fruitful and
broader phase"
See Friend In Italy.
He placed particular emphasis on the
following passage OF his speech: The
Russian people do not forget that the
italian Government was the first to
proclaim the necessity of resuming res
lations with Russia nor that the Italisn
representative in the Supreme Council
was the first to bring up the question ct
the recognition OF now Russ.A. .,. :.
While we are about to consumn,ate new
agreements and new reciprocal pledgs ss,
allow me in the name OF Russia 70
thank the Italian Government FOR Its
fervent friendship and for it's strong
desire to work with Russia"
The first untoward incident since the
conference began between italian Com
munists and Fascist occurred at MIDI
night last night. when NJ. Tchitcherin
was leaving a dinner he had given In
honor Of the Italian delegation He was
greeted with cried OF Tong live Rus
sia," to which the Fascist responded !:
Long live Italy" Tchitcherin drove
rapidly away and subsequently the OPP
posing parties came TO blows. The
police restored order. arrestlng several
of the Fascist, who later were released.