The New York herald., 1922-05-17
.TCHITCHERIN uses
QUERIES TO FIGHT
Asks Why Germany Was
Excluded and The Hague
Was Selected.
HAS CLASH WITH ISHII
Warns japanese Envoy of
Far East Republic In
reference.
EMPLOYS THREAT OF WAR
Wants to Know Future Action
Regarding ,NOn-Aggres-
sion Pact.
EMPLOYS THREAT OF WAR
by FRANCIS M,cuLLAGH.

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Special Cable to THE New YonK HERALD.
Copyright, 1929, by THE New YORK HERALD.
GENOA, May 16.-At the session this
morning of the main subcommission,
which was attended by the Russian
delegates, Premier Facta, as president
invitation to the Russians to attend
the proposed Hague meeting. George
Tchitcherin, as head of the Soviet dele
cation, asked
First-why Germany Is excluded,
while nations having no treaty with
Russia are not excluded. The reply
was that Germany had made a separ-
ate agreement. Tchitcherin was salts
fed
Second-What Power would preside
at The Hague and communicate with
the Soviet Government according to
Article H. The reply was that the
commission itself would choose it's
chairman, and that communication
would be made by whatever secretary
was appointed.
/ Third-Tchitcher wanted the word
Claims interpolated IN Article III
The proposal was accepted.
Fourth-Why was there no reference
to de jure recognition? 1t was replied
that that depended upon the report OF
the commission and the opinion formed
thereon by the several Governments.
Fifth-Why The Hague was selected
| without consultation with the Russian
l. nab in nhtaCtad the
\ commission dealing with the Russian
question being convened in country
where Russia is without diplomatic or
kother representation or treaty. The re-
! ply was that The Hague was only a
! suggestion and that other suggestions
would be considered in discussion with
the Russian delegation.
Sixth-Were all the Powers, even
] those in the minority, to be bound by
the decisions Of the commission? The
reply 10 this question was that II was
| impractical Members of the commits
| sion were to make representations 10
their Governments, which were 10 act
as they thought fit.
Seyenth--If the truce was to last only
during the commissions work. or for
determined period, or till frontiers were
definitely settled. The reply was that
| that question was open TO discussion.
Eighth-whether the non-aggression
pa ct was to be concluded at Genoa. Yes.
was the reply.
| Controversy with. Japanese.
heated controversy arose between
| Tchitcherin and Viscount lshii over the
Interpretation of the existing status
| quo boundary clause, No. 6. Tchitcher
maintained that the non-aggresslon pact
! included the Soviet and allied republics.
| Ishii In a lengthy statement. said that
| the Far Eastern or Chita republic, had
not been invited to the conference. and
therefore could not partake In the dis
cussion. He read the most violent dec
/ laration, alleging abominable crimes
| perpetrated In Nikoaievesk, where the
! Japanese population was massacret.
1 and added that therefore Japan refused
! 10 evacuate Vladivostok without guar
antics.
Tchitcherin explained that the Japa-
nese troops were stationed in Nikolaei-
vesk on the basis OF a local armistice.
which was violated by the Japanese,
who attacked the Russians. both army
and local population, with many victims
| on each side In consequence. At the
| Dairen conference. he said. the Japanese
had used that incident to demand the
annexation OF northern Saghalien penin-
sula by Japan and had made the evacua-
tion of Vladivostok contingent upop<the
complete dismantling of all fortifica-
tions, including coastal defense.
Si-nci Facta interrupted, saying
that further discussion would serve no
practical purpose. Tclitcherin protested.
as the Japanese had been given the OPP
portuni.y for stating their case fully
but as he was always anxious to avoid
anything creating compile atoms In the
conference, he would sun. up. declaring
that the Far Eastern Republic. which he
represented at Genoa, would never suf-
fer itself to te converted into a Japanese
colony.
II must take cognizance." ne added
"of the delegates inability to extend thu
non-agression pact to the Far East re-
public. I simply warn that any attack
upon any republic allied with Russia
will automatically cause war with Rus
sia'
Mr.. Lloyd George laughingly sug-
gested that the non-aggression past be
applied first In that very room. Vis-
count Ishii denied Tchitcherin's state
I ment about Saghalien. but Tchitcherin
only reiterated IL. Finally Tchtcherin
asked whether the instrument embody-
ing the pact was TO be drawn up at
Genoa for signature. Signor Schanzer
replied, Certainly, the pact will be a
| solemn engagement"
Tchitcherin thanked the subcommis-
sion for it's replies, and asked for
twenty-four hours TO consider his reply
as II was~less time than the Powers
| had taken In preparing. His request
was instantly granted. The next meet
ing OF the subcommission will be held
tomorrow at 10 40 o'clock, when Rus
sian acceptance Is regarded as certain.
Thought 4. y. wouId Accept.
| A curious mistake was made yester-
day, whereby the Italians got the i'm
preston that America was coming into
The Hague commission. with the result
that to-day's newspaper headings were
America Comes In" bigger than the
headings which announced the Russian
agreement and the practical end OF the
conference.
The Italian delegation declared that
! quite the greatest difficulty. perhaps, in
the whole conference. was the question
OF credits. Consideration OF that ques-
! tion with Americas cooperation would
instll n new factor, changing the situa-
! tion and facilitating final settlement.
/ Tie Socialist newspaper AvdnH says
IAN the polemics OF the past have gone
and the worlds attention Is now con-
centrated upon the fact of intervention
\ by America In the Russian negotiations
az The Hague. which inpryention prob |
ably will be the most tAtabe outcome