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RUSSIA IS VITAL
rR0BlEMATGENOA
Recognition Of Soviet Govern
Ilent fT91OTlIDdteS.
REOS OPPOSE CONSORTIUM
Baltic Entente Joins BolsheVii<i
Against Plan, Fearing Sovereignty
lnfringement-At Odds on Land
Disarmament.

Genoa. April 1O.-Itecognition o.
Rj!SSia i> Il dominant question i'll the
Genoa conference, and will probabl!
he the first subject taken under con
>iheratiun.
All discussions will begin and enC
with soviet Russia, whose l0O,O0O,0Ot
inhabitants and territory comprising
large fraction of the earths surface
overshaClow the smaller states whicl
made up the mass of representation al
Genoa.
The supreme councils Cannes reSO
luton of January &, from which thf
Genoa conference grew, announce!
that steps must be taken toward the
economic. reconstruction of Central
and ". it, erm' Europe, i'll order to re-
store international commerce and de
velUp the resources of all countries
which clearly includes Russia.
The agcnda, which later developed
from that resolution. while superfiici-
ally dealing with financial and com,
mprciul questions, seems impossible of
discussion without consideration OF
the basic political problems. Article
| of the u;renda makes references t.
"tXaminatiOn of the best methods for
the execution of the principles con
t&ined in the resolution passed Il!
Cannes by the supreme council on
January e."
The Italian delegation, 10 which the
Il rection of the conference has been
inrrhSted, explains that this article is
tie pivot on which the conference.
work must turn. Referring specially
l1 relations with Russia and heer re-.
crgnition, Il conSOrtium was mention
81 at Cannes. This plan was stoutly
roSiSted by Russia, which has since
hcen joined in this DpOSitiOn by Po-
land. ESthOnia and Latvia, which met
with Russia at the recent Riga con-
:, renee, and signed protocol pledg-
:nS themselves to stand for Russian
srcognitiOn and unite in opposition To
4 cOnSortium.
This attitude of the Baltic entente
against the proposed consortium was
ased on the belief that the great
pnwers contemplated infringing their
,;overeignty through financial control.
and hoped to place them in the posi-
on of colonies, much, it was argued
had been done with China
Article of the agenda speaks of
The establishment of European peace
IN solid basis" This section, accord
ing to the Cannes discussion, aims at
finding means whereby controver-
lies between nations can be solved
If arms"
This article, naturally, will bring
about discussion of land diSarma-
ment, which was impossible at the
Washington conference, owing to
French opposition. As most of the
Europe; MS nations are finding exces-
;ive military budgets ruinouS, this has
great financial Importance.
Russia asserts she S willing to re-
duce her army if Japan evacuates 81
IBERIA and Rumania evacuateS Bess-
arabia, and guarantees for the secur-
liN VI It's ItI Z SINNil' II HANS
contends she cannot reduce her army
because Germany is not complying
with the Versailles treaty.
Article of the agenda refers To-
Essential conditions for the re-estab-
liShment of confidence, without affect
ing existing treaties"
This, according to the Cannes dis
cusSiOn, had to do with the inter-allied
debts, which were not mentioned be-
cause it was feared such mention
would prevent American participation.
The clause. without affecting exist
ing treaties" was insisted upon by
France in older to prevent revision
of the reparations provision of the
Versailles treaty.