The evening world., 1922-04-29
RUSSIANS DEMAND
IMMEDIATE REPLY
TO NOTE BY ALLIES
Threaten to Withdraw Their
Proposals and Resume
Original Stand.
HARMONlZE PREAMBLE.
French and British Agreed on
First Part of Their
Answer to Soviet.
HARMONlZE PREAMBLE.

GENOA, April 90 (Associated
Press). ).-Foreign Minister Tchitcherin
Of Russia to-day sent to Premier
Facta of Italy as President of the
Economic Conference a note express
ing the dissatisfa ction of the Russian
delegation with the delay in replying
70 its note of April 20 and saying the
note would be withdrawn and the
Russians would resume their initial
position unless they were assured that
the credits necessary to restore RUS
sia would be granted. y
The Sub commission on Russian
Affairs agreed this morning on the
preamble to the Russian proposals.
A meeting was called for 4 O'Clock
this afternoon to consider the various
articles of the document. The sub
commission announced the French
and British drafts Of the preamble
had been harmonized.
The text of the preamble as agreed
upon Is practically the one proposed
by the British. with the insertion of q
few phrases taken from the French
draft Above all. 1t contains list of
what each leading country, including
Belgium, is ready to offer Russia, Civ
ing figures and adding other countries
which also are ready to contribute but
which do not mention specific
In the British draft of the main
Russian proposals, it is understood
that emphasis was laid on the prob
able usefulness of the British Trade
Facilities Bill, under which fl5. 900. 900
is Immediately available.
industries could fill orders for recon
struction in Russia and money could
be made available to British indvid-
uals and companies. both at home and
In Russia. Moreover. the additional
exports and credits scheme in Eng
land 1t was said, had an available
fund of e25.O0O.00o Blgium bad q
fund of $50. 900, 600 francs which could
be used for development in Russia
and Japan had 5000. 900 yen for utili.
zation by the Russo Japanese Com.
pany.
The correspondent of the Centra
News says he learns that the British
draft proposals to Russia set forth
eight points. the principal of which
was that Russia should recognize al
her debts, and. after a moratorium o.
I'VE years. pay per cent. interest fol
flve years and then 4 per cent. fol
another FIVE years.
The document did not specify tha
Russia must accept the principle o.
private ownership. but demanded Ions
leases of private property to its for
mer owners. A credit scheme 4
finance trade would be favorably con
sid Ted II Russia accepted the propo
sail
he French document stated tina
agricultural reconstruction shoulc
come before other things" and urget
that' III private property cannot be re
stored, the former owners he giveI
indemnity. The French further de
sired an arrangement for payment o
interest on the Russian state bonds
Failing an agreement before Dec. 81
next, the matter would he decided b.
o mixed arbitration tribunal with al
impartial Chairman.
Louis Barthou. chief French dele
gate, took occasion formally to den,
rumors that he intended to quit tn
conference. and said 1t was not eve
certain he would go to Paris to confe
with Premier Poincare. II is under
stood. however, that he may leaev 10
the French capital after the Allie
Rusaian proposals are reported to tn
pnference proper.