Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-13
BREAK
MAY COME At ONCE.
FRANCE WON'T YIELD
Agreement on Russian oues-
tions Now Regarded as Alb
soIuteIy impossible.
FRENCH TO DROP SOVIET
BY Associated Press 10 Every Ev.nlnr

BY Associated Press 20 Every Evening
Genoa, May 15.--As tho result =
the meeting Of the conference aYb-
commission on Russian affairs today
the situation became so critical that
Il seemed doubtful whether the British
and French positions could tr rocon-
clled.
After the adjournment ~ fhe meet
ing, which WAS taken A. l.15 y. m. 1r-
III o'clock. the British Delegation
announced that serious. though
friendly" discussion had occurred
France is willing that tho RUSSIANS
should cit on the Russian inree' %
tion commission, but considers 'r7'
it would be better 20 exclude them f0r
the present, says French s'aforo"r'
issued az the delegates we're assent
ling today TO discufs Russia rea.t .
the allied memorandum
The Russians. the statement de-
clares, already have driven wedges le-
tween the powers. and might do no
Same thing on the prop0eed -rnviv-
sion. Therefore. France consider Il,
desira bic TO achieve a complete agree.
ment among the powers concerning
the attitude 10 be adopted iowa -fs
Russian problems before invi'' ~ So.
Wet representatives to join them
The tendency Of France nd 'ae nf-
tie entente, the statement adds. =
to obtain an adjournment ~ tho COM
ference as soon az possible after se'-
ting upon general principles wi'h
Russia and appointing the Russian
commission Of inquiry. Poland and ths
little entente. il is noted. are opposed
to discussion Of frontier disputes In
conference where neutrals and repre-
sentatives Of peoples the allies previ-
ously have fought w-fre sitting
While the Russian note has vlr'ual-
ly disrupted the program of the con-
ference. and 1t appears that q gen.
eral agreement with the Russians az
the present meeting IL improbable. a
commission may be formed 20 invesfl-
gate such questions as credits. debts
and the treatment % foreign private
property in Russia. with the hope
1 that something constructive can -
accomplished.
! One Of the many beuefcent results
I Of the Washington conference has
been duplicated in Genoa. The con-
/ AShc4A~o bri = Ads SOL Aur rDDHeSfDeu OF
the European peoples better acquaint-
ed and taught them the real naturs
| OF Europe's problems. Whether anv
good viii come from this exchange 81
views Will depend upon wisdom OF the
statesmen and Europes capacity FOR.
! Cancellation.
At Washington the United States
and Japan inaugurated what every
one considers a hopeful era FOR peace
and cooperation in the Pacific zone.
AT Genoa the powers had 10 grappls
with far more formidable problems.
than the friendship OF two states. and
/ the concrete question OF the curtail-
ment Of naval armaments. Genoa 3
task has been TO reconcile communism
and conservatism. And communism
| has demonstrated that IL IL dies at all h.
The first battle has been indecisive.
but where a collective agreement with
Bolshevism has bailed for the time be-
ing, there are many who believe that in
divldual agreements with Soviet Rus
sia may succeed. each country OPEN
ing a door into Russia by Offering
credits 10 the hungry Soviet govern
ment which is clamoring for gold.
Thus the courtship OF Russia would
be conducted individually. with the
Soviet probably happier at receiving
her suitors separately.
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