Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-09
AMERICAN REPLY
HOL DS GATHERING
LARGELY POLITICAL
Secretary Hughes Asserts
Impossible for Washing
ton to Participate.
U. S. IS RELUCTANT TO
WITHHOLD SUPPORT
Is Anxious TO Do All in It's
Power for Europc's
Rehabilitation.
NOT IN ACCORD As To u,ss,.
e' hrE'mc Is Held Hc.ronsIbre
Tor slar Natives Lack of pro-
ductivity.
U. S. IS RELUCTANT TO
WITHHOLD SUPPORT
NOT IN ACCORD AZ To RUSSIA
hrE'mc IL Held HcsponsIi,ie
Tor si"N Natives Lack of Pro-
ductiNity.
thy Annotated pre,s.l

WASHINGTON March s.-rhc
United States government has do.
chheh tSc invitation to barticina,c
IN IN" Genoa economic conference
NE decision OF the American gov
.rnmert was transmi,ted lat. TO-DAY
10 Senator RiccI. tho Italian ambas.
sador here. who. acting for his coun-
thy and indirectly for the allied su.
preme council. extended the inyI-
'aion Tor American participation.
IL is understood that the American
eoFeFnment also fails to agree with
IN. European powers as TO the par
"S'ration OF Russia. and in that con.
nection cites the policy of the
"a tea states of nonrecogni,Ion n.
the soviet regime as set forth in IN,
note OF last March.
Text of Note.
The text ot the note to the Italian
"msassado. follows:
department Of State. washington
March S, 1922
Hkceilcncy II have the honor
u acknowledge the receipt OF your
'N'c'iehcy's note transmitting tho in
vitntion addressed b.. the Italian
government To the govcrnncn, of IN.
United States To take mar, I'm an
economic and hnanciar conference
to be convened at Genoa pursuant TO
the resolution adopted on January s
i'2". by the allied governments Ia
conference at Cannes
nav" also received your later
notes with respect 10 American rep.
resentation. the proposed agents and
The postpunement OF the date OF the
conference.
Assures of Americas Interest.
Since the receipt OF your excel
iency's mrs, note the question OF
American participation In the pro-
posed conference has had the most
earnest attention. l am sure that
you VIII realize that tho government
OF the United States must take a
deen interest In any conference which
hol s promise OF effective measures
to remote the economic rchabilita
ITO OF Europe. since not only do We
kee y desire the return of prosper-
ityt the peoples who have suffered
MOI severely from the wastes and
dis ations OF war, but IL is also
ma lest that there can be no Inn
pro ment In world conditions IN The
aosf &C OF European recupcration. 1t
Is Win this sympathetic spirit and
with the utmost reluctance to with
hold It's support from any approprI
ate effort to attain this object. that
the government of the United States
has examined the resolution adontod
at Cannes and tho suggested apcnda
!or the conference.
Not Real Economic Conference
Il regret to inform your excellence
that, AS n result OF this examination
II has been found impossible to cs-
cape the conclusion that the proposea
conference is not primarily an eco.
nomic conference. as questions ap
pear TO have been excluded from con-
siderRtiOn without the satisfactory
determination Of which the chief
causes OF economic disturbance must
continue to operate, but is rather a
conference of political character
in which the government OF the
United States could not helpfully par
ticipate. This government cannot be-
hnmindful of the clear conviction OF
the American people, while dcsirous.
as mas been abundantly demonstrated,
suitably to assist In the recovery of
the economic life OF Europe. that
they ahould not unnecessarily become
involved in European political ques
tions.
1T may be added. with respect TO
Russia. that this government, anx-
!ous 10 do all in it's power to pro-
note the welfare of the Russian pee
pie. Views with the most eager and
friendly interest every step taken
toward the restoration OF economic
cond''iCns which will permit Russia
TO rcFs!n her productive power. hut
theaa conditions. In the view of this
government. cannot be secured until
adequate action is taken on the purt
nt those chiahy responsible for Kus-
sia's Lvesent economic disorder.
should BE Free from ExploitatIon.
1T is also tho view OF this govern
ment-and it trusts that view is
shared by the governments who have
: called the conference--that, while
awaiting the establishment OF tbe
essential bases OF productivity In
s Russia, to which reference was mada
In the public declaration OF this gov.
ernn,ent opi March i26s !; 1ss1 { ard With