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HAGUE MEET PLANS
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vay in the history of Europc.

way in the history of Europe.
4. me real nature. of Europe's prob
lens has been determined, and tn,
nrst contact has occurred between
the upholders- OF the communist,
doctrine of soviet Russia and the
believers in the long established
economic system prevailing in tn,
other countries.
A road has been cut, IL is believ.
ed, for further useful conferences
OF the European peoples, perhap:
in conjunction with the Americans
whereby the economic reconstruc.
ton of the world may be achieved
and International disputes settled
by congresses instead of by cannon
The six clauses.
The agreement for a truce OF
temporary pact of non,aggressior
Contains six clauses. summarized
as follows: ...- ssa
Clause /. Provides for the
appointment OF commission by
the powers was to examine
again the divergence existing
between the soviet government
and other governments, and
with view to meeting Rus
sian commission having The
same mandate.
Clause 2. Not later than
June 20 the names of the pow
ers represented on the non Rus
sian commission and the names
of the members of this COM
mission will be transmitted to
, the soviet government, and,
reciprocally the names of the
members of the Russian COM
mission will be communicated
to the other governments.
Clause g.. The questions to
be treated by these commits
sions will comprise debts, pri-
vate properties and credits.
Clause 4. The members of
the two commissions must be at
the Hague on June 26.
Clause S. The two commits
sions will strive to reach joint
e. resolutions on the questions
mentioned in clause 3.
Clause 6. To permit the. COM
missions to work peacefully,
and also to re-establish mutual
confidence, the soviet govern
ment and it's allied republics,
on the one side and the other
governments and it's allied re-
publics, on the one side and the
other governments on the other,
pledge themselves to abstain
from any pact of aggression and
subsersive propaganda. The
pledge for abstaining from any
act of aggression will be based
upon the present status quo,
and will remain in force for
period of four months after the
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commissions. ...-- p
/ Pledge Concerning Propaganda.
A pledge concerning propaganda
interfere in any way in the internal
assist financially or by any other
means political organizations in
other countries, and will oblige
them to suppress in their territory
"any attempt to commit acts of VIC
lenCe in other states or aiming to
disturb the territorial or political
status quo" .s.
United States Firm In Stand.
Washington, d. c., May 1S.-With
respect to the statement made for
the British delegation at Genoa. that
it was doubtful that the United
States could be induced to join the
at The Hague until the
scope of those discussions was
more fully understood, 1t can be
said on authority that the whole
basis of those discussions, resting
as they do upon the Russian me-
morandum of May IL, must be
changed before the attitude of the
American government would be al
tered. In other words, the Ameri-
can government will not join even
in a scientific discussion of econo-
mic problems in Russia unless the
Russian memorandum of May IL is
withdrawn by the Russians as a
condition precedent to Russian par
ticipation in such a commission. II
is also verp clearly understood both
here and at Genoa that the United
States will not take part In any
economic commission deliberations
as to Russia unless il is understood
specifically that no political ques-
lions are to be taken up.
The whole trouble with the Genoa
and the new proposal
for the meeting at The Hague, in
the American view, is that political
questions of Russia have been al
lowed at Genoa to overshadow eco
nomic consideration, and that under
the Russian memorandum, the same
thing mus OF necessity apply to the
meeting at The Hague.
, Three Powers Not Present
All the delegations attended the
session except those of France. Bel
GUM and Germany. The delegates
made solemn affirmation that they
would recommend the pact to their
a.
will be ratified generally as adopt
ed today.
The final plenary session of the