Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-20
Russian Delegates Start Rows in
the Economic Conference
in Genoa.
INSISTING ON DISARMAMENT
Lloyd Georges Plan for Ten-Yesr
Peace Pact=Germans Expect Dis
eussion Of Reparstions-Senate's
Tariff Bill Reported-Progress
of Fight to Save Navy.
BY EDWARD W. PIcKARD


\ ACKING the spirit thai animated
IL the Washington conference. that of
reaching an agreement, the European
economic conference which opened last
week in Genoa may, nevertheless. man
age TO evolve some comprehensive
project that will meet the needs OF
the old world. Premier LLOYD George.
who is dominating the meeting. be
lieves ii will. Many other eminent
men and a great many European news
papers are skeptical. Already 1t is
evident that II any definite agreement
of wide scope is reached. It must be
through the yielding OF France and
the smaller nations that are members
OF the French bloc"
Soviet Russia, through IT'S spekes-
a Tchitcherin, though accepting
the civilized nation test OF the
= Cannes agreement In order TO obtain
-Eeat-H- TIRE rHnfrrenrrl zfffInE
sistent and almost obstreperous. being
bOisrered by II support of the Ger
mans and certain of the neutral ma
tions and by the universally admitted
AdLA- AsAibNt tdlilNt Ut If~tVitu
economically until Russia Is again one
of the family OF nations. AT the very
outset Tchitcherin, after accepting the
Cannes conditions. precipitated an an
cry debate with the French by insist
Ing hat II was necessary to discuss
disarmament. Lloyd George SCOT
Quieted the uproar by saying
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discuss disarmament, and therefore
u French colleague is right. but we
must not waste our time In argument.
We must get on. Nevertheless, in
my opinion, the conference will nat
urally result in disarmament"
Next day the Russians protested
the presence Of the japanese and the
Rumanians. because Japan and Ru-
mania are 'unlawfully occupying Rus
sian territories IN Siberia and Bes
sarabia. Viscount Ishii replied that
japan would take part In the confer
ence In spite of h -RusSian-ehiee4i
lions. and Bratiano. premier Of Ru-
asserted that Bessarabia,
which is mainly populated by his
countrymen. had been awarded TO
Rumania by the allies. Premier l
of Italy. who had been elected
permanent president OF the confer {
ence. ruled that In any case III In {
yitations were irrevocable. and the I
.B0lshevik delegates Rugged them g
with glee because the ruling II
means that they cannot be ousted y
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cannes conditions. r
Organization OF the committees o
more trouble. The first and q
.hfef one. to deaf with RussfHu af=7Fe
airs. is made up of Great Britain, u
rance. Italy. Germany. Russia. Bel
fuIu and Japan. and Of Poland. Ru- |
lapia. Sweden and Switzerland. elect ~
d by the little powers. Tchitcherin Of
emanded that Russia be given two Is
on this committee because ST
T her special position. but there was V
nch strenuous objection that he sub te
Ided. Barthou for France and iii
heunys for Belgium wanted Russia OF
nd Germany excluded from this com al
frfee. 10 which lloyd George replied ia
IN that case the conference might M
well be abandoned Immediately. pr
Russia. II was stated Ia Genoa. was 81
adv TO give all the financial gnsran@
es demanded tn the program which q
experts OF the allies prepared last FRI
onth In London. but would o nc ar
pf the clause providing for mixed an
10 fix responsibility, consid- se'
ing the latter an infringement OF fh'
1ssIan sovereignty. Tire sovief dele rel
fion hsd an alternate plan pre- an
red Tn