Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-19
WASHINGTON SURE
sOv|ETS PREVENT
RUSSIAN RELIEF.
U. S. Does Not Object That
Experts Appraise Situa-
lion; Will Not Loan Money
to Russia. !
(By The Associated Press

Washington, May 1S.--An elabo-
rated statement Of the American
viewpoint as to the expert discus
sion Of the Russian economic prob
lens at The Hague cabled by the
state department yesterday formed
the basis of Ambassador Child's
conference with Senator Schanzer
and Premier Lloyd George today in
Genoa. The communication how
ever. merely made more positive, If
possible, the conviction of the
Washington government that Rus
sia must rid herself OF sovietism as
the first essential step toward eco
nomic restoration.
1t was made plain that while the
United states does rot desire to
impede in any wGy an inquiry by
international experts as TO what is
the matter in Russia and Is pre-
pared to join in any plan purely for
the purpose of making such an in
duiry Washington officials are cer-
tain that the result would be only
to show that the chief economic
barrier to Russian restoration is
sovietism.
Obviously, it was pointed out to-
day the United States government
will not consider any question or
loan to a government based on
principles that avowedly would
DENY any recognized form of Sc
curity for the loan. 1t is useless
for the Russian delegation at
Genoa or any one else to believe
that even recognition in a diplo-
matte way of the soviet govern
ment would lead to such action, IL
was said. And if public funds are
not to be available for such To-"
American private capital would be
still less willing o venture INTO
Russia, it was pointed out.
The Washington government was
said to believe that an economic
diagnosis of Russia's affairs by an
International group of experts, m
Guiding German and Russian spe-
cialists in commercial matters, rail-
roads. industry or any other similar
question possibly might be in order
10 form a basis for International
conversations as to Russia on Whlcn
All were agreed TO the facts. lne
outstanding fact thus to be deyel-
oped, in the American viewpoint
will be that sovietism itself Is the
stone wall that blocks tho road
from Russia's return TO the lalhil9
of nations. ,;,o, :,
The point that blocked American
participation in the Genoa confer
ence and again stood in the way
OF American acceptance OF the IN
vitation to Tho Hague, 1t has now
been explained, fully TO the confer
oes in Genoa. was that the wnole
proceeding began with negotiations
of a political character, lnVoiVihs
an implied at least, forecast thal
the soviet government might DC
recognized by other powers. lnese
negotiations preceded any eXhaus-
live economic inquiry, whereas tne
American view is that they shoulo
have been preceded by the inquiry.
Not only has the American
yiewpoint been communicated 10
Genoa through Ambassador Chlid
in amplified form, but it is now
known that diplomatic representa-
tives of the powers here have taxi
ell a hand in the matter ana for-
warded very full expositions of the
situation in Washington after con-
ferences with Secretary Hughes.
Because of the nature of these
communications there would be
little surprise in informed diplo-
matte circles in Washington II the
basis OF the experts meeting at
The Hague were completely re-
vised before it is approved by the
plenary session of the Genoa con-
ference where it will be taken up
tomorrow.